Detective Chief
Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is
forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective.
A few days before Christmas, his peace is shattered and he is thrust
back into the murky world of murder when a young woman is found dead
amongst the ancient ruins of the nearby Priory.
When former local girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police consultant, old memories swim to the surface making her confront her difficult past. She and Ryan struggle to work together to hunt a killer who hides in plain sight, while pagan ritual and small-town politics muddy the waters of their investigation.
When former local girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police consultant, old memories swim to the surface making her confront her difficult past. She and Ryan struggle to work together to hunt a killer who hides in plain sight, while pagan ritual and small-town politics muddy the waters of their investigation.
This was the first DCI Ryan book I've read and I wasn't disappointed. It looks like part of the thread running through this story will be revisited in future books and I will be interested to see how that pans out. It kept me turning the pages although some of it was a bit predictable.
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Sounds good! Thanks for the review, Wendy!
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