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The Infirmary
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: The DCI Ryan Mysteries, Book 11
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Summary
Introducing the new, unabridged version of The Infirmary by LJ Ross, the author of the international number one best-selling series, the DCI Ryan Mysteries.
There's a serial killer targeting the streets of Newcastle, seemingly picking his victims at random but subjecting them all to the same torturous end. When the chief inspector on the case goes missing, it falls on DCI Ryan to track down the man who is brutally murdering women and goading the police to 'catch me if you can'.
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- Eleanor
- 16-06-19
A gruesome prequel.
A great introduction to Ryan and his team. Makes me want to read what comes next but unfortunately I already have!
27 people found this helpful
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- P Patchett
- 27-06-19
The Infirmary by L J Ross
I thought this was the next book in the series. For anyone who has read none of the series, start with this book. I had heard them all and was a little perplexed at first. However it is a story that was crying out to be written. It was extremely well written, as usual, and set a gripping and fast pace.
Well done Louise.
23 people found this helpful
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- Bernie
- 10-02-20
Out of sequence order
This is listed as No 11 in the series. But it is not. How disappointing.
Hope I can just return it
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- Alistar Davies
- 16-08-19
This book does not make sense.
it should be the 1st book not the last in the series as you know what is going to happen in the end.. I couldn't finish it.
14 people found this helpful
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- Helen
- 22-06-19
Slightly disappointed
I purchased this as L J Ross book 11 but it’s actually book 0! Just took a while to understand what had happened to all the relationships in previous book! Would have liked to know this before I started listening.
20 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 12-10-19
Too nasty
Overly violent. This story was told in a previous book in the series so it is not new. This should be book 1.
8 people found this helpful
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- David
- 23-11-19
should be book 1 not book 11
I have to agree with the majority of reviews of this book that it should be book 1 in the DCI Ryan series and not book 11. Unfortunately, if you have followed the whole series (and who wouldn't - they are addictive) this book is a disappointment. It doesn't follow on from book 10 - we know all the characters and what has happened to them throughout the previous 10 volumes. Very annoying. Having said all that, it is a great story in it's own right. Very exciting (spoilt by the fact we know what happens at the end)
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-07-19
It's not the book it says
gregson is still in charge McKenzie is still single I've listened to this one before disappointed
money wasted
7 people found this helpful
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- Jess
- 28-05-19
Wrong Order
Great book as usual but it says its book 11 but it should be nearer the beginning like book 1 or 2.
13 people found this helpful
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- LynneM
- 27-01-21
Don’t bother buying this
It’s a prequel to the series and should not be listed as book 11. I was unable to finish it as I knew all too well how it ended. I felt uncomfortable and had to stop half way through. I should have returned it immediately. However I was unable to when I tried
4 people found this helpful
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- Bahamianfish
- 15-01-20
This is FIRST Book in the DCI Ryan series
Audible have this book listed as Book 11 but it is really the first book in the series and should be numbered 0.5 I have thoroughly enjoyed the DCI Ryan series and especially following his progress and career so imagine the disappointment to find that you are back at the very first book which started the series off. The story is good as is the naration but such a disappointment that it is out of order.
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- Barbara Hannah
- 01-10-19
Read first
If you want to read the series from beginning to all books which I recommend I would also recommend you start with the infirmary which is a prequel to holy Island and I think you’ll enjoy a holy island and the rest of the books better..... that’s just my opinion
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-04-22
What happened to the chronology??
A couple who got married 2 books ago are now not even dating- Ryan was married in the last 2 or 3 books - suddenly Anna apparently doesn’t exist. I thought Natalie was killed on Holy Island. But here she is being killed again! I’m very confused!!
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- Sally
- 14-10-21
Titles Out of Order - Disappointed
When I started listening to this book I thought possibly I was listening to the wrong one or that audible had accidentally put the wrong book in this title. I kept thinking I had already listened to this story, but knew I had just ordered it. I decided to look at the reviews to see if others felt the same way and they confirmed my thoughts. "The Infirmary" should be listed as the first in the series. You can imagine my disappointment when the story jumps back 5 years and we already know the final outcome, Not all the characters we now know are included because they are introduced in later books, and many of the relationships between the ones in this story have changed. I am so over 'The Butcher' and want to continue where the story leaves off in book 10. I'm going to ask for a refund and reconsider ordering any more books in this series. I enjoyed the characters and the story line, but can only take so much of one villain.
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- Linda
- 25-01-21
Lots more story to tell...
Could have been much more interesting but a lot of detail left out, read like a script for a tv series.
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- Deborah S. Clement
- 06-11-20
Prequel misses the mark
This is book 11 in the series. It is a prequel to earlier books. I have enjoyed all the others in this series, but this was too graphic for my tastes. Ready to start #12.
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- Kindle Customer
- 31-05-20
Good story - page Turner, night-light burner
I admit I am a wimp when it comes to the darker stories but the characters and the pace drew me in and kept me listening. The narrator was excellent; loved listening to him tell it.
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- CindiKilgore
- 22-04-20
Out of order
This book should be #7 or 8 not 11. The sister is alive again, Ryan and his side kick sent married, to confusing.
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- Diana Hart 33
- 20-04-20
prequel
this should be book number one in this series. I'm not sure why LJRoss did a prequel in the middle of this series, personally I don't think it was necessary. i didn't learn anything new from it. Saying that, it was good and odd course Jonathan Keeble is fabulous, but the whole time through the book I couldn't help but think, I know how this ends. I typically don't read the excerpts on the next book in this series, I just buy it and listen, I hope there's no more prequel's.
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- Michael
- 15-06-19
Finally, the Hacker is explained.
A stellar effort by LJ Ross. It fills in some of the backstory on Ryan.
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