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The unmissable new book in the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. 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
‘SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK. INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC’ India Knight
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?
‘Excellent … kept me guessing every step of the way’ 5* READER REVIEW
‘The best Ruth Galloway of the lot’ 5* READER REVIEW
‘Didn’t want it to end. Now I’m starting all over again with The Crossing Places‘ 5* READER REVIEW
‘GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS REAL AS MARPLE AND MORSE’ The Times
‘SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK. INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC’ India Knight
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?
‘Excellent … kept me guessing every step of the way’ 5* READER REVIEW
‘The best Ruth Galloway of the lot’ 5* READER REVIEW
‘Didn’t want it to end. Now I’m starting all over again with The Crossing Places‘ 5* READER REVIEW
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Reviews
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 satisfying read . . . one of Ruth's best investigations
Griffiths has brought the series to such a satisfying conclusion
This brilliant series, brimming with comedy and compassion, has demonstrated that archaeology, just like the best crime fiction, is the study of everyday people . . . Elly Griffiths has honed her skills to become one of our very best writers. Bravo!
A typically intriguing Galloway case
Fast paced, with great characters . . . does not disappoint
An eerie, captivating read
