I finished Book 8 in the DCI Ryan Mysteries series, “Seven Bridges” by LJ Ross, on the last day of March. That let me hit my goal of 9 books for the first three months of the year. Ross did a very unexpected turn with a character arc in this book. Not really sure why. There were also two intertwined cases in this one. This was not as strong as some of the earlier books in the series.

7 Bridges by LJ Ross
Ryan’s most explosive case yet…
It’s been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down – this time, for good.
But Ryan’s plans are scuppered when events take a dramatic turn and he is forced to stay and face his past one last time, or watch a friend suffer the consequences.
Amid the chaos, another killer is preparing to strike. When the Tyne Bridge explodes, Ryan’s team are faced with a frantic race to uncover a deadly foe who won’t stop until every bridge is burned, along with everybody on it…