Book info

• Title The Moor
• Author L. J. Ross
• Year 2019
• Genre Mystery

The circus is in town... When a ten-year-old girl turns up on DCI Ryan’s doorstep to tell him she’s witnessed a murder, he has no idea he’s about to step into his most spellbinding case yet. The circus has rolled into Newcastle upon Tyne, bringing with it a troupe of daring acrobats, magicians, jugglers—and one of them is a killer. Ryan and his team must break through their closed ranks to uncover a secret which has lain buried for eight years, before the killer strikes again – this time, to silence the only living witness...

Thoughts

This felt like a fresh start for the Ryan series, after the horrors of the prequel story in the last book and all the dangling threads that have been wrapped up recently. This time we have a new case to investigate, and it involves murder, the circus, a vulnerable girl, a surprisingly vivid memory, and lots to work through emotionally at the same time. I really enjoyed it, and can’t believe what a cliffhanger we have been left on. Will have to read the next book in double quick time to see what happens to our missing colleague.

Rating: 5 / 5