Angel: A DCI Ryan Mystery (The DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 4)

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To add insult to injury, Ryan stood tall and lean beside him, adjusting the straps on his stab vest like he was James Bond’s better looking brother. I could not resist lifting LJ Ross’ Angel off the floor to read the back cover, and before I truly realized, I was about five chapters into this book. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. When a redheaded woman is found in an open grave with her body positioned to resemble that of an Angel, Ryan and co are stumped as to the motive.

Evening ChronicleDetective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take sabbatical leave from his duties as a homicide detective.DCI Ryan and his colleagues in Northumbria CID are just getting ready to enjoy their Easter bank holiday weekend when a body is found. He felt less like an action hero and considerably more like a hobbit who had enjoyed a long and calorific lunch. When Gregory caught sight of the man’s face as he gripped the edges of the polished wood, he saw only raw, naked grief; the kind that could rarely be feigned. The author's vivid descriptions bring everything to life and even though I've never visited the places described I could imagine them with absolute clarity.

I just love when the solution to a crime is in the past and to understand what's happening today they have to first understand the yeasterday!

I love how Ryan's and Anna's relationship is developing, as well as romances between other team members. This competition is being run by Jen Med’s Book Reviews and is not affiliated to, or sponsored by, the author.

I have loved the entire DCI Ryan series but really feel that talented author LJ Ross has upped her game with Angel, for me this is her best work by far, and considering the other books are brilliant, that says a lot. Angel is the fourth book in the DCI Ryan Mysteries series - don't forget to check out my reviews of the first, second, and third books in the series too! 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. There's a World of books to choose from such as: Children's Books, Range includes Baby Books (0-3), Books for Toddlers (3-5), Early Readers (5-7), Childrens Story books (7-11), Young Teens (11-14), Young Adults (14-16) and Childrens Educational Books.

With twists and turns around every corner, both the plot of the book and the overarching storyline of the series so far are expertly constructed and executed. It dropped low into the horizon, spreading wide arcs of flaming light over the city while stars began to pop in the cardinal blue sky far above. The DCI Ryan series is going from strength to strength and it is nigh on impossible to contain my excitement when a new book is released. In saying that, the author cleverly gives you bits and pieces of previous cases and events, enough that if you read this as a stand alone you would not feel lost in anyway and enjoy the book immensely. This is not going to bother you because if you've got this far you are going to read all the damn books.