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  • The Bag of Secrets

  • Detective Matt Ballard Mystery, Book 6
  • By: Joy Ellis
  • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
  • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (92 ratings)
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The Bag of Secrets

By: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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Summary

Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life.

An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon.

Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets.

The following day, a body is discovered in a marshy lagoon. It's Old Molly. Suffocated with an expensive men's handkerchief.

Molly clearly knew something that got her killed. Liz believes she was trying to tell them something important. She calls on her nephew David to help decipher the carpet bag notes.

Meanwhile Matt is hired to find teenage runaway Liam Cooper. Liam has been missing for ten days now, and Matt has a very bad feeling about him. A few days later, a second body is discovered in an old barn out on the fens.

Matt and Liz must piece together the cryptic clues Molly has left for them before more people die. The answers lead to the remote fenland village of Marshdyke-St-Mary—and a series of shocking secrets stretching back many years.

©2023 Joy Ellis (P)2024 Tantor

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Very involved

At times I had to scroll back to ensure I had the right name to the person, but apart from that: spellbinding throughout! Perhaps a tad demanding on reality checks, and body count grew apiece, but very enjoyable despite all that. A lot of ‘injured’ staff around, but love that they are not all superheroes.

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Far-fetched but still a good read

I always enjoy Joy Ellis’s writing and, although I had to suspend disbelief for this one, the story still holds together.

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brilliant

another fantastic book in the series by joy Ellis . brilliant characters, brilliantly read. can't wait for next in series.

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Amazing

Please don’t ever stop writing I love every single one of your books I’m hooked

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Really good read

As usual with Joy ellis a clever intriguing story line which builds to a good twist at the end. Waiting with anticipation for next in series.

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A very clever story

I really enjoyed this book, as much as I enjoy all of Joys books , it’s clever and twisting and I love the fact you get to know the characters better in every episode.

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Amazing

Another Brilliant book from Joy Ellis
i’ve listened to all her available audiobooks and I can’t wait to hear the next adventures
absolutely gripping

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Great plot

Good narration and gripping storyline. Loved the way characters were explored and drawn into the investigation . Complex web which was unravelled neatly

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The complexity

Loved especially as I’d listened to others with pi Ballentine and crew thanks Joy
As usual

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Love the series but not the best book

I listened to the end but didn’t really feel it. Lots of characters and I got a bit lost with who was who.

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