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The Rock

The DCI Ryan Mysteries, Book 18

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The Rock

By: LJ Ross
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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About this listen

From the number one international best-selling author of Holy Island and Impostor.

From the shadows into the light....

When a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty.

With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls - before it’s too late and their investigation turns to murder. As they uncover the seedy underbelly of Tyneside, cold and calculated opportunism clashes with the rock-hard arm of the Law, but there’s one thing that proves stronger than stone....

The human spirit.

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

©2021 LJ Ross (P)2021 Audible, Ltd Cosy Crime Mystery Police Procedural Romance Romantic Suspense Fiction Murder Suspense Exciting

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This narrator held this lot together for me and so I haven't been put off by the issues others have mentioned over the course of the series. These books got me through a difficult few weeks with tongue in cheek /larger than life characters who were somewhere along the lines of super-heroes in relation to police drama. Towards the end the main character seemed to bend the rules to suit himself despite appearing holier than thow but by then I didn't much care as it is escapist fiction and I was escaping into it.

Just listened to whole series back to back

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As always a very good crime thriller, keeps one in suspence to the very end ,cant wait for lidten to book 20

DCI Ryan

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The author, the narrator, the director and the production team 👏 have done another splendid job! 👌 Congratulations to all - and thank you 😊

Great team!

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Totally committed to DCI Ryan and team . Jonathan Keebles narration is superb. I can visualise everyone so easily. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and I hope they’ll be more . If not I will explore more if LJ Ross and definitely more of Jonathan Keeble
I can’t recommend the series highly enough. Just one thing - each book can be read/ listened to as a stand alone story but they are best read in order if possible

Excellent as usual

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I’ve been listening to DCI Ryan books for a couple of months. The Rock at times I found it uncomfortable listening due to the subject, was compulsive. One of my favourite in the series

The Rock

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A complex and fast paced story with numerous gritty examples of the worst of humanity.

A real life hard nosed story that left me in tears.

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Johnathan Keeble is one of my favorite narrators. his voice is just DCI Ryan. For me who is my favorite Detective. This story was a difficult one about people trafficking. very emotional at times. But if you enjoy your detectives with a bit of feeling and empathy and grit Ryan's your guy!!

excellent

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Loved it. Yet another amazing book by LJ Ross. Can't wait for the next book.

amazing

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favourite series as contains humour and good research
love Phillips ...lots of twists and turns

one of the best

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I've enjoyed every book of the series so far, but this is by far, the best yet!

amazingly well written

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