The Infirmary
Registered by 
greenbadger
of St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on 12/27/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
greenbadger of St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on 12/27/2022 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
7 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by greenbadger from St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
greenbadger from St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Book 11 of the DCI Ryan series, but this is the prequel. Ryan is new to his team and they are still getting to know him - and now they are hunting the killer of one of their own. This is a bit more gory than some of the others, with the true evil of the Hacker shown. Quite how L.J. Ross manages to get the sheer level of suspense when, having read the earlier books the reader knows how this will end, I don't understand, but she does it for sure. Really gripping. Also, this is set round the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, a place I went to regularly as a child, with other locations I know well, which for me adds to the pleasure of the read.
Journal Entry 2 by greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
This book will travel in a ray:
yorkshire-lass
Cross-patch
Sparkish
Tanamo
earthcaroleanne
Diane-Fraser
yorkshire-lass
Cross-patch
Sparkish
Tanamo
earthcaroleanne
Diane-Fraser
Journal Entry 3 by greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, December 30, 2022
greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, December 30, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/30/2022 UTC) at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
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Posted to yorkshire-lass, first in the ray.
Thank you so much for the next installment of this series, I'm really enjoying reading my way through it. I will put it at the top of my TBR pile and read it next.
Another really good read, I always enjoy reading this series.
Journal Entry 6 by 
Cross-patch
at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 12, 2023
Cross-patch at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 12, 2023
Wow! It’s here already. Great.
Journal Entry 7 by Cross-patch at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, February 2, 2023
Cross-patch at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Thursday, February 2, 2023
Very strange reading the prequel when you sort of know what happened already.
Journal Entry 8 by Cross-patch at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Sunday, February 5, 2023
Cross-patch at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Sunday, February 5, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (2/10/2023 UTC) at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Handing over at Pennbury’s Farm Shop cafe.
Received today. Thank you Cross-patch!
Journal Entry 10 by 
Sparkish
at Fleckney, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, February 27, 2023
Sparkish at Fleckney, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, February 27, 2023
In many was this was a typical DCI Ryan page-turner, which was as enjoyable as ever. However there were times I didn’t want to continue reading because I knew what the final outcome would be.
Will be moving on to Tanamo very soon
Will be moving on to Tanamo very soon
Journal Entry 11 by Sparkish at Fleckney, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, February 27, 2023
Sparkish at Fleckney, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, February 27, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (2/27/2023 UTC) at Fleckney, Leicestershire United Kingdom
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Moving onwards to Tanamo. Enjoy!
Safely received in Hinckley. Thank you.
This book is a prequel where we get to learn how Ryan's sister met her horrific end in detail and the effect it had on Ryan thus building his character and giving the reader an insight into why he does what he does in the other books in the series. Knowing what was to come didn't really bother me.
Mailed to earthcaroleanne today.
Arrived yesterday. Thanks
I had forgot this was the prequel until I started reading it and found old characters in the narrative. Then I remembered someone had told me it was a bit weird, however I soon realised they meant it was weird reading about the past in the middle of a series, rather than the story itself was weird. Knowing what was to come wasn’t an issue but it did make you want to read quicker, but at the same time, not. I did wonder if this had been the first book in the series, not accepted by the publisher, but not according to the author’s note at the end. It is worth reading to understand the depths of Ryan’s suffering when we first met him on Lindisfarne. We knew the bare facts about The Hacker; but these gruesome descriptions of his crimes emphasise just how devious and twisted an adversary Ryan was up against. It was also interesting to get an insight into the early days of the team working together.
Journal Entry 17 by 
Diane-Fraser
at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Thursday, June 15, 2023
Diane-Fraser at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Thursday, June 15, 2023
Given to me by earthcaroleanne at the pre convention excursion in Falkirk. Just finished Longstone on the train home from there. Also started another book so this will be put to the top of tbr 🙂
Journal Entry 18 by Diane-Fraser at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Monday, August 21, 2023
Diane-Fraser at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Monday, August 21, 2023
Finished this a while back and enjoyed it so much. I had planned to release at the Royal Victoria Infirmary but a friend of mine wants to read it so may not get chance to do that now
Journal Entry 19 by Diane-Fraser at -- Somewhere in Kos in Kos - Κως, Dodecanese Greece on Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Diane-Fraser at -- Somewhere in Kos in Kos - Κως, Dodecanese Greece on Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Released 6 mos ago (9/23/2023 UTC) at -- Somewhere in Kos in Kos - Κως, Dodecanese Greece
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