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- DCI Ryan is the protagonist in a series of crime thriller/romantic suspense novels by English novelist L.J. Ross. The series mixes crime with romance and humour. It is not only set in the author’s home county of Northumberland, but also County Durham and Newcastle. L.J. Ryan began her DCI Ryan series in 2015 with the novel Holy Island.
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The DCI Ryan books delve into the history of North East England, using local myths, legends and cults to drum up plots. While the books have been advertised as intense thrillers, they are hardly the darkest psychological dramas in the world.
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Set on the historic Holy Island otherwise known as Lindisfarne, “Holy Island” is a gripping novel that introduces Detective Chief Inspector Ryan. Ryan has retreated to Holy Island to recover from a tragic case that had a particularly bad effect on his psyche.
- Holy Island
- Sycamore Gap
- Heavenfield
- Angel
- High Force
- Cragside
- Dark Skies
- Seven Bridges
- The Hermitage
- Longstone
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he must take sabbatical leave from his duties as a murder detective. A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust back into the murky world of murder when a young woman is found dead amongst the ancient ruins of the nearby Priory. When former local...
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan believes he has put his turbulent history behind him. Then, in the early hours of the summer solstice, there is the discovery of a young woman’s skeleton inside the Roman Wall at Sycamore Gap. She has lain undiscovered for ten years and it is Ryan’s job to piece together her past. Enquiry lines cross and merge as Ryan...
When a man is found dead at the remote church of Heavenfield, DCI Ryan is the only other person for miles around. The police have no weapon, no motive, and no other suspects. Already suspended from Northumbria CID, Ryan must fight to clear his name. But soon, more than his career is at stake when prominent members of the mysterious Circle begin to ...
After a turbulent time, DCI Ryan’s life is finally beginning to return to normal. He’s looking forward to spending an uneventful Easter bank holiday weekend with his fiancée. Then, on Good Friday morning he receives a call to attend a crime scene at one of the largest cemeteries in Newcastle. The body of a redheaded woman has been found buried in a...
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan’s worst nightmare has just become a reality. Notorious serial killer, The Hacker, has escaped prison and kidnapped one of his best detectives from her own home. His brutality is the stuff of legend. Ryan lost his sister and nearly his own life bringing the man to justice first time around. Can Ryan do it again to save...
After his climactic battle with notorious serial killer, The Hacker, DCI Ryan is spending the summer with his fiancée within the grounds of Cragside. It is a spectacular Bavarian-style mansion surrounded by acres of woodland. When they receive an invitation to attend the staff summer party — a Victorian murder mystery evening — it’s all a joke unti...
One fateful, starry night, three friends embark on a secret camping trip but only two return home. Thirty years later, the body of a teenage boy rises from the depths of England’s biggest reservoir and threatens to expose a killer who has lain dormant until now. Detective Chief Inspector Ryan returns from honeymoon to face danger from all sides. In...
It’s been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down — this time, for good. But Ryan’s plans go up in smoke when events take a dramatic turn. Now he must stay and face his past one last time, or watch a friend suffer the consequences. Amid the chaos, another killer is preparing to strike. Wh...
When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate. With no apparent motive, it’s their job to unravel why he was murdered. And this time they must do it without their star detective. DCI Ryan is thousands of miles away. He’s tracked a killer across Europe and has sworn not t...
Viking treasure is discovered beneath the icy waters of the North Sea and local historian Doctor Anna Taylor is called in to help catalogue the most exciting hoard in living memory. But when a shipwreck diver washes up dead, she’s soon out of her depth. Luckily, she knows just the person to call. When DCI Ryan arrives at the picturesque fishing tow...
DCI Ryan Mysteries Series by L.J. Ross. 21 primary works • 21 total works. Police procedural mystery/romantic suspense series set in Northumbria, England. Book 1. Holy Island. by L.J. Ross. 4.01 · 33,576 Ratings · 1,791 Reviews · published 2015 · 27 editions. Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Is… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 2.
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When DCI Ryan arrives at the picturesque fishing town of Seahouses, he's faced with an impenetrable wall of secrets and lies. As he juggles marine archaeology and the cutthroat world of shipwreck diving, another murder blows the case wide open.
