Robert Ellis Writers Blog

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Robert Ellis: Secret Garden from The Love Killings

Photo of Robert Ellis, New York Times acclaimed author of the bestselling Lena Gamble and Detective Matt Jones thriller series.

Secret Garden: The Love Killings

I discovered this secret garden a few weeks ago while walking Chevy. It reminds me so much of the first crime scene in The Love Killings. Not just the garden but the house that goes with it. Before moving to Los Angeles, I found a remarkable place to live outside Philadelphia. A mansion divided into thirty apartments. My rent, with three fireplaces and a view, topped out at $270! It was an awesome place to live! And the perfect place to stage a horrific mass killing! And why not? I knew every room in the building. I had a serial killer who just escaped capture in Los Angeles and fascinated readers in City of Echoes. I had Matt Jones on medical leave recovering from gunshot wounds. So why not bring everyone back together in Philly? And why not do it in the middle of winter? How happy I am to have found this secret garden and the wonderful memories that go with it!

The Love Killings on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Killings-Detective-Matt-Jones-ebook/dp/B012W7BCVE/

Photograph of the secret garden from ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, Book 2 in the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, includes a wrought iron fence and gate opening to a mysterious garden where a murder occurred invoking the mood and suspense of this gripping bestselling novel, The Love Killings, by Robert Ellis.

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/05/2025

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Robert Ellis: July 1 Book Contest Winners

July 1 Book Contest Winners

Congratulations to Nancy W. from Baton Rouge, LA, and Dori K. from Drexel Hill, PA, for winning this week’s Free Book Contest. Signed copies of The Love Killings, one of my favorites in the Matt Jones thriller series, are on their way.

This contest has been running on the 1st & 15th of each month since Aug 2018. To enter, please visit https://www.robertellis.net.

The Love Killings on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Killings-Detective-Matt-Jones-ebook/dp/B012W7BCVE/

Poster image of ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, Book 2 in the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, includes the book jacket with the title, ‘The Love Killings’ by Robert Ellis, along with a blurb “Staggering” from a starred review by Booklist from ‘City of Echoes’ Book 1 in the series, over the image of a mysterious gate opening before a mansion shrouded in darkness and suspicion, and the poster image itself that includes the words, “A serial killer escapes… And Matt Jones’ frantic search begins. But is it one serial killer, or could it be two?” along with praise from a wonderful review by Kirkus Reviews, “A gleefully tense sequel. A persistently gripping thriller” and the addition of Robert Ellis’s website address, www.robertellis.net.

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

07/01/2025

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Friday, June 27, 2025

Robert Ellis: The Dead Room Book Deal

Photo of Robert Ellis, New York Times acclaimed author of the bestselling Lena Gamble and Detective Matt Jones thriller series, The Dead Room, and Access to Power.

Dead Room Deal

The Dead Room is part of a limited time deal in the US & UK that begins today and lasts for just a few days. Writing this novel and watching the book take off was thrilling! Watching it go to No. 1 again last year and stay there for 54 days blew my mind! Enjoy the ride!

Amazon.com: The Dead Room eBook : Ellis, Robert: Books

Book poster for ‘The Dead Room’ by Robert Ellis, includes the book cover featuring a person’s head with blond hair pulled back in a ponytail in an out of focus background that appears eerie and possibly frightening, with the poster that includes a photograph of a house lit up at night in a mist signifying the mystery and power of this gripping thriller, along with the words, “In a teenager’s lavish bedroom, a serial killer awaits with a vile secret,” the title of the novel, “The Dead Room,” the announcement of a “limited time deal on Amazon, 80% off the digital retail price at $.99,” a blurb in quotes, “fast and twisted, like a scary Jody Foster movie,” and below, “over 1500 5-star ratings on Goodreads,” and finally, Robert Ellis’s website address, “www.robertellis.net.”

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

06/27/2025

https://www.robertellis.net

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Robert Ellis: June 15 Book Contest Winners

June 15 Book Contest Winners

Congratulations to Gloria B. from Iowa City, IA, and Robin H. from Chestnut Hill, MA, for winning this week’s Free Book Contest. Signed copies of The Girl Buried in the Woods, a reader favorite in the Matt Jones thriller series, are on their way.

This contest has been running on the 1st & 15th of each month since Aug 2018. To enter, please visit https://www.robertellis.net

The Girl Buried in the Woods on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Buried-Woods-Detective-Jones-ebook/dp/B07TTY18QL/

Book poster for ‘The Girl Buried in the Woods’ by Robert Ellis, Book 3 in the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, includes the book cover featuring a mysterious forest scene with a shadowy figure walking toward a police cruiser at night, symbolizing the suspense and intrigue of this bestselling novel, over a dramatic photograph of the woods, and the words ‘An infamous mob figure vs. the powers of Wall Street, A detective caught in the middle, Defending the girl buried in the woods,’ with a wonderful quote from Kirkus Reviews, ‘Swift. Impressive. Solid entertainment.”

ROBERT ELLIS WRITERS BLOG

06/15/2025

https://www.robertellis.net