This is probably a matter of personal taste, but I disliked the constant references to Trump, Liz Truss, TikTok, influencers, etc. It’s hard to believe that this is book 20 in the DCI Ryan seriesbut its always good to be back in the company of Ryan and the team.

With the water at Lady’s Well having turned red and the residents being affected after drinking some of the water, Ryan realises pretty quickly that all is not right. All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! It makes you want to visit Northumberland and immerse yourself in the world described so well by the author. You give a wonderful description of the area and we will be visiting soon while I await the next instalment.

While the mystery was perplexing and well-delivered, the rest of the story was a series of loose ends with the major characters. This may be book twenty in the series but I am hoping there will be plenty more yet to come as they are highly entertaining reads with plenty of murder and mayhem with one of the best set of characters who by now feel like family. The question is whether the problems with the village's water supply caused his death and did Eco-protestor kill himself because he felt guilty for Fred's death? The banter he had with Philips was occasionally amusing but more often a bit overworked, and seem to fall flat. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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. Along with other readers, I have fallen head over heels for these two characters as there is a definite bromance between the two. Favourite songs: Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond); Rhinestone Cowboy (Glenn Campbell); Big River (Jimmy Nail); Friday I’m in Love (The Cure); Get it On (T. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.With another death, which could be suicide, the team have got to work hard and quickly to get to the bottom of just what is going on. Bright and brave, loving and endlessly patient, Anna sees the very best in others and seeks always to lift them up. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. The prologue gives a hint as to what the team will be caught up in but as ever there is so much more going on and things are not quite as simple as they first appear. With each book I fall a little bit more in love with Northumberland and look forward to the next setting as much as I do the investigations.

Pagans vs Christians, those for fracking vs those against fracking, love vs hate – how will Ryan and Phillips get to the truth? She enjoys reading all manner of books, painting, travelling and spending time with family and friends. As always Ryan is quick to spot the clues and ably assisted by Frank and McKenzie the culprits are brought to justice. Her eleventh novel, The Infirmary, is a prequel story to the DCI Ryan series and is available as a major Audible Originals audio-drama starring Tom Bateman, Kevin Whately, Bertie Carvel, Hermione Norris and Alun Armstrong. Jonathan Keeble, as always, brought the main, much-loved, characters to life which is what made me keep listening.

It's a fair enough thing, and I get why someone might be insecure about it if people are being snobby, but this seemed overkill, and the entire scene seemed to be there to justify self-publishing, and then absolutely nothing happened about that whole storyline. Another masterpiece, full of suspense and I’m super excited for the next book and what comes next with these characters and of course some more murders to solve!