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Five Bloody Hearts

By: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Grace Repton, a beautiful older woman, walks into the police station to tell Detective Matt Ballard she has information that could stop a murder. Her fiance, the infamous serial killer Jeremy Reader, has told her that he has a disciple who is going to kill using Reader's horrific methods.

Reader murdered five women and was finally brought to justice by Detective Ballard. Reader is safely imprisoned in a high security prison, and claiming to be a reformed man who wants to help the police.

But can Matt believe the serial killer or his peculiar wife to be? Can the love of a good woman really change a serial killer?

And the Fenland police also have another investigation on their hands. A Lithuanian migrant worker is found dead on the fens. There is no ID on him, but he has a Tree of Life tattoo. This is the third body to be found with this distinctive tattoo. Is this gang war or something even more sinister?

The police are stretched to the breaking point with multiple copycat murders. And Matt and his girlfriend Liz will fight for everything they care about in a heart-stopping conclusion that will have you on the edge of your seat.

©2019 Joy Ellis (P)2019 Tantor Crime Crime Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Exciting Heartfelt

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A very good story with plenty of twists. A very enjoyable read. Joy Ellis is an excellent writer.

A total mystery with twists

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Well read every single time, enjoyed the twists and turns. Looking forward to book 3.

Great read

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Matt Ballard has a message from a serial killer serving time in an high security prison: he believes that a copycat is about to start 'carrying on' from where he'd left off. Not trusting a convicted murderer, he never-the-less has to follow it up when everyone else around him seems to believe he is telling the truth. Once again, Joy Ellis has come up with an intriguing story which she immediately ruins by trying too hard to complicate. And the killer is obvious from the moment they.appear on the scene.
Narration by Matthew Loyd Davies is very good.
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"Back to the beginning again."

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I enjoyed the story and how it all came together but mostly I am relieved they changed the narrator. Still not the best I’ve heard by far but at least his accents for each person sounded like they were right. Looking forward to reading book 3 next.

Great story and much better narrator than book 1

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Great story. So many twists and turn. Well narrated. Can’t wait to start the next one.

Another great nail biting book by Joy Ellis

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