The Locked Room
The thrilling Sunday Times number one bestseller
$18.93
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2022
Summary
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson are on the hunt for a murderer when Covid rears its ugly head. But can they find the killer despite lockdown?
‘GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS REAL AS MARPLE AND MORSE’ The Times
‘INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT’ India Knight
Forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth is in London clearing out her mother’s belongings when she makes a surprising discove…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529409673 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529409675 |
| Author: | Elly Griffiths |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
| Series: | The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries |
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Critics Review
Lockdown provides a brilliant opportunity for Griffiths, bringing fresh drama into her characters’ lives and she makes the most of it * Sunday Times *
Where other Covid-themed mysteries have felt uninspired, this entry in Elly Griffiths’ brilliant Ruth Galloway series is an intelligent and gripping recreation of those first weeks of lockdown in 2020 * Daily Express *
A terrific story that allows Galloway and Nelson to get closer than they have been for years * The Times, Best New Crime Fiction *
Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series combines imaginative plotting, cleverly located in deepest Norfolk, with the everyday dramas of her cast of regular characters … This is Griffiths on top form * Mail on Sunday *
A classic English mystery from one of the leading authors in the field, charming from start to finish * Irish Independent *
Fans of gripping, clever thrillers will love this book * Candis *
Brilliantly plotted with complex mysteries to keep you turning the pages, there is also an intriguing cliff-hanger * Promoting Crime Fiction *
A mystery treat * Peterborough Telegraph *
A sheer reading pleasure * Crime Fiction Lover *
Brilliant, as ever * Best *
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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