Holy Island

There s a half decent book struggling to get out of this but it s so riddled with faults, of so many different varieties, and with a story that is just entirely implausible.It s so very bad that you feel sort of obliged to say something positive about it Well, it has a clear beginning, middle and end, and is written in a prose style that is grammatically correct, syntactically reasonable and is easily readable without being over simplified And don t take those comments as facetious, because th T [...]

No wonder this book was a 1 Best Seller on Brilliant stuff I have been talking about the brilliant writers that are coming out of the UK this year What is even exciting is the writers that are coming out of the North East of England this year Local writers I am so darn proud to see the level of talent from my part of the country Holy Island is an actual place, also known as Lindisfarne, that sits of the coast of beautiful Northumberland in the North East of England It s an isl No wonder this boo [...]

HOLY ISLAND by L.J Ross is a debut murder mystery that is set on the U.K s Holy Island of Lindisfarne in the North Sea, an island which really exists.Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is staying on Holy Island, taking a leave from his duties as a homicide detective, after the death of his sister And then a few days before Christmas, his leave is suddenly cancelled when a young woman is found dead amongst the ancient ruins.Former local girl Dr Anna Taylor arrives back on the island as a police c HOL [...]

5 Words Murder, ritual, family, isolation, religion.What A Read.It was inevitable that I would pick this book one day It s exactly my cup of tea It s set locally, has a sizzling hint of romance, there s some nasty goings on and it s completely unpredictable Prefect formula.This book definitely made me smile, and it got my heart racing in ways than one The chemistry between Ryan and Anna is almost explosive.There were so many twists and turns that I just couldn t guess who did it, a 5 Words Murde [...]

This book tries to be both a murder Mystery novel and a Mills and Boon bodice ripper and sadly it falls between the two stools The characters are well used stereotypes To find The Holy Island that I know and love peopled only by beautiful people came as a surprise to me I thought i d stumbled into Brookside takes a holiday The author tried to write a story using proper police procedures and this causes some problems as it vastly increases the number of characters.This can make things confusi Thi [...]

I ve been eager to read this series for a long time Eventually, I ve made a start with the first encounter with DCI Ryan Holy Island.This is a classicly written piece of crime fiction mystery Set in Northumberland, the setting itself gives a perfect backdrop to a fantastic story The author creates a great atmosphere which drew me in The book grabbed me from the beginning and had me hooked all the way through Holy Island manages to keep a nice balance between gruesome and cosy crime It s I ve bee [...]

I very rarely give one star reviews as I try to see the positive in the books I read but really A 70 s era sexist main character, so many unrealistic events, geographical inaccuracies, other general inaccuracies, female characters that came from central casting, character stereotypes troubled back stories etc , REALLY BAD ROMANTIC SCENES actually laughed out loud I realise that being a first novel hopefully in future there will be some improvement in some of the above areas I think the I very ra [...]