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Book SynopsisRuth 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
Trade ReviewThis
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 *
