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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

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
Most relevant
Throughly enjoyable and a perfect ending. You won’t be disappointed. Fully recommend to all followers

Brilliantly End to a great series

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Griffiths tied up all the ends and the stories came full circle. Good mystery too.

Loved it!

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No other words needed, fabulous maybe even another fabulous end to a fabulous series. Thankyou Elly Griffiths and of course the brilliant narrator

Fabulous

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Elly Griffiths is my favourite author. However, sadly, this book feels as if it’s the end of the series. A happy ending though!!

Brilliant

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What’s not to like about the Ruth Galloway books. All the characters are so well developed now. The plot was good one and there was enough drama to have you keep listening. Just loved it!
Don’t start with the 15th though. Read from the beginning.

Terrific listen!

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This was the best Ruth Galloway mystery in a while. Plot was interesting and kept me guessing, but readers new to the series would find most of the side-character subplots confusing and distracting. Deducted one star from the story because of some very narratively convenient but obviously stupid/ infuriating choices certain characters make. Deducted one star from performance because the narrator's 'Australian' accents peppered throughout set my teeth on edge. Maybe if you aren't Australian, you don't notice it... but if you are, then you will find these parts hard to listen to, and kind of insulting.

For existing fans of the series

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Great characters and great narrator. I love the ongoing storyline and I hope this isn’t the last book.

Love this series

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Thank you Elly Griffiths for a great story - it was a real page-turner. Great narration.

What a great story line - a great read

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Loved the way Elly has tied everything thing up with a neat bow & presented to us. I really hope this isn’t that last we hear from Ruth, Nelson et al

Excellent!

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This series has been consistently strong and the latest offering delivers! It’s a terrific mystery with all the characters we have come to know me plenty of new ones to wonder about. The almost annoying uncertainty of Ruth and Nelson’s relationship finally gets somewhere and it is great to see Kate’s character develop. Where to from here or is this a logical place to stop?

Another great instalment

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