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LJ Ross


(Louise J Ross)
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L.J. Ross is the author of the international #1 bestselling series of DCI Ryan mystery novels. Her debut, Holy Island, was released in January 2015 and reached number one in the Amazon Kindle UK bestsellers chart.

Louise was born in Northumberland, England. She studied undergraduate and postgraduate Law at King's College, University of London and studied abroad in Paris and Florence. She spent much of her working life in London, where she was a regulatory lawyer for a number of years until taking the decision to change career and pursue her dream to write. Now, she writes full time and lives with her husband and son in Bath. She enjoys reading all manner of books, travelling and spending time with family and friends.
 


Genres: Mystery, Thriller, General Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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Poison Garden
(DCI Ryan Mysteries, book 22)
December 2024

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Belsay
(DCI Ryan Mysteries, book 23)
Series
DCI Ryan Mysteries
   1. Holy Island (2014)
   2. Sycamore Gap (2015)
   3. Heavenfield (2016)
   4. Angel (2016)
   5. High Force (2017)
   6. Cragside (2017)
   7. Dark Skies (2017)
   8. Seven Bridges (2018)
   9. The Hermitage (2018)
   10. Longstone (2018)
   11. The Infirmary (2019)
   12. The Moor (2019)
   13. Penshaw (2019)
   14. Borderlands (2019)
   15. Ryan's Christmas (2019)
   16. The Shrine (2020)
   17. Cuthbert's Way (2020)
   18. The Rock (2021)
   19. Bamburgh (2022)
   20. Lady's Well (2023)
   21. Death Rocks (2024)
   22. Poison Garden (2024)
   23. Belsay (2024)
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Alexander Gregory Thrillers
   1. Impostor (2019)
   2. Hysteria (2019)
   3. Bedlam (2020)
   4. Mania (2022)
   5. Panic (2022)
   6. Amnesia (2024)
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Summer Suspense Mysteries
   1. The Cove (2021)
   2. The Creek (2022)
   3. The Bay (2023)
   4. The Haven (2024)
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Collections
   Dark Minds (2017) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   Everyday Kindness (2021)
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Books containing stories by LJ Ross
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Everyday Kindness (2021)
edited by
LJ Ross

Award nominations
2024 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2023 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (nominee) : Bamburgh
2021 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2020 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (shortlist) : Impostor


LJ Ross recommends
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Geneva (2023)
Richard Armitage
"Tense, pacy and full of pathos, this evocative, cinematic thriller has it all!"
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The Last Bloody Straw (2020)
(DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, book 5)
JD Kirk
"A breath of fresh air in crime fiction."
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Curse the Day (2020)
(Michael North, book 2)
Jude O'Reilly
"A slick, fast-paced thriller from a master storyteller ... Do yourself a favour and buy this book!"

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