The Last Word: A twisty new mystery from the bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries

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Elly Griffiths

The Last Word

A twisty new mystery from the bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries

Elly Griffiths

$24.99

Paperback

Forthcoming
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English

Quercus Publishing
29 October 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday Times

Words can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...

Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation to come the agency's way.

Then a murder case turns up. Local writer, Melody Chambers, is found dead and her family are convinced it is murder. Edwin, a big fan of the obit pages, thinks there's a link to the writer of Melody's obituary who pre-deceased his subject.

The trail leads them to a slightly sinister writers' retreat. When another writer is found dead, Edwin thinks that the clue lies in the words. Seeking professional help, the amateur investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, to find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction.

The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.
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Praise for The Last Word

'Outstanding and hugely entertaining' Irish Independent

'Twisty'

Crime Monthly

'The characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners' Belfast Telegraph

'This mystery will have you hooked' Candis

'Kept me guessing to the end' Saga

By: Elly Griffiths
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781529433470
ISBN 10: 1529433479
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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 six times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for The Lantern Men. Her series featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur began with The Stranger Diaries, which 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 and their cat, Pip.

Reviews for The Last Word: A twisty new mystery from the bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries

The characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners. I hope Elly brings the foursome back to our pages very, very soon * Belfast Telegraph * Elly Griffiths' latest is outstanding and hugely entertaining * Irish Independent *