The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

Ruth and DCI Nelson are working on a murder case in which their friend Cathbad emerges as the prime suspect. Can they uncover the truth in time to save him?

'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times

When builders renovating a café in King's Lynn unearth a human skeleton, they call for DCI Harry Nelson and Dr Ruth Galloway, Head of Archaeology at the University of North Norfolk. Ruth is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with Nelson.

The bones are identified as those of Emily Pickering, an archaeology student who went missing in the 1990s. Emily attended a course run by her Cambridge tutor. Suspicion falls on him and on another course member - Ruth's friend Cathbad, who is still frail following his near death from Covid. As they investigate, Nelson and his team uncover a tangled web of relationships within the student group and the adults leading them. Then, just when the team seem to be making progress, Cathbad disappears.

The trail leads Ruth and Nelson to the Neolithic flint mines in Grime's Graves. The race is on, first to find Cathbad and then to exonerate him, but will Ruth and Nelson uncover the truth in time to save their friend?

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Praise for The Last Remains

'One of our very best writers. Bravo!' The Times

'A great pleasure to read' 5* Reader Review

'Typically intriguing' Sunday Times

'Couldn't put it down. Great characters, great plot' 5* Reader Review

'One of Ruth's best investigations' Belfast Telegraph

'Kept you guessing until the very end' 5* Reader Review

This brilliant series, brimming with comedy and compassion, has demonstrated that archaeology, just like the best crime fiction, is the study of everyday people. . Elly Griffiths has honed her skills to become one of our very best writers. Bravo! * The Times *
Griffiths has brought the series to such a satisfying conclusion * Mail on Sunday *
A satisfying read . . . one of Ruth's best investigations * Belfast Telegraph *
The Last Remains does not disappoint . . . it will have you laughing, crying, gasping and staring wide eyed, because Griffiths delivers a thrilling roller-coaster ride * Crime Fiction Lover *
A typically intriguing Galloway case * Sunday Times *
Fast paced, with great characters . . . does not disappoint * Candis *
An eerie, captivating read * Woman's Own *

Elly Griffiths is a multi-award-winning author and a No. 1 bestseller. She has written twenty-eight crime novels for adults; four for children, and a volume of short stories. Her books for adults include the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, the Brighton Mysteries and the Detective Harbinder Kaur series, as well as The Frozen People and The Killing Time, the first two books in the Ali Dawson Mysteries. Elly's many accolades include the CWA Dagger in the Library, the Edgar Award, the Fingerprint Award for Crime Novel of the Year and the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award, as well as the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award. Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband and their cat, Pip.

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ISBN 13	9781529409710
ISBN 10	1529409713
Title	The Last Remains
Author	Elly Griffiths
Series	The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quercus Publishing
Year published	2023-01-31
Number of pages	384
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