Joy in the Night

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Returning to the office ruminating on the story Minty has just told him, Liz introduces Matt to Mrs Georgia Hammam, whose teenage son Alex died the previous week in his flat from carbon monoxide poisoning, along with his friend Toby. She does not believe her sons death was an accident and she want’s Matt to find out the truth. Matt and Liz, our favorite officers turned private investigators, are hired by Alex's mother to look into the boys' deaths. She thinks there's something fishy going on but the local police write her off as a grieving mother who doesn't want to accept the death of her son. Matt and Liz take the case but warn Alex's mother that there may not be anything suspicious about their deaths and she'll have to accept that. It's only because one of Matt's old informants comes to him about a possibly related strange occurrence that he accepted the case. He doesn't believe in coincidences. It starts when a photography student takes a nighttime picture of a deserted building. But on closer inspection, the photo shows a woman in the upstairs window. Within days, the student and his roommate are dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. Matt and Liz are asked by the student’s parents to investigate. Their investigation overlaps with the police investigation of a missing nine year old boy.

Alex’ grieving mother does believe this and hopes former DCI, now private detective, Matt Ballard and his partner Liz Haynes will find out what really happened to her son. Coincidentally, Matt’s informant friend Minty brings him a flash drive that a terrified young man handed him as he fled an outdoor market. It contains Toby’s last photo among others. With the help of Liz’ nephew and computer expert David, they see a blurred image on the enlarged photo. Was this what led to the students’ murder? And does this have something to do with a rise in crime in local villages in the fenland? And how does a missing nine year old boy fit into this investigation?

Matt and Liz Ballard are, as usual, absolutely superb. Sharp, intuitive, brave and courageous, in their latest case they are going to need to keep their wits about them in their search for the truth.

Then, a crook with a good heart, Minty, is introduced; he is sure that some 'London- based big shots are moving in and seem to have chosen quiet Fenland as a distribution center for their illicit imports. This is my first book by this author. I was pleased with the story and didn’t feel lost since I hadn’t read the other books. I look forward to reading the next one. DCI Matt Ballard has now retired from the police after several harrowing cases nearly finished him off. He and his partner, former sergeant Liz Haynes who was left with life threatening injuries after book one and never returned to work, have set up as private detectives, living in Tanners Fen, meaning that we get to enjoy more brilliant stories involving the pair. This fifth story in the series is definitely the best yet! In general: This night is the easiest and incredibly easy to cheese. Use the cameras to see each of the Animatronics. You will tend to see a shivering figure as foxy, a still figure as Bonnie, a small white light as a cupcake, and if you look off the side in the cams, Freddy will be there. There are three entrances to the room, the window, the closet, and the main doors.

I plan to buy the kindle version when it’s released, because although I gave this audiobook my full attention, I might have missed some details. Excellent crime fiction by author Joy Ellis, with brilliant audiobook narration by Richard Armitage. I love Joy Ellis’ Audible books, but this time it took me longer to finish, because I had to listen intently—as I do to nonfiction. “The Night Thief” is dense with subplots, multiple characters, important details, and red herrings. I didn’t even try this audiobook in a car, because I often had to re-listen to get all the particulars. It’s a great listen with a martini in hand, whilst unwinding in the evening. Matt Ballard and Liz Haynes – ex-cops, now private investigators – were contemplating a relaxing break when a distraught woman came to beg them to look into the death of her young son, a university student of photography. He and his best mate had both died under suspicious circumstances, but it had been ruled an accident. Matt and Liz agreed to look into it, not realizing it would be the biggest case they’d faced since retiring from the force. Endo C: This Endo appears on Floors 6, 5, and 2. They will stand still, and never move. However, getting too close to them will result in a jumpscare. Matt and Liz are about to get a few days away, until a new case lands at their door in a double way, rather unexpectedly. Two students are dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning however a parent and a former CHIS think otherwise. Liz’s nephew David lands at their door after failing his physical to get into the police, something he has wanted his whole life. Liz thinks they can show him that there are more strings to the bow of law enforcement than he may first realise and he can also help them with the current case. Although book five in the series, this happily stands alone.

Freddy: The key to winning this night is to flash Freddy Eleven times. To do this, you must open the door he is currently at. You can tell where he is by looking at the far sides of each camera. If you have not flashed him 10 times by 6 AM, the lights will go off, and he will start twinkling in the main door, before disappearing, and randomly jump-scaring you. Once you have flashed him the necessary amount of times, he will vanish from the night and no longer appear. I returned it. I feel bad. But I gave it three stars because I feel like it’s my fault I didn’t like it. Although the story has various plot lines and characters, it never felt jumbled and I always knew where I was in the story. I guessed one part, but that doesn’t spoil it for me, I was happy to have got it right but other parts were a complete surprise and I was never sure if the various stories would link together. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Simon is missing. He was staying with his Aunt Jessie in a cottage on the edge of the marsh. And his older sister Kellie is increasingly worried.All questions are answered in this fast paced police procedural/mystery. The atmospheric locations, the relationship between Matt, Liz and David and the deliberate plot all combine to make this an exciting, satisfying read. Although fifth in a series, it can be read as a standalone and will make you want to read the previous books. I know I do. 5 stars.

LAX is decorated in “rich, red leathers and adorned with oversized mirrors and shimmering chandeliers”. The lavish decor attracts socialites, celebrities, tourists and locals alike. To add to the feel of luxury, there are seven VIP lofts that over look the first level dance floor. VIP tables surround the elevated DJ booth in front of the dance floor to make sure if you’re a guest there you can see, but most importantly be seen. More VIP table areas are located closely behind the central dance floor. Ridiculous? Well, yes, but that was the point. Foundation ceremonies could be very dreary occasions: “ragging” certainly livened things up. They were also an effective way for graduating students to “let off steam”. More importantly, they were a negotiated inversion of staff-student relations in an institution that was markedly hierarchical. “Ragging” was a classic example of “authorised transgression”. They were carnivalesque, temporarily inverting the rules and power structures while simultaneously blunting social criticism. However, a call to Matt from Minty a former criminal who had proved a good snout for Matt, has him alarmed – Minty sounded frightened and in all the years they had done business Minty had never seemed afraid. He relates an episode in the market and hands Matt an envelope saying, ‘I have just passed you a hot potato’. This is in short a summary of how this mystery starts. Because the pathologist sees no reason for an unnatural death in both cases, the case is closed.A deserted building on a poorly lit cobblestone street. A perfectly composed photograph for an aspiring student. In days, because of that photo, students Toby and his friend Alex will be dead, supposedly the result of a malfunctioning heater. And they have a new case, postponing again their break at the seashore, and with the help of computer master David they are exploring the death of two young college boys. Dispite the label of accidental death, they are sure this was murder. What did they see, photograph, that got them killed? Who is next? Eloise’s trip through this theme park starts out bright and frothy before eventually pitching into its hysterical third act, much as we are told the 1960s did themselves. Having begun as a knowing riff on Georgy Girl the film switches costumes to become a bubblegum remake of Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, complete with grabbing ghost hands and faceless ghouls in the library. If Sandie was murdered, does that mean that Eloise dies as well? The deeper she digs, the more terrified she becomes. She’s breaking down in her classes; jumping at shadows in the street. Her worst nightmare is coming true. She’s going to wind up like her mum.