High Force

The fifth book in internationally bestselling author LJ Ross's DCI Ryan Mystery series, a fast-paced, dangerous thriller about power, past mistakes, and fighting for a second chance at justice. Hell has unleashed a demon--and he's coming for you... Detective Chief Inspector Ryan's worst nightmare has just become a reality. Notorious serial killer "The Hacker" has escaped prison and kidnapped one of his best detectives. No one knows The Hacker's brutality like Ryan--he lost his sister and nearly his own life bringing the man to justice the first time around. Will he be able to stop him a second time? Ryan and his team must find The Hacker before he takes another life, but the trail has gone cold and fear spreads like wildfire. The clock is ticking... Is it already too late? Murder, secrets, romance, and razor-sharp humor collide in this high-stakes crime whodunit set in the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.

LJ Ross is the author of the #1 international bestselling series of DCI Ryan mystery novels and her books have sold more than eleven million copies since 2015. Louise was born in Northumberland, England. She studied undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Law at King's College London and studied abroad in Paris and Florence. She spent much of her working life in London, where she was a regulatory lawyer for a number of years before taking the decision to change career and pursue her dream to write.