Joy Ellis Books in Order
Joy Ellis has written 39 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Mask Wars / Crime on the Fens (2010) and the newest is The House of Mystery (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 39
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Confirmed
- 39 of 39 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,120 in 10 of 39 books
Joy Ellis writes British police procedurals built on detective pairings: DI Nikki Galena with DS Joe Easter, DI Rowan Jackman with DS Maria Evans, plus the Detective Matt Ballard and Ellie McEwan series. Many titles place their cases on the Fens, among them Crime on the Fens (2010), Hunted on the Fens (2014), Killer on the Fens (2016) and Buried on the Fens (2017). The catalogue holds 39 books and reaches The House of Mystery in 2026.
How many Joy Ellis books are there?
Joy Ellis has 39 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Joy Ellis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 39 Joy Ellis books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120102844/4
- 22011–4/4
- 320143313/4
- 420143044/4
- 520162554/4
- 620163144/4
- 720173593/4
- 820172693/4
- 920173293/4
- 102017–3/4
- 112017–4/4
- 122017–4/4
- 132017–4/4
- 142018–3/4
- 152018–3/4
- 162018–4/4
- 1720193333/4
- 182019–3/4
- 1920193424/4
- 202020–3/4
- 212020–3/4
- 232021–3/4
- 242021–3/4
- 252021–3/4
- 262021–3/4
- 272022–3/4
- 282022–3/4
- 292022–3/4
- 302023–3/4
- 312023–3/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332024–3/4
- 342024–3/4
- 352024–3/4
- 362024–3/4
- 372025–3/4
- 382026–3/4
- 392026–3/4
Joy Ellis books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
DI Nikki Galena & DS Joe Easter in order
15 books- 1. Mask Wars / Crime on the Fens
- 2. Shadowbreaker / Shadow Over the Fens
- 3. Hunted on the Fens
- 4. Killer on the Fens
- 5. Stalker on the Fens
- 6. Captive on the Fens
- 7. Buried on the Fens
- 8. Thieves On The Fens
- 9. Fire on the Fens
- 10. Darkness on the Fens
- 11. Hidden on the Fens
- 12. Secrets on the Fens
- and 3 more in the table above
DI Rowan Jackman & DS Maria Evans in order
11 booksDetective Matt Ballard in order
6 booksEllie McEwan in order
3 booksJoy Ellis Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Joy Ellis Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Joy Ellis books in order?
You only need to read Joy Ellis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Joy Ellis books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Mask Wars / Crime on the Fens (2010), the earliest published title. After it come Shadowbreaker / Shadow Over the Fens (2011), The Murderer's Son (2014), Hunted on the Fens (2014) and Killer on the Fens (2016); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Joy Ellis book?
The House of Mystery (2026) is the newest Joy Ellis book released so far.
Is there a new Joy Ellis book coming?
No next Joy Ellis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joy Ellis at a glance
- Still publishing
- Joy Ellis published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Joy Ellis books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,120 pages across the 10 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 322 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joy Ellis books, 20 of 39, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 11 of the 39 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Joy Ellis books are about
2 of the 39 Joy Ellis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Drug dealers 1 of 2 books
- English literature 1 of 2 books
- Police 1 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 2 books