JOY ELLIS SMASHES 1 BILLION PAGES READ AS NEW THRILLER BLACK NOTICE LANDS 16 SEPTEMBER

Bestselling crime writer Joy Ellis - one of the most-read authors of the decade - has just smashed through the staggering milestone of 1 billion pages read on Kindle Unlimited.

The record places her alongside the very top authors in the world, behind only to the likes of J.K. Rowling, and comes as she releases her brand-new thriller Black Notice on 16 September with Joffe Books.

It’s a dramatic turnaround for an author whose royalties were once paid in postage stamps by a previous publisher. Since then, Ellis has stormed the charts with 14 UK No. 1 Kindle bestsellers, becoming a global phenomenon with her gripping police procedurals set against the eerie, windswept Fens.

At home, Ellis is far from sinister. She lives in the very landscapes that inspire her books, with her partner and a lively pack of seven dogs.

“Joy Ellis’s story is extraordinary,” said Jasper Joffe, her publisher at Joffe Books. “From postage stamps to a billion pages read, she’s become a true crime-writing superstar. And with Black Notice, readers are about to discover just why she’s so loved.”

BLACK NOTICE by Joy Ellis

Publishing 16 September 2025 from Joffe Books

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