Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway,forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.'Told with a deepening sense of the unease,seasoned with a touch of the occult'Daily MailRuth has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle,which was once a prison. The body may be that of Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand,Jemima was hanged for the murder of five children. DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-ago killers. Investigating the case of three infants found dead,one after the other,in their King's Lynn home,he's convinced that their mother is responsible. Then a child goes missing. Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook Ruth is pulled into the case,and back towards Nelson.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781786482167Number of pages: 464Weight: 320 gDimensions: 198 x 130 x 30 mm
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Told with a deepening sense of unease,seasoned with a touch of the occultIf forensics,history,detectives,romance and some psychologically impaired individuals are your bag,this novel delivers them all...The twist at the end will have you in a spinA compassionate novel that raises questions about parental love and guilt.Griffiths lovingly develops the complicated,often testy relationships between the continuing characters
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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