Book info

• Title Borderlands
• Author L. J. Ross
• Year 2019
• Genre Mystery

After uncovering a fresh wave of corruption within the ranks of Northumbria CID, Detective Chief Inspector Ryan was looking forward to an uneventful summer. But, when a young woman is shot dead on the remote army ranges of the Northumberland National Park, Ryan is called in to investigate. Meanwhile, violent crimes are being committed across sites of historic importance in the North East, the perpetrator leaving only a graffitied symbol as their calling card. As the body count rises, Ryan and his team must unravel the mystery behind its meaning – before it's too late...

Thoughts

I continue to love this series, and at this point the characters are like old friends, so it’s always a treat to spend a bit more time with them and find out what’s going on next. I do feel like this book wasn’t as strong as some of the others, though. The plot didn’t feel as deep, situations were resolved relatively quickly and easily, and there wasn’t too much in the way of subplots for our extended Ryan family. I’ll keep reading though, like I said, it’s always worth a dip back into this world.

Rating: 3 / 5