Imprint
- Quercus
- Quercus
- Quercus
The Dr Ruth Galloway Mys, Fiction, Crime & mystery
-
Imprint
Quercus
- Paperback Jan 10, 2017 | 9781848663374 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 7, 2016 | 9781784292386 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 4, 2016 | 9781786480521 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
Play Sample0:00 -
Imprint
Quercus
- Paperback Jan 10, 2017 | 9781848663374 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 7, 2016 | 9781784292386 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 4, 2016 | 9781786480521 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
Play Sample0:00 -
Imprint
Quercus
- Paperback Jan 10, 2017 | 9781848663374 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 7, 2016 | 9781784292386 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Feb 4, 2016 | 9781786480521 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
Play Sample0:00
The murder of women priests in Norfolk's spooky shrine town of Walsingham draws favourite forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway into an unholy investigation and a thrilling new adventure.
When Ruth's friend Cathbad sees a vision of the Virgin Mary, in a white gown and blue cloak, in Walsingham's graveyard, he takes it in his stride. Walsingham has strong connections to Mary, and Cathbad is a druid after all; visions come with the job. But when the body of a woman in a blue dressing-gown is found dead the next day in a nearby ditch, it is clear that a horrible crime has been committed, and DCI Nelson and his team are called in for what is now a murder investigation.
Ruth, a devout atheist, has managed to avoid Walsingham during her seventeen years in Norfolk. But then an old university friend asks to meet her in the village, and Ruth is amazed to discover that she is now a priest. She has been receiving vitriolic anonymous letters targeting women priests - letters containing references to local archaeology and a striking phrase about a woman 'clad in blue, weeping for the world'.
Then another woman is murdered - a priest. As Walsingham prepares for its annual Easter re-enactment of the Crucifixion, the race is on to unmask the killer before they strike again...
Praise for The Woman In Blue: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 8
-
One of my current favourite crime series . . . a pleasure from start to finish - Val McDermid
-
Ruth Galloway is one of the most engaging characters in modern crime fiction - Kate Mosse
-
Griffiths has become a dab hand at plotting and cranking up the tension. The murders, and the muddled humanity of the characters, keep us turning the pages - Independent
-
Crime that doesn't sacrifice good writing and clever characterisation for the sake of the plot - Red Magazine
-
Elly Griffiths writes ever-more ingenious detective stories with a powerful sense of place and a varied cast of sympathetic and unusual characters. Her heroine is a winner. - The Times
-
Griffiths weaves superstition and myth into her crime novels, skilfully treading a line between credulity and modern methods of detection - Sunday Times
-
Griffiths has that rare ability to write simple and unaffected prose which has a powerful impact, and her work is proof that it is often the lightest of touches which pierces the deepest. - Crime Fiction Lover
Elly Griffiths
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. It was followed by The Postscript Murders, shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and Bleeding Heart Yard. Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband.
Find a book you’ll love, get our Word Up newsletter
.png?auto=compress&w=150&h=60&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
.png?auto=compress&w=150&h=60&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
Hachette Australia acknowledges and pays our respects to the past, present and future Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our head office is located on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
