Impostor: An Alexander Gregory Thriller by @ljross_author ~ A killer on the loose in Ireland… @wfhowes @PRincolour #HughDancy

Posted in Audiobook, Book Review, Contemporary, Crime, Murder, Mystery by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Performed by Hugh Dancy

Released: October 2019 by Whole Story Audiobooks

Category: Contemporary, Murder, Mystery, Audiobook, Book Review

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After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amid a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only one person emerges unscathed. Forensic psychiatrist Doctor Alexander Gregory has a reputation for being able to step inside the darkest minds to uncover whatever secrets lie hidden there, and soon enough he finds himself drawn into the murky world of murder investigation.

Forensic psychologist Dr Alexander Gregory’s assistance has been requested, in his capacity as a profiler, from the mayor of Ballyfinny, County Mayo.

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26Oct2019

#Audio Trail #BlogTour #Giveaway ~ Impostor: An Alexander Gregory Thriller by @ljross_author ~ Exclusive Clip ~ @wfhowes @princolour

Posted in Audiobook, Blog Tour, Thriller by Cathy

My thanks to Zekra Rahman for inviting me to be a part of this Audio Trail Tour. Today I have an exclusive clip for you—Leave Mammy To Sleep. You can listen to the first clip via Sarah Hardy’s blog, and the second on The Book Trail, if you missed them.

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23Oct2019

News about LJ Ross’ soon to be released #audio trilogy ~ Impostor: An Alexander Gregory Thriller @wfhowes @ljross_author @princolour

Posted in Audiobook, New Release, Press Release, Thriller by Cathy

I”m delighted to be joining the blog tour to mark the upcoming release of Impostor, the first of the Dr Alexander Gregory audio trilogy by LJ Ross. The tour kicks off tomorrow and I’ll be sharing an exclusive clip on Saturday 26th October, with the chance to win a free audiobook on release day, so do check back then.

Meanwhile here’s the press release…

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1Oct2019

Penshaw (DCI Ryan Mysteries) by LJ Ross ~ When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds… #PoliceProcedural @LJRoss_author #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted in Book Review, Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Murder, Mystery, Police Procedural by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Kindle Edition

Category: Crime Fiction, Police Procedural, Book Review

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When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of a close-knit community, the burn from decades-old betrayal still smoulders. When everyone had a motive, can he unravel the secrets of the past before the killer strikes again?

Opening with a prologue set during the Miner’s strike in 1984, the location is the village of Penshaw, in County Durham. A terrible time for the country which resulted in the closure of mines and collieries, deaths, imprisonment and long held grievances.

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18Jun2019

The Moor (A DCI Ryan Mystery) by LJ Ross ~ The Circus Comes to Town #Murder #Mystery @LJRoss_author #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted in Book Review, Contemporary, Crime, Murder/Mystery, Police Procedural by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Kindle Edition

Category: Contemporary, Murder, Mystery, Police Procedural, Book Review

The circus is in town…

When a ten-year-old girl turns up on DCI Ryan’s doorstep to tell him she’s witnessed a murder, he has no idea he’s about to step into his most spellbinding case yet. The circus has rolled into Newcastle upon Tyne, bringing with it a troupe of daring acrobats, magicians, jugglers—and one of them is a killer.

Thinking he might be able to enjoy a quiet Sunday for once, DCI Ryan was lost in a peaceful moment when the door bell rang. 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.

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29Mar2019

Longstone (DCI Ryan Mysteries #10) by LJ Ross ~ Viking Wrecks and Murder #FridayReads @ljross_author

Posted in Book Review, Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Suspense, Thriller by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Kindle Edition

Category: Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Book Review

Viking treasure is discovered beneath the icy waters of the North Sea and local historian Doctor 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…

Set in Seahouses on the Northumbrian coast, this latest mystery sees DCI Ryan involved with marine archaeology and the ruthless world of deep-sea diving for wrecks.

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18Jan2019

The Hermitage (DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 9) by @LJRoss_author Suspenseful #crimefiction #FridayReads

Posted in Book Review, Crime, Murder, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Published: Kindle Edition

Category: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Book Review

He thought he was invincible, but he was wrong…

When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate. With no apparent motive, it’s their job to unravel why he was murdered – and this time they’re forced to do it without their star detective…

Detective Chief Inspector Ryan and his wife Anna, have left Northumberland for Italy in pursuit of Nathan Armstrong, the psychopathic killer who first made his appearance in Dark Skies.

Ryan is determined to bring him to justice once and for all but is hampered by the slower pace of the Italian policing system and Armstrong’s celebrity status as the author of an international best seller. Armstrong has an inflated sense of self-worth, money and connections which give him a feeling of invincibility, a conviction that he will always be able to stay one step ahead.

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21Dec2018

Top 20 Favourite #Books of 2018 #AmReading #FridayReads

Posted in Am Reading, Book Review, Favourite Books by Cathy

The end of 2018 is approaching fast and it’s ‘favourite books of the year’ time again! I enjoy looking back at books I’ve read and audios I’ve listened to, although choosing ones for the list never gets any easier. So in no particular order, here are some of my favourites.

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23Nov2018

The Infirmary (A DCI Ryan Mystery) by LJ Ross ~ An #Audible Original Drama @ljross_author #audiobook #Thriller #FridayReads

Posted in Audiobook, Book Review, Crime, Murder, Suspense, Thriller by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Published; November 2018 by Audible Studios

Performed by a Full Cast

Category: Audiobook, Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Book Review

Introducing a new multicast drama 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’.

As everyone becomes a suspect, Ryan and his team get drawn further and further into the case, but for Ryan the nightmare gets closer to home than he could ever have imagined.

The Infirmary is a prequel, filling in DCI Ryan’s backstory pre Holy Island, and how he came to be taking a sabbatical at the start of the series.

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8Jun2018

Seven Bridges (DCI Ryan #8) by @LJRoss_author #Crime in Northumberland #BookReview #FridayReads

Posted in Book Review, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller by Cathy

Author: LJ Ross

Kindle Edition

Category: Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery, Book Review

It’s been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down – this time, for good.

But Ryan’s plans are scuppered when events take a dramatic turn and he is forced to stay and face his past one last time, or watch a friend suffer the consequences.