The Rock

Author: Ross, LJ

Crime & mystery

Published on 15 January 2026 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The DCI Ryan Mysteries' series.

Paperback | 400 pages
129 x 198 x 30 | 276g

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLANDFROM THE SHADOWS INTO THE LIGHT…When a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty.

With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls — before it’s too late, and their investigation turns to murder. As they uncover the seedy underbelly of Tyneside, cold and calculated opportunism clashes with the rock-hard arm of the Law, but there’s one thing that proves stronger than stone…The human spirit.

Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular North Eastern landscape.

---------------------------------PRAISE FOR LJ ROSS'LJ Ross is the queen of Kindle' - Sunday Telegraph'She keeps company with the best mystery writers' - The Times'Holy Island is a blockbuster' - Daily Express'A literary phenomenon' - Evening Chronicle