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Longstone

The DCI Ryan Mysteries, Book 10

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Longstone

By: LJ Ross
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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From the number one international best-selling author of Holy Island and The Hermitage.

Between the devil and the deep blue sea...

Viking treasure is discovered beneath the icy waters of the North Sea, and local historian Dr 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 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. To uncover the truth, Ryan must delve deeper into the hearts of those around him to find what lies beneath....

Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.

©2018 LJ Ross (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Romance Romantic Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Mystery Heartfelt Murder

Critic reviews

“LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers.” (The Times)

“A literary phenomenon.” (Evening Chronicle)

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This is my first book in a series which has been going for some time, based on the fact that readers/listeners keep coming back to it I decided to give this book a chance, I'm glad I did as I enjoyed it and now have a new author to follow.

This story is set in Seahouses on the Northumbrian coast and around the Farne Islands and as that's a part of the UK I've been told a lot about and always wanted to visit it did make it more interesting for me. DCI Ryan gets drawn into the world of marine archaeology and the ruthless world of deep-sea diving for wrecks.

Iain Tucker has been diving close to the Farne Islands and knows the area well. He's a Marine Archaeologist who is based at Durham University, he believes that there is a wreck of a Viking longboat close by and arranges to meet his colleague Dr. Anna Taylor-Ryan at a local pub, The Cockle Inn to discuss his thoughts/findings. But Anna waits for him in vain, he fails to show and can't be found.

Ryan and his team are sent details of an unidentified male body washed up on the rocks at Longstone Lighthouse in the outer group of the Farne Islands. On investigation into the identity of the body much more than expected comes to light as his team has to deal with the local inhabitants and their secrets. There is an important historical find but who should take the credit for it?

The story is an intriguing mystery which gives us some interesting historical information as a background to this well written, intriguing and engrossing plot which is fraught with danger, drama, and secrets.

All the characters were well drawn, and apart from the main characters I especially liked Gemma and Hutch who run The Cockle Inn who are so necessary to this story which had me on the edge of my seat and kept me guessing right up to the end. As this is my first foray into these stories I wasn't totally up to scratch with the backstories of the main characters but that in no way impeded my enjoyment of this great story set in the beautiful and wild setting which is described so well by the author.

The narration was very well done by Jonathan Keeble he hit every character just right and added to my enjoyment of this well written and interesting story.

I was given a copy of this audiobook as a gift and am voluntarily writing my review.

Intriguing Storyline

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There are so many things I have loved about this book. I don’t want to give too much away, but suffice to say it was a relief to have no devil worship or raving psychopath on the loose in the NorthEast. Love and terror in equal measure. Thank you LJ Ross

Gripped, intrigued and ultimately satisfied

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Good to see a return to believable story telling.
Performed expertly and worth the read.

Back To Believable Crime Writing

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Another good storyline from the author. Despite the seriousness of the subject, the humour input by the characters makes the reading all the better.

Good read

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I listened to this book in one go. It seemed to be a lot quicker than 7 hours. I really enjoy the way the author writes and the narrator is a pleasure to listen to. I actually didn’t get the killer until quite near the end, so that’s always a good sign. Onto the next!

Great listen

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