It begins at a secluded spot on Hadrian’s Wall called Sycamore Gap when a walker finds a skeleton buried within the wall. Ryan and his team are called out to investigate. They soon realise however that this isn’t an archaeological find but is more recent. In fact, it’s the skeleton of a woman that has been in the wall for 10 years and the team has managed to identify the victim based upon dental records. Being honest, and maybe because I was listening rather than reading, I really didn’t see this one coming. There were the odd moments when I thought I knew, when I gave myself a bit of a knowing smile as I drove along (I should explain I was listening to audio, not reading and driving) and then something unexpected would happen and I was smiling that same smile, not for me but for the author. Excellent work. I loved it. I have digressed from the plot, but I think it’s enough to say great setting, good story well told, and creepy enough murders (without too many grisly details) to keep us guessing. Intrepid detective with good mates, but nobody's above suspicion in these. I don’t like spoilers, so I will try keep my review succinct as I don’t want to give away anything about the plot. I recommend you read the precious books before this one if you haven’t already.

We know who a few of Ryan’s deadly foes are, and we have strong suspicions about some others, but the author is so clever with her clues that Ryan figured it out before I did. Holy Island murder mystery wins book prize". www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk . Retrieved 3 June 2019. And if some of you don’t know what I’m talking about and think I’m giving up spoilers I’m not, for those of you who read the first two books. For those who didn’t you might be lost. This was really a fascinating series. Istorijoje daug nenumatytų vingių ir posūkių, painių ir intriguojančių detalių, mažiau saldžios meilės, kas tikrai buvo gerai. Tai pirma tokio tipo knygų serija, kurią skaitau ir man tai labai patinka. Kaip geras mini serialas.dalis nepaliko tokio didelio įspūdžio ir nuostabos, kaip pirmoji, bet tikrai ne daug mažiau verta dėmesio. Autorės sprendimas sujungti pirmosios knygos detales ir senesnes Rajano bylas, man patiko. Abi knygos, o ir įtariu, kad visa serija, parašytos labai pagauliai, įvykiai rutuliojasi greitai, todėl skaityti nenuobodu. Savotiško žavesio prideda ir mistiškos, istorinės vietos, kuriose vyksta veiksmas. ⠀

Paskutiniu metu Rajenui ir taip nelengvas metas.. Jis buvo kuriam laikui nušalintas laikinai nuo pareigų, o dabar jis aptiktas ir prie lavono.. Tai tikrai nežada nieko gero.After the birth of her son, Ross wrote the first draft of Holy Island, having been inspired by the atmospheric beauty of Lindisfarne, an island off the northeast coast of England she knew well from childhood. [12] Following its success, she now writes full-time. The second book in her series of DCI Ryan novels, Sycamore Gap, is set in Hadrian's Wall country [13] [14] and subsequent DCI Ryan novels continue the Northumbrian locations, with stories set in Northumberland, County Durham and Newcastle. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Even more than I did Holy Island, so much so that I gave it 5 ⭐️ on Goodreads after finishing it last night. I wish to thank Booklover Catlady Publicity and the author for providing me with a copy of Heavenfield in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. This has to be one of the best settings for a crime series. There is so much history as well as stunning views and even though there are plenty of murders that occur, that certainly didn't put me off wanting to move there. If anything I thought that at least house prices would be cheap with such a high death rate! We spend time with Ryan and Anna, and I really like how easy they talk about the killings and Ryan doesn’t try to sugarcoat things “to protect her.” I do get tired of heroes always trying to protect the heroines, like the heroines are made of glass, or something. And, Ryan finally tells Anna about his sister and how Edwards killed Natalie, it was sad. When it was told what actually happened that day (Ryan was dreaming) it was really horrible, what Edwards did to Natalie. And later Ryan told Anna about going to see Edwards so Anna decided NOT to tell him she felt like she was being watched that day. Duh! AND Edwards is still an important player in this story, even if he is in prison.

However, she found herself dissatisfied after a decade working in law where every day was a battle and she longed for a change. LJ Ross is an internationally bestselling author, whose books have sold over 7 million copies worldwide.The books show extraordinary talent from a new author & each book has outclassed the previous in terms of exceptional writing, thrilling plots and characters that have such depth you can't help but feel you know them.