The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths - ISBN: 9781786482129
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Child’s bones, dark secrets: a chilling past unearthed in Norwich.

The Janus Stone

The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 2

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    2 June 2016

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Summary

A gruesome discovery at an old children’s home lays bare terrible secrets from Norwich’s past in the second gripping mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway.

‘The setting is enticingly atmospheric … a really intelligent murder story’ Independent

Dr Ruth Galloway’s forensic skills are called upon when builders, demolishing an old house in Norwich, uncover the bones of a child - minus the skull - beneath a doorway. Is it some ritual sacrifice or just plain straightforward murder? …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786482129
ISBN-10:1786482126
Author:Elly Griffiths
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:2 June 2016
Weight:249g
Dimensions:204mm x 178mm x 23mm
Series:The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
What They're Saying

Critics Review

The setting is enticingly atmospheric. I closed the book wanting to know more … as well as feeling the satisfaction that a really intelligent murder story can give - Independent

Griffiths’s dryly humorous writing and the appeal of the two main characters make these books such a treat - Guardian

Bone-chilling stuff - The Times

The tension never fails and it builds to a fantastically gripping climax - Eurocrime

An enthralling page-turner that delights in complex characters - Kirkus Reviews

Griffiths nimbly weaves the mythological aspects of her story … with the complicated life of her feisty heroine - Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths is a multi-award-winning author and a No. 1 bestseller. She has written twenty-seven 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, the first book 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 being shortlisted multiple times for 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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