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The Last Remains

The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 15

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The Last Remains

By: Elly Griffiths
Narrated by: Jane McDowell
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 The unmissable new audiobook in the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Ruth and Nelson are working on a murder case in which Cathbad emerges as the prime suspect. Can they uncover the truth in time to save their friend?

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?

'GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS REAL AS MARPLE AND MORSE' The Times

'SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK. INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT' India Knight

(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Limited©2023 Elly Griffiths Amateur Sleuths Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime

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Critic reviews

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!
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
All stars
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I originally got into this series because I’m Norfolk born and bred and loved the idea of mysteries set here with the added bonus of archaeology thrown in, but in the end it has been the characters that have become such apart of my life with these books; I will miss them immensely - hopefully this wont be the last.
Goddess bless and happy Imbolc!

Full Circle

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A stronger plot than the last book, some interesting characters and enough uncertainty to keep you mostly guessing. I haven’t read any preview information, so might be stating the obvious, but I’d be surprised if there were more in this series, It’s a shame as Ruth has kept me company for years while I juggle babies, work and the grumpy bloke in my own life, She’s now kicking academic butts and has stopped worrying about her weight so good for her.

I do wish the narrator didn’t leave such big pauses before he said/she said dialogues tags and knew how to pronounce PhD viva but otherwise the recording is pretty good.

Sounds like the last in the series

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I’ve loved every book in this wonderful, intelligent series but this one is the best. I do hope it’s not the last …

Best crime series ever

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As always, a nail biting climax! All the favourite characters in a spell binding new story.

excellent story

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I loved the characters from the first book to the last, the relationships were interesting and particularly loved the way it was written.

I have found the narrators very good, but it has been nice to actually read some of the books too.

It is particularly interesting how the writer kept the love triangle going all the way through.

Relationships, relationships, relationships they have all been interesting have loved the Ruth and Cathbad characters most and Nelson's humour.

Very good indeed

This is simply a brilliant series of books

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