Penshaw
Author: Ross, LJ
ISBN: 9781804960271
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 03 Feb 2026
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
The thirteenth instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series
FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND
When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds...
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?
Meanwhile, back at Northumbria CID, trouble is brewing with rumours of a mole in Ryan's department. With everyone under suspicion, can he count on anybody but himself?
Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.
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PRAISE FOR LJ ROSS
\"LJ Ross is the queen of Kindle\" - Sunday Telegraph
\"She keeps company with the best mystery writers\" - The Times
\"Holy Island is a blockbuster\" - Daily Express
\"A literary phenomenon\" - Evening Chronicle
ISBN: 9781804960271
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 03 Feb 2026
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
The thirteenth instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series
FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND
When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds...
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?
Meanwhile, back at Northumbria CID, trouble is brewing with rumours of a mole in Ryan's department. With everyone under suspicion, can he count on anybody but himself?
Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.
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PRAISE FOR LJ ROSS
\"LJ Ross is the queen of Kindle\" - Sunday Telegraph
\"She keeps company with the best mystery writers\" - The Times
\"Holy Island is a blockbuster\" - Daily Express
\"A literary phenomenon\" - Evening Chronicle
