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
In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, Ruth and DCI Nelson are haunted by a ghost from their past, just as their future lands on shaky ground.DCI Nelson has been receiving thre
Elizabeth II’s coronation is looming, but DI Edgar Stephens is busy investigating the death of a local fortune-teller. Meanwhile, his old pal, the magician Max Mephisto, is rehearsing for his te
In the next Ruth Galloway mystery, a vision of the Virgin Mary foreshadows a string of cold-blooded murders, revealing a dark current of religious fanaticism in a medieval town.
Boiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder enquiry on his hands. The boiling might h
One of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Great Fall Thrillers “Clever, immensely likeable . . . Captivating . . . Old-fashioned in the best ways.” —Wall Street Journal “Labyrinthine . . . Superb . . . Thi
"Elly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times . . . Highly atmospheric." —New York Times Book Review"Galloway is an everywoman, smart, successful and a litt
Every year a ceremony is held in Norwich for the bodies in the paupers’ graves: the service for the Outcast Dead. Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has a particular interest in this year’s proceedi
“Rich in atmosphere and history and blessed by [Griffith’s] continuing development of brilliant, feisty, independent Ruth . . . A Room Full of Bones, like its predecessors, works its magic on the read
"[A] page turning mystery . . . it provides a wholly satisfying whodunit as well as a good reason to look up the other two [books in the series] . . . Griffiths's Galloway is a likable and alluring
“In Elly Griffiths’s second novel starring Ruth Galloway, the forensic anthropologist, now expecting a child, undertakes a battle of wits with a deadly nemesis . . . Her inner strength as she battles
