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Borderlands: A DCI Ryan Mystery

The DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 14

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Borderlands: A DCI Ryan Mystery

By: LJ Ross
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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From the number one international best-selling author of Holy Island and Penshaw.

When the gods made man, they made a weapon....

After uncovering a fresh wave of corruption within the ranks of Northumbria CID, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan was looking forward to an uneventful summer. But, when a young woman is shot dead on the remote army ranges of the Northumberland National Park, Ryan is called in to investigate.

Meanwhile, violent crimes are being committed across sites of historic importance in the North East, the perpetrator leaving only a graffitied symbol as their calling card. As the body count rises, Ryan and his team must unravel the mystery behind its meaning - before it's too late....

Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.

©2019 Louise Ross (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Crime Mystery Fiction Suspense Murder

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Critic reviews

"LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers." (The Times)

“A literary phenomenon.” (Evening Chronicle)

“LJ Ross is the Queen of Kindle.” (Sunday Telegraph)

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I'm gradually reading all of DCI Ryan's novels bt LJ Ross. and this us another brilliant addition. I'm looking forward to reading the next one on my list!

Fabulous Crime Procedural

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Another great book in the DCI Ryan series. This one involved the death of a girl during a military exercise and a group of
anti-Semites.

As always it was wonderful to see Ryan and Anna, Frank and MacKenzie and their new adopted (almost) daughter Samantha, and Jack and Melanie. It’s like seeing old friends after reading 14 books in this series.

No sex and the F-bomb was used 1 time.

As to the Narration: If it weren’t for Jonathan Keeble this series wouldn’t have been nearly as good.

Another wonderful addition to the series..

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I love DCI Ryan books and have read/listened to them all. This one was one of my favorites, just love the excitment, the guessing and the love in between. I truly hope that they carry on for a long time. I would love to see this in a tv series, something to think about. I look forward to the next one releasing soon. The narration is perfect.

Borderlands

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I love listening to this narrator. Him along with the DCI Ryan characters are perfect way to spend some time. I highly recommend LJRoss series.

Jonathan Keeble

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The narrator was perfect. I read/ listened to many of this series. The ability to use current affairs without dating the story to one particular year is very good. I don't normally listen to a book again for several years but this could be an exception! Keep up the good storytelling LJ Ross!

One of my Favorite Ryan books

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This book is one more in a long line of excellent reads for the DI Ryan series. We started with the first book and haven’t been disappointed with any of the subsequent books in the series thereafter. Great characters and individual plots each time. Can’t wait to read the next!

Great Storyline in the Series

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I've listened to this entire series and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sad that now I have to wait for the next book (s) to come out. Jonathan Keeble is awesome! it amazes me how many voices he can do, and how well he narrates this series. it has played like a movie in my head. Well written and superbly narrated. win win I can't wait for it to continue!

great short story

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Love this series... thriller suspense romance all in one. Never know where it is going.

DCI Ryan

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Another exciting, fast-paced, well-written adventure for DCI Ryan and his team from the Major Crimes Unit. The team is definitely split into different ventures in this book, with Ryan and Phillips working a murder on an Army training base, Lowerson and Yates dealing with a series of hate crimes, and MacKenzie enjoying some off time with her foster daughter, Samantha.

The Army is conducting a live-fire tactical training mission at Otterburn Army Training Ranges in Northumberland. The mission is to find and neutralize two targets – at night using night vision gear. When the first target is sighted, the soldiers training kicks in and they fire upon the target. Except, it isn’t the mechanical target they’ve engaged, it is…was…a live female. How in the world did a lone female end up running through the middle of the moors on a huge Army training base? Before long, Detective Chief Inspector Maxwell Finlay-Ryan and Detective Sergeant Frank Phillips are wending their way along the Northumberland National Park through the Cheviot Hills and into the village of Otterburn – almost at the border with Scotland. Will their investigation discover that it was a horrible, horrible accident when the woman ran directly into a live-fire exercise – or will they find it is something more – something much darker?

There is a terrible explosion and fire at the Central Mosque in Newcastle upon Tyne. It isn’t an accident, and the perpetrators left three large black triangles painted upon the doors along with the words ‘MUSLIMS GO HOME’. Detective Constable Jack Lowerson and Detective Constable Melanie Yates are dispatched to investigate. They know it is definitely a hate crime, but is it an isolated incident and what does that symbol mean? As that symbol turns up at additional sites of vandalism – not just Muslim – but Jewish, black, etc. they know it is the work of a well-organized group. That group is getting bolder, better organized, and more skilled. They have to be stopped before lives are lost. Stopping the group will take not only good investigative skills but the bravery and patriotism of a man who has nothing but that to give.

I listened to the audiobook (Whispersync) version of this book and enjoyed it very much. The narrator has a pleasant voice - but as I have mentioned before, all of the characters sound pretty much alike. Some are softer and breathier, but they all seem to have the same accents. We have a Scot, an Irish, and a Londoner, but they all seem to have the same accent - if not all of the time, most of the time.

I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the mystery, the friendships, and seeing that the goodness in mankind can overcome anything. If you choose to read the book, I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

Excellent Story

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Good story but too short TOOO short for a full credit. Set in an ancient castle on the route back from Edinburgh. A surprising unexpected story line. Nice feel good ending for Ryan and Anna.

Good descriptions of tge castke and tge weather.

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