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LJ Ross (the pen name of Louise Ross) is the bestselling author of the DCI Ryan series of romantic suspense thrillers.[1] Her debut novel, Holy Island, was released in January 2015 and, by May, it had reached number one in the Amazon UK chart.[2][3] Its sequel, Sycamore Gap, released in September 2015, is also a UK bestseller.[4][5] She has released further books in the DCI Ryan series, amassing a further nine UK #1s,[6] and she is reported to have sold over 7,000,000 copies.[7][8][9]

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LJ Ross
Born	Louise Ross Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Pen name	LJ Ross
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British
Period	2015–present
Genre	Fiction, crime, thriller
Notable works	DCI Ryan Mystery Series (listed below)
Website
ljrossauthor.com

Early life

Ross was born and grew up in Northumberland.[10] 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.[11]

Publishing career

After the birth of her son, Ross wrote the first draft of Holy Island, having been inspired by the atmospheric beauty of Lindisfarne, a place she knew well from childhood.[12] 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[13][14] and subsequent DCI Ryan novels continue the Northumbrian locations, with stories set in Northumberland, County Durham and Newcastle.

The eighteenth instalment of the DCI Ryan series, The Rock, was the UK's third best-selling eBook of 2021, behind novels by Richard Osman and Matt Haig.[15]

In 2021, Ross published The Cove, the first book in a new series, Summer Suspense Mysteries.[16]

Ross publishes all of her works independently through Dark Skies Publishing, a publishing imprint set up and managed by Ross and her husband.[17]

Personal life

Ross lives with her husband and two children in Northumberland.[18]

Philanthropy

In 2021, Ross set up the Northern Photography Prize for images captured in the North East of England,[19] as well as reading and writing challenges and prizes for adults and children.[20]

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)	978-1095812655	Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne
13	12	Penshaw	2019 (July)	978-1073010417	Penshaw, City of Sunderland
14	13	Borderlands	2019 (September)	978-1696737326	Northumberland National Park
15	14	Ryan's Christmas	2019 (December)	978-1650141237	Chillingham, Northumberland; Chillingham Castle
16	15	The Shrine	2020 (April)	978-1912310166	Durham; Durham Cathedral
17	16	Cuthbert's Way	2020 (November)	978-1912310173	Durham; Durham Cathedral
18	17	The Rock	2021 (June)	978-1912310180	Northumberland; The North Sea
19	18	Bamburgh	2022 (April)	978-1912310197	Bamburgh

Alexander Gregory Thrillers Series

Forensic psychologist Doctor Alexander Gregory becomes involved in murder investigations.

Pub. Order	Series Order	Title	Pub. Date	ISBN	Locale
1	1	Imposter	2019 (31 October)	978-1912310517	County Mayo
2	2	Hysteria	2019 (10 December)	978-1912310524	Paris
3	3	Bedlam	2020 (4 June)	978-1912310531	Catskill Mountains

The Summer Suspense Mysteries Series

A suspense series set in rural Cornwall.

Pub. Order	Series Order	Title	Pub. Date	ISBN	Locale
1	1	The Cove	2021 (31 July)	978-1912310920	Cornwall
2	2	The Creek	2022 (4 August)	978-1912310913	Cornwall

References

External links

• Official website

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