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The Colour of Mystery: Ellie McEwan Mysteries, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Joy Ellis (Author), Sophie Rundle (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)
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The newly discovered novel from multi-million-selling author Joy Ellis. Never-before published!

THREE NICE PEOPLE. THREE TERRIBLE CRIMES. WHAT MADE THEM DO THESE AWFUL THINGS?

It’s the night shift worker who finds them. Huddled in a hospital store cupboard is elderly Edith Higgins. Knifed to death. Sitting behind her is Staff Nurse Lily Frampton, a scalpel clasped in her blood-soaked hand.

No one can understand why this kind-hearted, dedicated nurse would brutally murder a frail patient she’s spent months caring for.

That same day, mild-mannered schoolteacher Rod Black is found surrounded by the battered bodies of his pupils. Why would a well-respected teacher beat five schoolboys to death?

Then a third shocking — and equally inexplicable — incident takes place in a London homeless shelter.

About the Author

UK #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE JACKMAN & EVANS AND DI NIKKI GALENA SERIES; SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR FICTION: CRIME & THRILLER AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARS 2021 OVER 3 MILLION BOOKS SOLD! Joy grew up and lived in Kent, trained in floristry in Mayfair and ran her own highly successful floristry business in Weybridge for many years. In the mid-1990s, she followed her lifelong love of books, first as the manager of an independent bookshop in Leatherhead, Surrey, then as a writer. When she retired, Joy and her partner Jacqueline and their two spaniels settled in a village just outside Boston, captivated by the Lincolnshire Fens. Joy's happy home life is far removed from her storylines, however, and while she loves living in the misty Fens, the area provides a remote and eerie backdrop to her novels. Joy is also able to add the authenticity vital to any crime thriller by drawing on Jacqueline's inside knowledge, to confirm procedures and the reality of tackling brutal crime and criminals in a modern police force.
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  1. Book 2 of 2
    Ellie McEwan Mysteries
  2. Listening Length
    11 hours and 7 minutes
  3. Author
    Joy Ellis
  4. Narrator
    Sophie Rundle
  5. Audible release date
    23 May 2024
  6. Language
    English
  7. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  8. ASIN
    B0CZXZPBW4
  9. Version
    Unabridged
  10. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Customers find the book easy to read, with wonderful characters and a good pace. They also say the perspective is interesting and not wildly unbelievable.

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"Powerful thought provoking book. Well written and simply brilliant.the characters are believable and you become invested in their lives which leaves..." Read more

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Customers find the story and plot complicated, gripping, and interesting. They also say the cross-genre story telling is beautifully done, involving extensive research. Customers also say they become invested in the characters' lives and find the books in this set amazing.

"...The cross-genre story telling is beautifully done, clearly involving extensive research, an obvious interest in the subject and a little artistic..." Read more

"Not everyone’s cup of tea but I really enjoyed the characters and the story line. Interesting perspective and not wildly unbelievable!" Read more

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Customers find the story complex with scary bits. They also say the characters are believable and there are new ones to get.

"...on from book one, An Aura of Mystery, this story brings back the wonderful characters that were introduced and adds some more very likeable and..." Read more

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"...I love her style of writing & her characters. While I’m writing a wish-list, I need the next book in each series, please Joy!!..." Read more

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ALYSON R
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2024
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Two years have passed since Carole’s death and her vast fortune has passed to Ellie McEwan and Prof Michael Seale. Intent on doing good with it, they have opened the Cavendish-Meyer Healing Centre in an old manor house in Ripley, offering assessments by Ellie and a range of complementary and alternative therapies. Next in their plan is to provide in-patient treatment and, when Ellie’s partner Dr Alice Cross, a specialist in treating Azimah Syndrome, has a new patient in need of urgent help, no time is wasted in refurbishing the second floor ready to receive the young man, Jake Kennedy, and recruiting two very good nurses. With Ellie now living in Snug Cottage with Carole’s spaniels and Michael moving into the annex at the centre, life is perfect. Also back in this story are old faces the Scrubbs, dog walker and doctor’s wife Marie Littlewood and her son Daniel whose health is much improved. Ellie may not be able to see Carole and Vera sometimes but the pair are making their presence felt in other ways, and Ellie will certainly need their watchful eyes and guidance in the days to come after she and Michael receive a chilling warning from them – there is darkness among them. Meanwhile DCI Bob Foreman, together with DI Jon Leatham and WDS Wendy Brown have a new case – that of a well-loved teacher who has attacked six children in his charge, killing most of them. Wendy, who has remained close friends with Ellie, spots a link with two other cases, that of a caring nurse killing an elderly patient and a woman suffocating six homeless people she was looking after. The killers seem to have lost their minds. They discuss what could have made these good honest people act so out of character. Could it be mind-altering drugs or something more sinister? Ellie agrees to once more put on the mantle of aura detective and help Surrey Police, Vera and Carole basically giving her no choice in the matter! And Bob and his team desperately need some help as it looks like this strange and bizarre force is not going to stop.
What an incredible blend of police procedural and the mystical this is! Following on from book one, An Aura of Mystery, this story brings back the wonderful characters that were introduced and adds some more very likeable and interesting ones. The cross-genre story telling is beautifully done, clearly involving extensive research, an obvious interest in the subject and a little artistic license to bring another thrilling yet very heartwarming tale which I was completely glued to from start to finish! I’m sure I won’t be the only reader who is longing for more in this magical series!!
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P. A. Cochrane
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting mystery
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2024
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Not everyone’s cup of tea but I really enjoyed the characters and the story line. Interesting perspective and not wildly unbelievable!
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Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars A moving and emotional story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2024
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This book was every bit as good as the first in this series and I must marvel at the author’s craft of creating pictures with her words. She is so descriptive that she paints a clear image of what she is describing and makes it very easy for me to open my imagination. The amazing section where she describes Michael healing someone’s aura is quite magical. There are lots of really moving and emotional scenes where I found myself trying not to get too involved but failed. Holding your breath whilst reading a novel is not the easiest thing to do. The beginning of the book is a combination of setting the scene of Ellie’s present life and how she and Michael are coping after Carole’s death, and the occurrence of the horrific events that take the reader into an extraordinary world of fear and strange occurrences. We are shown the C-M Centre that they have set-up using Carole’s money that she left for them, and we are introduced to new staff that are helping them in their new endeavour. Everything is progressing very nicely until Ellie is called once again by DCI Bob Foreman, asking for help with his latest, mystifying case. Despite Alice pleading with Ellie not to put herself in danger once more, both Ellie and Michael feel duty bound to help the police after they receive a strange message from their dearest friends. What happens next is both worrying and dangerous and there is a nail-biting race to solve the crimes and catch the person who is the cause of all the unexplained deaths.

The ending is eventually satisfactory, despite being a scary climax, but I just wish we were going to find out what the future holds for our heroes. It is clear that the author has done an amazing amount of research into both the supernatural and police procedures to make this book enjoyable and believable. I’m very pleased that these magical books found the light of day and were published, because I think they are really great reads and show the author’s amazing ability to tell a really fantastic and engrossing story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and gripping thriller which throws many theories into the traditional whodunit
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2024
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Powerful thought provoking book. Well written and simply brilliant.the characters are believable and you become invested in their lives which leaves you wanting more blooms about them. Joy Ellis work is just genius.
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Sue, East Yorks.
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2024
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Sorry but I did not enjoy this book as much as the first. The first book was quite enjoyable and a change from this author's later books but this was to far fetched and quite unbelievable for the most part. Glad she only wrote two along these lines.
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Sam Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful
Reviewed in Canada on 23 June 2024
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Although I don't read paranormal,I liked this author.The story,both books,was impossible to put down.Hopefully,I can now forget it,too powerful for me.
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Diane
5.0 out of 5 stars Even more colours
Reviewed in the United States on 7 February 2024
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Volume 2 of Joy Ellis' first series--heretofore unpublished-- is as enjoyable as the first book.  Like the first, this is a gently-paced book with well-fleshed fully dimensional characters and a well-constructed plot.  It delves farther into the world of auras from both a suffering and healing point of view and now contains two friendly spirits and their dogs, spirits who still care about the worldly plane.  A slow but quite enjoyable read.

While I enjoyed these excursions into the paranormal and the world view they reflect,  I suspect I would not read very many more.  I am glad that when faced with the necessity of choice, Ellis chose to write police procedurals.  I am quite addicted to those and eagerly anticipate each new offering.  These two books were fun and an interesting glimpse of Ellis' evolution as a writer, but I vastly prefer her other series.
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Andromaque
1.0 out of 5 stars not goog
Reviewed in France on 4 April 2024
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The plots and story are not cedible, and make for poor reading. The first book was interesting but this a poor sequel.
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Kindle Customer Tony
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Australia on 19 May 2024
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One of the most engrossing crime stories I've ever read. Amazing ,simply amazing from beginning to end to the end.
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Barb Gagnon
4.0 out of 5 stars The Colour of Mystery
Reviewed in Canada on 19 April 2024
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A good read.
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