The Last Remains: The unmissable new book in the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Autor Elly Griffithsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 aug 2023
Zidurile unei cafenele din King's Lynn sunt dărâmate. Constructorii încremenesc. În spatele tencuielii, un schelet uman privește din întuneric. The Last Remains ne aruncă direct în inima unei enigme vechi de decenii. Credem că Elly Griffiths a pregătit aici cel mai tensionat final posibil pentru seria The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Oasele aparțin lui Emily Pickering, o studentă dispărută în anii '90. Suspiciunea cade imediat asupra unui cerc restrâns de arheologi. Printre ei se află Cathbad, personajul mistic și vulnerabil pe care îl cunoaștem de atâta timp. Apreciem cum autoarea transformă un caz rece într-o cursă contra cronometru pentru salvarea unui prieten.
Ritmul este sacadat, febril. Ruth Galloway se împarte între amenințarea închiderii departamentului său universitar și relația tot mai tensionată cu Harry Nelson. În tradiția volumului The Crossing Places, acest roman reia tema rămășițelor umane care scot la iveală secrete îngropate adânc în comunitatea din Norfolk. Dacă în The Stone Circle trecutul era o prezență fantomatică, aici el devine o capcană fizică. Subliniem măiestria cu care Griffiths mută acțiunea spre minele neolitice de la Grime's Graves. Spațiul claustrofobic al minelor de silex oglindește perfect presiunea sub care se află echipa. Cathbad dispare. Timpul expiră. Sub ochii noștri, o serie legendară se îndreaptă spre un deznodământ care nu lasă loc de erori.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1529409756
Pagini: 357
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Seria The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm acest volum final oricărui pasionat de arheologie judiciară care caută o încheiere magistrală. Cititorul câștigă nu doar rezolvarea unui mister polițist complex, ci și claritatea mult așteptată asupra destinului personajelor Ruth și Nelson. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care apreciază proza atmosferică, unde peisajul britanic devine un personaj activ, plin de pericole istorice.
Despre autor
Elly Griffiths este creatoarea celebrelor serii de romane polițiste The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries și Magic Men. Distinsă cu premiul Mary Higgins Clark, Griffiths este recunoscută pentru capacitatea de a îmbina rigoarea științifică a arheologiei cu suspansul psihologic. În colecția de povestiri The Man in Black and Other Stories, autoarea a explorat fațete inedite ale personajelor sale, pregătind terenul pentru atmosfera densă din acest ultim capitol. Stilul său, descris ca fiind extrem de atmosferic, reușește să ancoreze ficțiunea în peisaje reale, transformând istoria veche a Angliei într-un fundal perfect pentru crimele contemporane.
Descriere
Ruth 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
Recenzii
Griffiths has brought the series to such a satisfying conclusion
A satisfying read . . . one of Ruth's best investigations
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
A typically intriguing Galloway case
Fast paced, with great characters . . . does not disappoint
An eerie, captivating read
Notă biografică
Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. She has won the CWA Dagger in the Library, has been shortlisted five times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for The Lantern Men. Her new series featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur began with The Stranger Diaries, which was a Richard and Judy book club pick and won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in the USA. The Postscript Murders followed and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Elly lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband.
Descriere scurtă
'GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS REAL AS MARPLE AND MORSE' The Times
'SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK. INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT' India Knight
When builders renovating a café in King's Lynn find a human skeleton behind a wall, they call for DCI Harry Nelson and Dr Ruth Galloway, Head of Archaeology at the nearby University of North Norfolk. Ruth is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with Nelson. However, she agrees to look at the case.
Ruth sees at once that the bones are modern. They are identified as the remains of Emily Pickering, a young archaeology student who went missing in the 1990s. Emily attended a course run by her Cambridge tutor. Suspicion falls on him and also 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. What was the link between the group and the King's Lynn café where Emily's bones were found?
Then, just when the team seem to be making progress, Cathbad disappears. Was it guilt that led him to flee?
The trail leads Ruth and Nelson to the Neolithic flint mines in Grimes Graves which are as spooky as their name. 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?