The Shrine
Author: Ross, LJ
ISBN: 9781804960301
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 03 Feb 2026
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
The sixteenth instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series
FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND
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 whodunnit set amidst the spectacular landscape of County Durham.
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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: 9781804960301
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 03 Feb 2026
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
The sixteenth instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series
FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND
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 whodunnit set amidst the spectacular landscape of County Durham.
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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
