A few days into his sabbatical, the tranquility is broken when the body of a young woman is discovered abandoned on the ruins of the nearby monastery buildings. Alongside this, Jack Lowerson takes on his first case as Acting SIO, ably assisted by Melanie Yates. Kai ant vyresniojo inspektoriaus Rajeno namų slenksčio išdygsta dešimtmetė, kuri teigia esanti žmogžudystės liudininkė, detektyvas dar nenutuokia, kad netrukus imsis įdomiausios bylos savo karjeroje. Located in North East England, the island is rich with history and tourists from all over the world visit it with the intention of exploring that history.

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After practicing law for nearly ten years in London, the stressful environment and the long hours began to take their toll. Confident yet vulnerable, mature in her outlook and yet as full of childlike wonder as you could imagine, straight talking and yet inquisitive, you cannot help but smile when she is around, even in her most emotional moments. Emotional at times, brimming with brilliant characters, richly drawn landscapes and more that its fair share of mystery and suspense, I loved it.

I would point out, to those reading the above blurb, that, although the DCI Ryan books are mainly set in Northumberland, some of his cases bring him as far south as Durham City and Teesdale.

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It’s a Sunday evening in June at the Elsdon home of DCI Ryan and his wife, and there is a knock on the door. Not only does it strain his career, but every decision he makes after his sister’s tragic passing is informed in some way by her death and thoughts of the man that took her life. Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.Ross chooses to not burden him with some extraordinary gift which allows him to better solve crimes. Ross used her husband’s name when she was creating her pseudonym, the idea being to honor him for all the support he had provided her during her pursuit of a publishing career. Whilst the people in the circus tend to be close knit, there seems to be a lot of animosity around in this one. Jack’s first case as acting SIO and he wants to prove he’s up to the task but forgets a golden rule (So glad we don’t have to wait much longer for the next book. Ryan and his team take on the case which involves them investigating the circus in town where Samantha's father works.

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However, she has always been a fan of vintage fiction and lists mystery and crime protagonist Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple as her favorite characters. As with most crime fiction protagonists, Ryan’s tragic past is what drives him to be such a great detective. This is a case which find him, the star witness quite literally turning up on his doorstep, unannounced and uninvited.

Determined to dispatch whoever it is quickly, he was surprised and a little taken aback to see a young girl on the doorstep asking for his help…to catch a killer. Passing Holy Island, she observed that it would be the perfect setting for an Agatha style whodunit novel. Not going to lie - it still makes me chuckle to see my namesake mentioned, even if only in passing - but those brief moments aside, this book is no laughing matter.

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Anyone that has read crime fiction will recognize the style and themes present in the DCI Ryan books. M. Kaye whose novel Far Pavillions she read for hours at a time enchanted by the vivid descriptions and the romance. DCI Ryan is the strong, silent type of character that always seems to have some woman chasing after him. Now the murders in this book aren't as grizzly as some have been in the past, not that this is a series known for any gratuitous violence - it's never been needed. From gangland estates to the City’s financial underbelly, he has delivered a master class in suspense.

Her statement takes Ryan and Phillips on a trip to the circus, a place where they are far from welcome and trust for the police is spread extremely thin. She had to give up a career that paid rather well to get her books out, and her husband was more than happy to support her choices in this area. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. When will Death Rocks be published please as I have now read all the Ryan novels and would very much look forward to the continuation of the journey, with all the characters in these novels .