A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
Forensic archaeologist, Dr Ruth Galloway finds a still-warm corpse lying beside some very ancient bones in this beguiling mystery.
'Griffiths' excellent series is well-informed and original, and its setting in one of the bleaker corners of East Anglia is vividly evoked' Literary Review* Literary Review *
'I became utterly absorbed as the story unfolded ... Another wonderful entry in this justifiable highly acclaimed series' Promoting Crime Fiction. * Promoting Crime Fiction *
'The characters are constantly engaging - particularly the vulnerable Ruth - the writing is perceptive, as well as wryly humorous ... this is recommended' Spectator. * Spectator *
'excellent' Wendy Cope. * Wendy Cope *
'A fast-paced, insightful and murky story of ordinary lives, buried secrets, and desperate crimes' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
'Like its predecessors, this is a wonderfully rich mixture of ancient and contemporary, superstition and rationality, with a cast of druids, dreamers and assorted tree-huggers as well as some thoroughly modern villains: a welcome addition to a great series' Guardian. * Guardian *
'The book's strengths are, as ever, Griffiths' ability to conjure up thoroughly believable people and to ensure that the myths and legends which steep the story never spill over into woo-woo' Reviewing the Evidence. * Reviewing the Evidence *
the perfect instalment to a gripping series that is seriously becoming 'a must-read'' Crimesquad. * Crimesquad.com *
an engrossing read' WI Life magazine. * WI Life magazine *
''a sinister, life-threatening mystery that grips to its end' Woman & Home. * Woman & Home *
''another wonderful entry in this justifiable highly acclaimed series' Euro Crime. * Euro Crime *
'I became utterly absorbed as the story unfolded ... Another wonderful entry in this justifiable highly acclaimed series' Promoting Crime Fiction. * Promoting Crime Fiction *
'The characters are constantly engaging - particularly the vulnerable Ruth - the writing is perceptive, as well as wryly humorous ... this is recommended' Spectator. * Spectator *
'excellent' Wendy Cope. * Wendy Cope *
'A fast-paced, insightful and murky story of ordinary lives, buried secrets, and desperate crimes' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
'Like its predecessors, this is a wonderfully rich mixture of ancient and contemporary, superstition and rationality, with a cast of druids, dreamers and assorted tree-huggers as well as some thoroughly modern villains: a welcome addition to a great series' Guardian. * Guardian *
'The book's strengths are, as ever, Griffiths' ability to conjure up thoroughly believable people and to ensure that the myths and legends which steep the story never spill over into woo-woo' Reviewing the Evidence. * Reviewing the Evidence *
the perfect instalment to a gripping series that is seriously becoming 'a must-read'' Crimesquad. * Crimesquad.com *
an engrossing read' WI Life magazine. * WI Life magazine *
''a sinister, life-threatening mystery that grips to its end' Woman & Home. * Woman & Home *
''another wonderful entry in this justifiable highly acclaimed series' Euro Crime. * Euro Crime *
Elly Griffiths was born in London. She worked in publishing before becoming a full-time writer. Her bestselling series of Dr Ruth Galloway novels, featuring a forensic archaeologist, are set in Norfolk. The series has won the CWA Dagger in the Library, and has been shortlisted three times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her Brighton-based mystery series is set in the 1950s and 1960s. She lives near Brighton with her husband, an archaeologist, and their two grown children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849163705 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849163707 |
| Title | A Room Full of Bones |
| Author | Elly Griffiths |
| Series | The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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