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![Holy Island: A DCI Ryan Mystery (The DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 1) by [LJ Ross]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41OsaH4Js8L._SY346_.jpg)
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"LJ Ross is the queen of Kindle" - Sunday Telegraph
"She keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The Times
"Holy Island is a blockbuster" - Daily Express
"A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide 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 girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police consultant, old memories swim to the surface making her confront her difficult past. She and Ryan struggle to work together to hunt a killer who hides in plain sight, while pagan ritual and small-town politics muddy the waters of their investigation.
Murder and mystery are peppered with a sprinkling of romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set on the spectacular Northumbrian island of Lindisfarne, cut off from the English mainland by a tidal causeway.
"Superbly written. Well thought out plot and in-depth knowledge of the location made this a must read book. Can't wait for the next one."
"Brilliant, fantastic, many more words I could say. This book was totally gripping from start to finish and the ending had me mentally saying 'oh no what next'. Can't wait for her next book."
"I have never been to Lindisfarne but will definitely plan to go after reading this book. I enjoyed it tremendously, with enough pace and story telling to keep me engrossed. What an imagination!"
"I couldn't put this book down from the minute I picked it up! A great mix of thriller, romance, intrigue with a hint of humour."
"I love a crime novel and this one did not disappoint! Great twists and turns and good ending. Looking forward to the next one."
"Great page turner, with a lively plot that holds numerous twists and turns; keeps you guessing until the very end. Fab new author - well done!"
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date31 Dec. 2014
- File size1122 KB
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- ASIN : B00RPSQAG8
- Language : English
- File size : 1122 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 316 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1514642824
- Best Sellers Rank: 531 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

LJ Ross is an international bestselling author, best known for creating atmospheric mystery and thriller novels, including the DCI Ryan series of Northumbrian murder mysteries which have sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
"Mania" (the fourth book in her Dr Gregory series) was released in March 2022 and "Bamburgh" (the nineteenth book in her DCI Ryan series) is available for ebook pre-order now!
Her debut, Holy Island, was released in January 2015 and reached number one in the Amazon UK and Australian charts. Since then, she has released a further twenty two novels, all of which have been top three global bestsellers and most of which have been UK #1 bestsellers. Louise has garnered an army of loyal readers through her storytelling and, thanks to them, most of her books reached the coveted #1 spot whilst only available to pre-order ahead of release. Her eleventh novel, "The Infirmary", is a prequel story and is also available as a major Audible Originals audio-drama starring Tom Bateman, Kevin Whately, Bertie Carvel, Hermione Norris and Alun Armstrong.
In addition to her DCI Ryan series, Louise has created a new series of thriller novels based around the central character of ‘Dr Alexander Gregory’, whose work as a psychological profiler takes him around the world. The first three books (Impostor, Hysteria and Bedlam) were #1 bestsellers and the fourth book was released in March 2022 (Mania). They were narrated in audio by the actors Hugh Dancy (Impostor & Hysteria) and Richard Armitage (Bedlam & Mania).
"The Cove" (the first book in her new Summer Suspense Mysteries series) was released in 2021. This is a new series of standalone romantic suspense novels featuring strong female protagonists.
The novels are available to purchase in e-book, paperback and audiobook formats on the Amazon store, as well as in libraries and book shops around the world.
Louise was born in Northumberland, England. She studied undergraduate and postgraduate Law at King’s College, University of London and then abroad in Paris and Florence. She spent much of her working life in London, where she was a lawyer for a number of years until taking the decision to change career and pursue her dream to write. Now, she writes full-time and lives with her family Northumberland, where she enjoys reading all manner of books, travelling and spending time with family and friends.
Louise is a keen philanthropist, and is pleased to have supported numerous non-profit programmes in addition to founding several of her own, including the Lindisfarne Reading Challenge and the Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction.
If you would like to connect with LJ Ross, she would be very happy to hear from you:
https://www.facebook.com/LJRossAuthor
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http://www.ljrossauthor.com
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In the same vein, SOCOs are described using the American term CSI, and the weight of characters is repeatedly defined in pounds. And then there's the strange assertion that crime scene photos have to be "developed" - as if digital photography had never been invented.
Good luck to Ms Ross who has clearly tapped into a rich seam of readers whose expectations aren't particularly high..... but I'm afraid I won't be contributing any further to her sales figures.
Imagine it:
Take one drink for a cliched description (jaws are always set, brows are always furrowed, women "have curves in all the right places" and I even spotten a "you're magnificent when you're angry" in the wild, which I had previously thought to be extinct)
Take one drink for a bonkers substitution for "said" (words are rarely "said" on Lindisfarne, apparently (and even more rarely are they 'said' without the adornment of an adverb); instead, they are "bit out", "gushed" "harrumphed""prevaricated" "smiled" "started" or "chuckled.")
Take one drink each time a murderous attack is telegraphed a page ahead by the prose.
Take a gigantic drink every time the 'hero' behaves like a sexist ass.
Take a drink of something a lot more palatable every time a character is portrayed voluntarily drinking "Northumbrian Mead"
Take a drink every time the sun comes up a lot earlier than it's supposed to for the winter solstice in Northumberland
Take a drink every time the tide.... no, hell, when it comes to the tide, take the bottle.
Take a drink every time a female character is characterised by her 'slim ankle', weight, generally eye colour, hair colour, underwear, legs, breasts, or waist measurement.
Have something to eat and a soft drink every time a female character is characterised in any other way
Take a drink every time a corpse behaves in an unexpected way (the one killed about midnight and discovered at about eight in the morning after a night in sub-zero temperatures which is already smelling of decay is a particular highlight.)
Take a drink every time the weather changes to support a plot development or mood swing.
Take a drink each time an occurrence of crime scene snoggage occurs.
Trust me, this is not a book to be lightly tossed aside.
How could anyone coud this drivel.
I've just logged onto my account to see if I coud get a refund, wasn't able to manage so decided to write this.
don't waste your money.
If you’re going to write a crime novel, get an editor to at least give it a read though. Page 47 she tells us that the body had been out all night, naked, in a temperature of minus 5c. No one seems to have noticed that it was stiff as a board. Then just 3 pages later we’re told the rain had made the ground soft, so good footprints! I know the place is supposed to be magical, but Come On!
Then by page 70 odd (after Soooo many descriptions of how unbelievably handsome and rugged the DCI is, he allows a young woman (after you my dear) to enter a crime scene awash with blood (we believe her sister’s!) then walks her home only to try a quick snog on the way. Oh Vera where are you . . .