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Another great series." - San Jose Mercury News "A dazzlingly tricky mystery." - Kirkus Reviews "A tremendous skein of red herrings, sharp and thorough police work, [and] mysterious connections." - Bookgasm It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about magician Max Mephisto's star turn in Aladdin. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were fou...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'My favourite current crime series' Val McDermidDr Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archaeologist Dr Angelo Morelli, asking for her help. He's discovered a group of bones in a tiny hilltop village near Rome but doesn't know what to make of them. It's years since Ruth has had a holiday, and even a working holiday to Italy is very welcome!So Ruth travels to Castello degli Angeli, accom...

Manche Geheimnisse lassen sich nicht begraben. Die forensische Archäologin und alleinerziehende Mutter Ruth Galloway nimmt an der feierlichen Öffnung des Sarges eines legendären Bischofs im Museum von King's Lynn teil. Als sie den Ausstellungsraum betritt, findet sie den Museumsdirektor: tot neben dem Sarg. Schon steckt Ruth mitten in den Ermittlungen, obwohl sie doch eigentlich den Geburtstag ihrer Tochter vorbereiten muss. Da ist es wirklich...

Das Meer gibt alles wieder her, auch die Wahrheit? Sechs Leichen. An Händen und Füßen gefesselt. Eine hält einen Rosenkranz.Die forensische Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway untersucht die Skelette und findet heraus, dass sie aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs stammen. Damals soll eine Heimwehr die Küste Norfolks verteidigt haben. Die ehemaligen Mitglieder schweigen - doch nach der Vernehmung sterben sie. Einer nach dem anderen. Ein Zufall kann d...

Das ist kein Haus mehr, das ist ein Grab. In einer Baugrube in Norfolk liegen die Knochen eines Kindes, nur der Schädel fehlt. Für die forensische Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway sieht alles nach einer rituellen Opfergabe aus römischer Zeit aus. Damals begrub man Menschenopfer unter Türschwellen, als Geschenk an den Gott Janus. Die Analyse jedoch ergibt: Die Knochen stammen aus der Gegenwart. Ein harter Fall für die hochschwangere Ruth. Denn kur...

Der spektakulärste Knochenfund ihrer Karriere: die Gebeine von König Artus. Der Brief eines Studienfreundes führt die forensische Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway an die Nordküste Englands - ausgerechnet dorthin, wo ihre große Liebe DCI Nelson gerade mit seiner Familie Urlaub macht. Dort hat Dan Golding bei einer Ausgrabung eine Sensation entdeckt: Niemand Geringeres als König Artus soll hier begraben liegen. Doch noch ehe Ruth Lancashire erreich...

On the eve of the Queen's coronation, DI Stephens and Max Mephisto uncover an anarchist plot and a ticking bomb at the same time as solving the murder of a man close to them - from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries.'Mixes cosiness and sharpness in a way that recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express (on Smoke and Mirrors)Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Ca...

The first in a new mystery series of post-war murder and magic from Elly Griffiths, creator of the bestselling Ruth Galloway novels.

Discover one of the most popular crime series in Britain, from the bestselling author of The Stranger Diaries.A child's bones are discovered on the windswept Norfolk marshes. Believing them to be ancient, the police call in Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. But this is no prehistoric grave. A cold missing person case has now become a murder investigation.'I've never before read a crime novel in which [archaeology and detection] blend a...

The murder of women priests in the shrine town of Walsingham sucks Dr Ruth Galloway into an unholy investigation.Ruth's friend Cathbad is house-sitting in Walsingham, a Norfolk village famous as a centre for pilgrimages to the Virgin Mary. One night, Cathbad sees a strange vision in the graveyard beside the cottage: a young woman dressed in blue. Cathbad thinks that he may have seen the Madonna herself but, the next morning, the woman's body, ...

Brighton, winter 1951. Max Mephisto's star pantomime turn in Aladdin has been overshadowed by the murder ннof two local children. With fairy tales in the air, it's not long before the press have found a nickname for the case: 'Hansel and Gretel'.DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, Annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - l...

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I refuse to apologise for being in love with Dr Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson . . one of my favourite current crime series . . . a pleasure from start to finish' Val McDermidWINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. 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 have been just a mediev...

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 have been just a medieval curiosity - now it suggests a much more sinister purpose.Meanwhile, DS Judy Johnson is investigating the disappearance of a local rough sleeper. The only trace of her is the rumour that she's gone 'underground'. This might...

A new mystery for Stephens and Mephisto. With an anarchist plot and a ticking bomb the stakes are higher than ever. From the author of "Smoke and Mirrors" and "The Zig Zag Girl".

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Forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway discovers the skeleton of a long-dead murderess, while DCI Nelson has a new killer on his hands.