
Maud O'Connor
crime fiction
Series · mystery
The Ellie McEwan series by Joy Ellis has 3 known books (2 published; 1 with an undated publication record) and is best read in publication order, starting with An Aura of Mystery (2024).
Start here: An Aura of Mystery (2024) — then read straight through in publication order.
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
An Aura of Mystery launched Joy Ellis's Ellie McEwan series in 2024 at 362 pages, a Joffe Books mystery line kept separate from Ellis's Fens-set crime series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of An Aura of MysteryThe Colour of Mystery followed later the same year at a slightly shorter 338 pages, the second entry in the series and the immediate predecessor to 2026's The House of Mystery.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Colour of MysteryThe House of Mystery closed out Joy Ellis's Ellie McEwan trilogy in January 2026 at 418 pages, the longest of the three, continuing the Joffe Books mystery line kept separate from Ellis's Fens-set crime series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The House of MysteryThe Ellie McEwan series is a mystery line from Joy Ellis, published by Joffe Books, separate from Ellis's Fens-set crime series (DI Nikki Galena, DI Jackman & DS Evans, Detective Matt Ballard). It began with An Aura of Mystery and The Colour of Mystery in early 2024, followed by The House of Mystery in January 2026.
Three, published between 2024 and 2026.
Reading order last verified .