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The locked room  Cover Image Book Book

The locked room / Elly Griffiths.

Griffiths, Elly, (author.).

Summary:

"The fourteenth novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Ruth and Nelson are on the hunt for a murderer when Covid-19 rears its ugly head. But can they find the killer despite lockdown? Ruth is in London clearing out her mother's belongings when she makes a surprising discovery: a photograph of her Norfolk cottage taken before Ruth lived there. Her mother always hated the cottage, so why does she have a picture of the place? As she died three years ago, Ruth can't exactly ask her, and her father denies all knowledge of the picture. The only clue is written on the back of the photo: Dawn, 1969. Ruth returns to Norfolk determined to solve the mystery, but then Covid-19 rears its ugly head. Ruth and her daughter are locked down in their cottage, attempting to continue with work and lessons, but, in reality, becoming lonely and frustrated. Happily the house next door is rented by a nice woman called Sally, who they become friendly with while standing on their doorstep clapping for carers. Nelson, meanwhile, has no time to be bored. He's investigating a series of suicides that could be the work of a serial killer. It's only when he links them to an archaeological discovery that he thinks of Ruth. He breaks curfew to visit the cottage to find Ruth chatting to her neighbour, whom he remembers as Dawn Lancaster, a carer who was once tried for murdering her employer. When the deaths continue, Nelson vows to take Ruth and Kate to live with him. But they, and Dawn, have vanished." -- provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780358671398
  • ISBN: 0358671396
  • Physical Description: 375 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First Mariner Books edition.
  • Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Mariner Books, 2022.
Subject: Galloway, Ruth (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women forensic scientists > Fiction.
Forensic archaeology > Fiction.
Neighbors > Fiction.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Norfolk (England) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Cascade Locks Library FIC GRIFFITHS (Text) 33892100808006 Adult Fiction Available -
Christmas Valley Branch Library FIC GRIFFITHS (Text) 37620000991655 Adult Fiction Available -
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande F Griffiths, E (Text) 35178001904278 Adult Fiction Available -
Enterprise Public Library FIC Griffiths, E #16 (Text) 30001000355752 Adult Fiction Available -
Hermiston Public Library Mystery GRIF (Text) 37838000789545 Carnegie Building Available -
Milton-Freewater Public Library MYS Griff (Text) 37862000500694 Mystery Available -
Ontario Community Library GRIFFITHS, Elly (Text) 33330004656502 Adult Fiction Available -
The Dalles Wasco County Library GRIFF (Text) 33892006747506 Fiction Available -
Weston Public Library F GRI (Text) 37886000125053 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: "The fourteenth novel in the acclaimed and bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Ruth and Nelson are on the hunt for a murderer when Covid-19 rears its ugly head. But can they find the killer despite lockdown? Ruth is in London clearing out her mother's belongings when she makes a surprising discovery: a photograph of her Norfolk cottage taken before Ruth lived there. Her mother always hated the cottage, so why does she have a picture of the place? As she died three years ago, Ruth can't exactly ask her, and her father denies all knowledge of the picture. The only clue is written on the back of the photo: Dawn, 1969. Ruth returns to Norfolk determined to solve the mystery, but then Covid-19 rears its ugly head. Ruth and her daughter are locked down in their cottage, attempting to continue with work and lessons, but, in reality, becoming lonely and frustrated. Happily the house next door is rented by a nice woman called Sally, who they become friendly with while standing on their doorstep clapping for carers. Nelson, meanwhile, has no time to be bored. He's investigating a series of suicides that could be the work of a serial killer. It's only when he links them to an archaeological discovery that he thinks of Ruth. He breaks curfew to visit the cottage to find Ruth chatting to her neighbour, whom he remembers as Dawn Lancaster, a carer who was once tried for murdering her employer. When the deaths continue, Nelson vows to take Ruth and Kate to live with him. But they, and Dawn, have vanished."

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