Pen name LJ Ross Nationality British | Occupation Writer Period 2015–present | |
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Genre Fiction, crime, thriller Notable works Holy Island: A DCI Ryan Mystery
Sycamore Gap: A DCI Ryan Mystery Books Syca Gap, Heavenfield, Holy Island | ||
L. J. Ross (the pen name of Louise Ross) is the bestselling author of the DCI Ryan series of romantic suspense thrillers. Her debut novel, Holy Island, was released in January 2015 and, by May, it reached number one in the Amazon UK chart. Its sequel, Sycamore Gap, was released in September 2015 and is also a UK bestseller while the third in the series, Heavenfield, is due to be released in March 2016.
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Early life
Louise was born and grew up in Northumberland. 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.
After the birth of her son, she wrote the first draft of Holy Island, having been inspired by the atmospheric beauty of the real island of Lindisfarne, a place she knew well from childhood. Following its success, she now writes full-time. The second book in her series of DCI Ryan novels, Sycamore Gap, showcases another part of the region: this time, Hadrian's Wall country.
Personal life
Ross lives with her husband and son in Bath, England.