HERMITAGE (DCI RYAN MYSTERY 9)

When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate - and this time they’re forced to do it without their star detective… DCI Ryan is thousands of miles away. He’s tracked a killer across Europe and has sworn not to return until he has his man in custody. Nathan Armstrong is a dangerous psychopath but there’s just one problem - he’s also an international celebrity: a world-famous thriller writer with money and connections.