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Biography
LJ Ross (the pen name of Louise Ross) is the bestselling author of the DCI Ryan series of romantic suspense thrillers. Her debut novel, Holy Island, was released in January 2015 and, by May, it had reached number one in the Amazon UK chart. Its sequel, Sycamore Gap, released in September 2015, is also a UK bestseller. She has released further books in the DCI Ryan series, amassing a further nine UK #1s, and she is reported to have sold over 4,000,000 copies.
Early life
Ross was born and grew up in Northumberland. She completed undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Law at King's College London, where she met her husband, and she continued her studies in Paris and Florence. After spending most of her twenties working in the City as a lawyer, she began to feel it was time for change.
After the birth of her son, she wrote the first draft of Holy Island, having been inspired by the atmospheric beauty of Lindisfarne, a place she knew well from childhood. Following its success, she now writes full-time. The second book in her series of DCI Ryan novels, Sycamore Gap, is set in Hadrian's Wall country and subsequent DCI Ryan novels continue the Northumbrian locations, with stories set in Northumberland, County Durham and Newcastle.
Personal life
Ross lives with her husband and son in Northumberland.
Novels
DCI Ryan Mysteries Series
Police procedural mystery/romantic suspense series set in Northumbria, England following Detective Chief Inspector Ryan.
| Pub. order | Series order | Title | Year | ISBN | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Holy Island | 2015 (January) | 978-1514642825 | Holy Island |
| 2 | 2 | Sycamore Gap | 2015 (September) | 978-1518759567 | Sycamore Gap |
| 3 | 3 | Heavenfield | 2016 (March) | 978-1530652686 | Heavenfield |
| 4 | 4 | Angel | 2016 (August) | 978-1519010933 | Angel of the North |
| 5 | 5 | High Force | 2017 (January) | 978-1520473383 | High Force |
| 6 | 6 | Cragside | 2017 (July) | 978-1521748831 | Cragside |
| 7 | 7 | Dark Skies | 2017 (December) | 978-1973448075 | Kielder Forest |
| 8 | 8 | Seven Bridges | 2018 (May) | 978-1982967147 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 9 | 9 | The Hermitage | 2018 (October) | 978-1728883397 | Florence; Warkworth Hermitage |
| 10 | 10 | Longstone | 2018 (December) | 978-1790983124 | Farne Islands |
| 11 | Prequel | The Infirmary | 2019 (February) | 978-1792780844 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 12 | 11 | The Moor | 2019 (April) | ISBN 978-1095812655 | Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 13 | 12 | Penshaw | 2019 (July) | ISBN 978-1073010417 | Penshaw, City of Sunderland |
| 14 | 13 | Borderlands | 2019 (September) | ISBN 978-1696737326 | Northumberland National Park |
| 15 | 14 | Ryan's Christmas | 2019 (December) | ISBN 978-1650141237 | Chillingham, Northumberland; Chillingham Castle |
Alexander Gregory Thrillers Series
Forensic psychologist Doctor Alexander Gregory has a reputation for being able to step inside the darkest minds to uncover whatever secrets lie hidden there and, soon enough, he finds himself drawn into the murky world of murder investigation.
| Pub. Order | Series Order | Title | Pub. Date | ISBN | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Imposter | 31 October 2019 | ISBN 978-1912310517 | County Mayo |
| 2 | 2 | Hysteria | 10 December 2019 | ISBN 978-1912310524 | Paris |