Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighborâuntil Nelson comes calling, investigating a decades-long string of murder-suicides thatâs looming ever closer, in USA Today Elly Griffithsâ penultimate novel in the beloved series.
Three years after her motherâs death, Ruth is finally sorting through her things when she finds a curious relic: a decades-old photograph of her own Norfolk cottageâbefore she lived thereâwith a peculiar inscription on the back. Ruth returns to the cottage to uncover its meaning as Norfolkâs first cases of Covid-19 make headlines, leaving her and Kate to shelter in place there. They struggle to stave off isolation by clapping for frontline workers each evening and befriending a kind neighbor, Zoe, from a distance.
Meanwhile, Nelson is investigating a series of deaths of women that may or may not be suicide. When he links a case to an archaeological discovery, he breaks curfew to visit Ruth and enlist her help. But the further Nelson investigates the deaths, the closer he gets to Ruthâs isolated cottageâuntil Ruth, Zoe, and Kate all go missing, and Nelson is left scrambling to find them before itâs too late.
PRAISE FOR ELLY GRIFFITHS AND THE RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel
Winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award
Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award
âGalloway is an everywoman, smart, successful and a little bit unsure of herself. Readers will look forward to learning more about her.â âUSA Today
âElly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times . . . Highly atmospheric.â âNew York Times Book Review
âForensic archeologist and academic Ruth Galloway is a captivating amateur sleuthâan inspired creation. I identified with her insecurities and struggles, and cheered her on.â âLouise Penny
Marie-Louise
2022-08-08
Som vanligt fantastiskt bra bok!!!