Book info

• Title Heavenfield
• Author L. J. Ross
• Year 2016
• Genre Mystery

When a man is found dead at the remote church of Heavenfield, DCI Ryan is the only other person for miles around. The police have no weapon, no motive and no other suspects. Already suspended from Northumbria CID, Ryan must fight to clear his name. But soon, more than his career is at stake when prominent members of the mysterious ‘Circle’ begin to die. Somebody wants Ryan’s name to be next on the coroner’s list and to survive he must unmask the devil who walks among them – before it is too late. Unfortunately for Ryan, the devil looks just like everybody else...

Thoughts

The third book in the Ryan series, and I’ll be honest that this one didn’t grab me quite as much as the other two, but was still a very good read. This time Ryan is on the outskirts more than ever and the investigation, such as it is, is left to other members of the team. There’s quite a lot of introspection and injury throughout this one but it does feel like we’ve cracked open the case significantly so I’m curious what will happen in the next book.

Rating: 3 / 5