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Penshaw
- DCI Ryan, Book 13
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: The DCI Ryan Mysteries, Book 13
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
When you sell your soul, the devil gives no refunds....
When an old man is burned alive in a sleepy ex-mining village, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan is called in to investigate. He soon discovers that, beneath the facade of a close-knit community, the burn from decades-old betrayal still smoulders. When everyone had a motive, can he unravel the secrets of the past before the killer strikes again?
Meanwhile, back at Northumbria CID, trouble is brewing with rumours of a mole in Ryan’s department. With everyone under suspicion, can he count on anybody but himself?
Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.
Critic Reviews
“LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers.” (The Times)
“A literary phenomenon.” (Evening Chronicle)
“LJ Ross is the Queen of Kindle.” (Sunday Telegraph)
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-2022
Never Fails
With a terrific blend of gritty realism, a compelling subplot and a conclusion both satisfying and human, this stands out as one of my favourite DCI Ryan novels so far.
Whether it's macabre, pulse-pounding action, heart-stopping tragedy, gentle humour, romance or just that Friday night mystery you're after, LJ Ross is outstanding not only in crime fiction, but in modern literature.
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- PB Squared
- 19-10-2021
Fantastic instalment in the series
This was an absolute ripper. Great suspense and a highly engaging plot. LJ Ross is a master of the genre.
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- Colin mepham
- 09-12-2019
another good book
hooked on the series L J Ross writes a good story you get to follow the characters easy well narrated by Jonathon Kebble as from the start of series which makes it better than changing the narrator as some do .
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- Bonita N. Jones
- 13-11-2019
Kept me guessing
Loved this book, listening and reading. The characters are believable.... nearly. The storyline, again was great and I loved that another character that I know from LJ Ross' other book is included. Looking forward to getting onto the next installment
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- 13-10-2019
Not as good as past books
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- Maria Achurch
- 16-09-2019
Excellent Author and narrator
I have enjoyed this series immensely. each book has been riveting, with ligbt lol moments, tears and anger. this book did not disappoint.
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- Sonja Chalmers
- 28-08-2019
Great story - riveting narration
Jonathan Keeble’s characterisations are brilliant. I can’t get enough of DCI Ryan and his team. Fabulous yarns Helen H Durrant.
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- Alice B.
- 03-09-2021
Much Better
This book was back to what I have come to expect in this series. Very good story and the performance is really good
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- RoxAnne S.
- 30-11-2020
Great Series!
Another adventure with DCI Ryan and his team. I truly cannot wait to see where LJ Ross takes us next. I love the way she weaves a mystery, with a touch of personality and intrigue. The love of true friendship between the team as they have grown together through the series shines through on this one. Looking forward to the next in the series.
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- B. Rogers
- 03-11-2020
Excellent Story - Nice narration
OMGoodness! There is a LOT going on in Northumberia and we all need our running shoes on to keep up with it. Ryan and Lowerson are placed in untenable and dangerous positions, dead bodies are turning up in Penshaw, a dangerous villain from previous books turns up, and it appears there is more corruption within the constabulary. OH! MY! As always, the fast-paced, can’t-put-it-down mystery is filled with twists-and-turns that will keep your head spinning.
There has been a marked increase in crime and at the same time, a decrease in successful apprehensions and prosecutions. Because of his sterling reputation, DCI Ryan has been tasked with heading up a task force consisting of all of the various units such as drugs, fraud, major crimes, digital forensics, organized crime, etc. His task is to foster information sharing across agencies so that they can all help each other catch, prosecute, and imprison the culprits responsible for the mayhem. At the same time, Ryan is approached by his boss, Chief Constable Sandra Morrison, and DCI Andrew Blackett, of what is known as the Ghost Squad. They are sure that the policing forces have been compromised – at all levels – and that there is even a mole in Ryan’s own team. OH! MY! Ryan’s task is to figure out who, throughout the policing forces, have been compromised. Ryan is sure nobody in his squad would be compromised – one of them cannot be a mole on this very task force. Or, can they?
While all of that is happening, we are learning about the sad death of Alan Watson in Penshaw. Alan had been a robust, active, dedicated miner for years – until the great strike in the fall of 1984. Alan had been a major organizer and leader of the union and the strike, but when it failed, a rumor started, and it accused him of providing information to the government about the union's plans. It broke him for his close-knit community to think that of him and he took to drink. Now, over 30 years later, his charred remains have been pulled from their burning home by his wife. She’s seriously burned, but Alan didn’t survive. Was he murdered or did he die of a heart attack and drop his cigarette, thus causing the fire? MacKenzie and Lowerson catch the Watson case and something about it just seems ‘off’ to MacKenzie. As they investigate, and more deaths and betrayals occur, they figure out that there is something much bigger going on.
You’ll love the mystery and you’ll see Ryan’s angst and dismay at dealing with yet more corruption within the constabulary. He thought they’d taken care of all of that two years ago and yet it is back again. It was good to see, and hope, that Lowerson is finally finding himself and realizing what is really important in life. I also liked seeing the growth in Trainee Detective Constable Melanie Yates and look forward to seeing more of her in future books.
Great read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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- Scotty
- 20-03-2020
Great plot!
I really enjoyed this book! Interesting plot. Twists and turns, good humored banter between the police/detective teams, love the accents that Mr. Keeble so masterfully performs (love his voice in general), learning about some of the local history, and glimpsing parts of the personal lives of the main characters. Have to chuckle from time to time at some of the expressions that are used. I often feel as if I'm sitting in the room with the characters On to the next book.
Due to the Corona Virus, I've been laid off work, and have been binging on listening to LJ Ross's books. Please write fast Ms. Ross, and write a lot! You are helping me enjoy my voluntary quarantine.
Scotty,
Santa Fe, NM
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-11-2019
Good story
Johnathan Keeble did another excellent job. I do hope LJ Ross has some more Ryan books for us
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Penshaw
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- Tywanda Thorps
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More please
I listened to the entire DOC Ryan series and loved all of them. The characters were excellent. Will we hear more from the DOC Ryan series. This has been my favorite of all the series I've listen to. The writing was superb.
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- Salter
- 02-09-2019
Wow, simply brilliant...
I'm a big fan of LJ Ross and the DCI Ryan series. Each book has been superb, but I think the bar has been further raised by Penshaw. Largely a follow on from The Moor (book 12), Penshaw is deeply absorbing, with some superb plot lines, edge of your seat intrigue and some spellbinding interplay between the main characters. I think Phillips is just my favourite fictional character - period!
Can't recommend this and the rest of the DCI Ryan series enough.
Jonathan Keeble does a magnificent job narrating, as he has done through the entire series. I can't wait for the next installment.
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- MEdw
- 26-08-2019
Penshaw : DCI Ryan
Another good and intriguing and enjoyable story line which was excellently narrated by Jonathan Keeble
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- Maggie
- 24-08-2019
Superb... follows straight on from The Moor
These 2 books, The Moor and Penshaw, were released on the same day and are best listened to straight through one after another. The time gap between them is no more than a day or so and we are back with the usual team of Ryan, Phillips, McKenzie, Yates - and of course Anna, though less of her than other books - and the lovely Sam, introduced in The Moor (and of course, all the others as well, where would we be without Tom Faulkener and Dr Pinter?)
The Moor ended on a cliffhanger with Jack Lowerson doing his usual thing of dashing off to be a hero without actually thinking things through... no spoilers, but let's just say don't look for a wild improvement too soon. A lot of links back to previous books in the series as well and a theme of corruption, in many senses, running through the story.
In this one LJ Ross also nails her colours to the mast and graphically describes aspects of the Miners' Strikes of the 1980s, conveying the real emotional pain and long term effects for the close knit pit communities. OK, it's a detective novel, but it's good at helping us understand the impact of some of those political decisions
There is one character that deserves a special mention - Joan Watson, a lady in her 80s. Joan is very much the victim in this book, but such a strong well drawn character that she really stands out.
And the narration? Well, it's still Jonathan Keeble. As long as LJ Ross keeps writing these, please keep reading them Jonathan. You have become the voice of Ryan and all of these great characters - and you do it so well. Thank you
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- SN
- 20-06-2021
Getting shorter and shorter and so very similar
I loved the first few books from LJ Ross. Then I started to feel a growing repetition of the plots. I also noted that what had started at over 11 hours in length and longer intervals between the books are now appearing like an assembly line and are down to just over 5 hours.
I stopped reading her after Penshaw.
I know she is capable of better but it feels like a mass-production run at present.
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- Simmobb2
- 28-03-2021
Disappointing drivel.
St. Maxwell Finley Ryan and his cohort of perfect police people save the world once more. So, LJ is another entitled lefty spouting propaganda regarding the miner's strike whilst writing about the most unlikely murder team ever. Full to the brim of clichés and totally unbelievable. The worst book in the series so far and yes, I've listened to them all. Saved only by the amazingly convincing Jonathan Keeble.
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- Teresa evans
- 25-08-2019
Penshaw
Love these books by LJRoss always a good listen. The narrator Jonathan keeble is a excellent narrator. Hurry up with the next one.
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- Oops 66
- 24-08-2019
This was fantastic.
This was a brilliant story, I love the way LJ reminds us of previous storylines in this series. I so wanted to find out what had happened to the detective, after the last book in series. Just hope the next book is in process ,of being written and will not be too long.
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- Caroline MOREAU
- 22-08-2019
Excellent story line.
Love every single one of her books, also have great pleasure listening to the narration. Cant wait until the next one is brought out in audio form.
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- Gaynor Fairbrother
- 01-03-2022
Brilliant
Everything I was expecting and more every thing about this novel was great great great brilliant
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-10-2019
Disappointing
LJ Ross narrated by Jonathan Keeble has been 5 stars, until Penshaw. Not worth the 7hours and 5 mins listening time.
:-(
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