When murder strikes close to home,Dr Ruth Galloway is determined to find justice - without ending up in the firing line herself.'One of the most cinematic finales in recent crime fiction'Daily TelegraphDr Ruth Galloway,forensic archaeologist,spends a lot of time looking at death. But now death has found her,with the news that her long-time friend and ex-colleague Dan Golding has been killed in a house fire.Ruth's grief soon turns to suspicion of arson when she receives a desperate letter from Dan,sent the day before he died. He had made a ground-breaking discovery that he was sure would change archaeology forever - and was petrified of the consequences. Ruth feels compelled to travel north to investigate further,alongside DCI Harry Nelson who is also drawn into the case. But where Ruth goes,so does her young daughter,Kate. This time,the risks are even higher.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781786482150Number of pages: 416Weight: 291 gDimensions: 198 x 128 x 30 mm
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A memorable,breathless race against time...One of the most cinematic finales in recent British crime novelsGriffiths weaves superstition and myth into her crime novels,skilfully treading a line between credulity and modern methods of detectionAn admirably gutsy heroineRuth Galloway is one of the most interesting new characters on the crime fiction sceneAll will enjoy Ruth's largely self-aware sardonic perspective on life,death,and relationships.Once again,Griffiths does a great job of drawing us in to the chaotic,fractured world of Ruth Galloway,her unconventional,loveable heroine
Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen-name of British author Domenica de Rosa. A former Editorial Director for children's books at Harper Collins,Griffiths published her first novel,The Italian Quarter,in 1998 under her own name. A holiday in Norfolk inspired her to write what would become the bestselling novel The Crossing Places,the first novel in the Dr Ruth Galloway series of mystery novels and Rosa's first novel as Elly Griffiths. She is also the author of the popular Stephens and Mephisto novels which began with The Zig Zag Girl.
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