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The Shrine

A DCI Ryan Mystery

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From the number-one international best-selling author of Holy Island and Impostor.

A murder for the history books.

After a long and eventful winter, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to the joys of spring. But, when one of their colleagues is shot dead on her own doorstep and the brass think it’s an inside job, Ryan finds himself drafted in to investigate.

He’s barely scratched the surface when reports flood in of a terror explosion at Durham Cathedral. Chaos descends on the sleepy, historic city and, when the smoke clears, they find a priceless artefact that once belonged to Saint Cuthbert is missing.

With tensions running at an all-time high, unable to trust the local police, can Ryan and his team bring a killer to justice — and restore Cuthbert’s cross to its natural resting place?

Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunit set amidst the spectacular landscape of County Durham.

©2020 LJ Ross (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Mystery Crime Fiction Murder
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Didn't enjoy this book as much as done of the others. Found it a little short as I was surprised when it appeared to come to an abrupt end. Too much focus on Ryan's relationships with others and not enough twisting gripping crime for me. Able to predict mych of what happened. No suspense or intrigue!

Short and linear

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I have enjoyed this series of books but like many reviewers I’m finding that the books are getting shorter and shorter. The plot is there, they just need to be written better. This story had a great plot But it felt as if it was tied up too quickly. There is also a very strange epilogue which I presume feeds into the next story? Narrator is good, but dies a truly terrible Liverpool accent at one point!

Strange ending?

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Cheated. Either write a whole book or at least explain that there will be a sequel.

Only half a book

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I believe I'm correct in thinking that the Ryan books have become a lot shorter and I'm disappointed that the ending here does not conclude the story.
Perhaps I'm being cynical but it does feel like being short-changed and being compelled to by the next book in order to solve it.

Feeling let down

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Enjoyed listening to it although I sometimes found it too much about Anna and I got bored

Cuthbert

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