A Room Full of Bones: A Ruth Galloway Mystery - Couverture rigide

Griffiths, Elly

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0547271204 ISBN 13 : 9780547271200

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012

Synopsis

Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway investigates her most complicated case to date: two people affiliated with a museum housing aboriginal skulls succumb to a mysterious fever that later threatens the life of DCI Harry Nelson.

When Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop, she finds the museum's curator lying dead on the floor. Soon the museum's wealthy owner lies dead in his stables, too.

These two deaths could be from natural causes, but when he is called in to investigate, Nelson isn't convinced, and it is only a matter of time before he and Ruth cross paths once more. When threatening letters come to light, events take an even more sinister turn. But as Ruth's friends become involved, where will her loyalties lie? As her convictions are tested, Ruth and Nelson must discover how Aboriginal skulls, drug smuggling, and the mystery of “The Dreaming” hold the answer to these deaths, as well as the keys to their own survival.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway investigates her most complicated case to date: two people affiliated with a museum housing aboriginal skulls succumb to a mysterious fever that later threatens the life of DCI Harry Nelson.

When Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop, she finds the museum's curator lying dead on the floor. Soon the museum's wealthy owner lies dead in his stables, too.

These two deaths could be from natural causes, but when he is called in to investigate, Nelson isn't convinced, and it is only a matter of time before he and Ruth cross paths once more. When threatening letters come to light, events take an even more sinister turn. But as Ruth's friends become involved, where will her loyalties lie? As her convictions are tested, Ruth and Nelson must discover how Aboriginal skulls, drug smuggling, and the mystery of “The Dreaming” hold the answer to these deaths, as well as the keys to their own survival.

Revue de presse

"Elly Griffiths's Ruth Galloway--a forensic archaeologist who is prickly, tough, awkward, and vulnerable--makes the perfect amateur sleuth, and jaded copper Harry Nelson is the perfect foil. These beautifully drawn characters stayed with me long after I finished, as did Griffiths's evocation of Norfolk's salt marshes and endless sky. Add in old bones and a brooding sense of menace and you have a compelling new addition to crime fiction. These books are must-reads - I can't wait for the next one." - Deborah Crombie, author of the Duncan Kincaid\Gemma James series

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0547271204
• ISBN 13: 9780547271200
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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