Joy in the Night

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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 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.

A third story line tells the story of Kellie and her younger brother Simon. After the death of their mother, Kellie has become the main caretaker of the family. Sadly, Simon is taken by dottie Aunt Jessie to 'save Simon from the bad man.' Keen photography student is fascinated by the way light plays on the old buildings. As part of his course he takes pictures of deserted buildings at night. When he views them he is sure he sees a face in a deserted building. His friend Alex is also convinced but within days both lads are dead- allegedly from carbon monoxide poisoning although Alex's mother is far from convinced & calls on Matt & Liz (retired police officers no private investigators) to look into it. Meanwhile a young asthmatic boy disappears with his slightly dotty Aunt Jessie. His sister Kellie becomes more & more worried. For Matt & Liz it doesn't look like they are going to have the break they hoped for.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 F: This Endo appears on Floor 3 (the long corridor). He will charge towards you from behind. You can only die to him if you turn around or fail to make it to the door in time. He speeds up tremendously if you turn around / look in his direction on Floor 3. Endo B: This Endo appears on Floors 4 and 2. They will stare at the player, and will steadily move towards you while you look away. Letting them touch you while looking away will result in death. They can get caught on objects, and will never move as long as they are on screen. You can touch and move them around without dying as long as you are looking at them. 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. Simon is 9 years old. He was staying with his aunt Jessie when he goes missing. His sister Kellie is worried and the police are searching for clues. Is this disappearance somehow connected?

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. 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. 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.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? It was a book I couldn’t wait to finish but I didn’t want it to end! I’m already looking forward to the next.