Cragside
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Cragside
Cragside
The sixth instalment in LJ Ross's globally bestselling DCI Ryan mystery series is set in the spectacular Victorian mansion, Cragside House, in Morpeth, Northumberland.
From the #1 international bestselling author of Holy Island.
Are you afraid of the dark..?
After his climactic battle with the notorious serial killer The Hacker, DCI Ryan is spending the summer with his fiancΓ©e within the grounds of Cragside, a spectacular Bavarian-style mansion surrounded by acres of woodland.
When they are invited to attend the staff summer partyβa Victorian murder mystery eveningβit's all a joke until the lights go out and an elderly man is found dead. It looks like an unfortunate accident but, as the dead man's life begins to unfold, Ryan and his team of detectives realise that all is not as it appears.
When a second body is found, terror grips the close-knit community, and Ryan must uncover the killer who walks among them before they strike again...
Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.
Praise for LJ Ross:
"LJ Ross is the queen of Kindle" - Sunday Telegraph
"She keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The Times
"Holy Island is a blockbuster" - Daily Express
"A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
Series: The DCI Ryan Mysteries
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804960202
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 274g
Pages: 384
About the Author
LJ ROSS is an international bestselling author known for her atmospheric mystery and thriller novels, including the DCI Ryan series which has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Her debut novel Holy Island published in 2015 and reached number one in the Amazon UK and Australian charts. Louise has since released over thirty novels, most of which have been UK number one digital bestsellers. She is also the creator of the bestselling Dr Alexander Gregory series and the Summer Suspense series. Louise is a keen philanthropist and proud to support numerous non-profit programmes in addition to founding the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction, the Northern Photography Prize and the Northern Film Prize. Born in Northumberland, England, she studied Law at King's College, University of London, then abroad in Florence and Paris, and worked as a lawyer before pursuing her dream to write. She lives with her family in Northumberland.
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