![]() Drawing on a good amount of local history and blending with a hint of the occult, LJ Ross concocts a thrilling and often chilling tale, in which the murders may be few but are delightfully gruesome. Now places like Lindisfarne, with ancient myths and legends, spooky old Priories, and a most enviable location along a stunning stretch of the north-east coast, are a mecca for people wanting to celebrate the summer and winter solstice, and it is the latter, the death occurring just a few days before Christmas, which acts as a backdrop to this novel. When he finally succumbs to Ryan’s pressure, it is the start of will be a challenging, and in some respects, life changing investigation for many of the Islands residents and also some of Ryan’s own team. Now Ryan is on sick leave following a very harrowing incident a few months before in which he was attacked by a vicious serial killer, and his boss is reluctant to allow him to investigate. a young girl found strangled and left naked in the ruins of the old Priory. To that end, Holy Island by LJ Ross well and truly hit the spot.Īs the only police officer on Lindisfarne, aka Holy Island, DCI Ryan is summoned to the scene of a suspicious death. But if there is one thing I like more than a straightforward crime fiction novel, it’s one with a hint of the supernatural, occult or the macabre. I love books that can twist my understanding, challenge my mind and maybe throw in a few surprises. I love crime fiction and mysteries in fact. Now if there is one sure thing that can be said about me, at least in the past couple of years, it is that I read a lot of crime fiction.
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