Tony Ryan is a British author, based in Hong Kong, whose previous jobs include being a police officer, English teacher and magazine editor. 

It has always been his dream to have a novel published, so after catching the bug with his debut fiction novel, Ramus, there will surely be more to follow.

He is a strong advocate of mental health awareness and hopes to assist in reducing the stigma against those suffering with any MH condition.


What happened to James Lockedon? 

When a man is reported missing, Detective Jain can’t understand why he has to deal with it. Missing people are mundane jobs for uniform officers. However, he quickly realises that he’s in over his head and the investigation takes a dark turn. Going back to crimes from decades before to help him solve this new mystery, Jain wonders how far a man can go in order to stay hidden. 

A debut novel, mixing genres into an unconventional mystery novel.

Independent review quotes (Goodreads):
"The best book I've read this year"
"What a fantastic read"
"I took for granted that I knew how it ended. Don't make that mistake!"
"A powerful and moving story"
"I read it in a few hours as it pulled me in to its gripping story line"
"this book left me with chills"
"there are hints peppered throughout that'll smack you in the face later"
and more...

RAMUS

Moments later, the door to the office opened and the him was actually a her. A well-dressed woman entered. She was short, around five feet two inches tall, slim, with short, blonde hair and red, plastic, clearly fashionable glasses. She immediately started to speak.


"I'm the duty solicitor on call, I need a copy of his custody record, PNC print out and any statements you've got, please, officer..."


"Jain. Detective Constable Sajid Jain. I've got the printouts already for you, but there aren't any statements yet. Just my pocket notebook."


Chapter 27