Author: ellygriffiths
A USA Today Bestseller There’s nothing Ruth Galloway hates more than amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumble upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst—and into the crosshairs of a string of murders circling ever closer. Ruth is back as head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk when a group of local metal … Norfolk when a group of local metal detectorists—the so-called Night Hawks—uncovers Bronze Age artifacts on the beach, alongside a recently deceased body, just washed ashore. Not long after, the same detectorists uncover a murder-suicide—a scientist and…
“This droll romp is a latter-day Miss Marple.” —Washington PostMurder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by internationally best-selling author Elly Griffiths, a literary mystery perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie. The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious. Detective Sergeant … of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious. Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing out of the ordinary when Peggy’s caretaker, Natalka, begins to recount Peggy Smith’s passing. But Natalka had a reason to…
Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway changed her life–until a convicted killer tells her that four of his victims were never found, drawing her back to the place she left behind. Everything has changed for Ruth Galloway. She has a new job, home, and partner, and she is no longer North Norfolk police’s resident forensic archaeologist. That is, until convicted murderer Ivor March offers to make … Ivor March offers to make DCI Nelson a deal. Nelson was always sure that March killed more women than he was charged with. Now March confirms this and offers to show Nelson where the other bodies…
“Spooky, smart, and haunting” (Louise Penny): Clare is rattled after her close friend is found dead in a murder inspired by one of her favorite gothic novels. And when the killer leaves a note in Clare’s diary, she knows that she’s the next target… “Highly recommended for fans of British mysteries and classic whodunits” (Library Journal starred review).
In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, she and DCI Nelson are haunted by a ghost from their past, just as their future lands on shaky ground. DCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters. They are anonymous, yet reminiscent of ones he has received in the past, from the person who drew him into a case that’s haunted him for years. At the same time, Ruth receives a … time, Ruth receives a letter purporting to be from that very same person–her former mentor, and the reason she first started working with Nelson. But the author of…
In this highly atmospheric mystery, Ruth Galloway–described by Louise Penny as “a captivating amateur sleuth”–and DI Nelson have their summer vacations horribly disrupted by a murder in a medieval Italian town where dark secrets are buried as deep as bones.
In this nail-biting transatlantic mystery, threat of mass violence looms over Elizabeth II’s coronation–can Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto crack the case and save the crown?
On the remote Norfolk coast, forensic archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is called to identify a child’s bones found in a marsh. “An atmospheric mystery with a pulse-pounding climax… A knockout start for a series” (Booklist).
With more than 5,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads! When a child’s skeleton is discovered beneath an old house, forensics expert Ruth Galloway investigates a case steeped in history and mythology. An Edgar Award–winning author serves up “bone-chilling stuff” (The Times).