Bücher von Elly Griffiths

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

Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.

When murder strikes close to home, Dr Ruth Galloway is determined to find justice - without ending up in the firing line herself. A nailbiting new adventure for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. Halloween night, and the dead are closer than ever for Dr Ruth Galloway. She is used to long-dead bodies, but a fresh corpse in the middle of a museum is a new challenge. The fourth beguiling Dr Ruth Galloway mystery.

WNNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY. The shadow of the Second World War looms dark over the third chilling mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway. Some buried secrets shouldn't be uncovered.

The discovery of a child's skeleton lays bare terrible secret's from Norwich's past in the second gripping mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway

The ultimate gripping murder mystery from the bestselling author of The Stranger Diaries and the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries

The fifth gripping Brighton-based mystery from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie, cosy crime and TV series such as Grantchester and Midsomer Murders

The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series, for fans of Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May books

A cosy, twisty standalone mystery from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.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.*****************************Praise for Elly Griffiths'Griffiths skilfully blends complex plotting with a cast of wonderfully vivid characters' Mail on Sunday'One of our very best writers' The Times'Witty, insightful and brilliant storytelling' Daily Mirror'Delicious, unadulterated entertainment' Sunday Express

Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is solving mysteries in war-time! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.

Missing maids, suspicious teachers and a snow storm to die for... For a fearless girl called Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, it's just the start of a spine-tingling first term at Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.

In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred. It's the holiday season and Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby have landed a headlining gig at the Brighton Hippodrome, the biggest theater in the city, an achievement only slightly marred by the less-than-savory supporting act: a tableau show of naked "living statues." But when one of the girls goes missing and turns up dead not long after, Max and Ruby realize there's something far more sinister than obscenity afoot in the theater. DI Edgar Stephens is on the case. As he searches for the killer, he begins to suspect that her fatal vanishing act may very well be related to another case, the death of a quiet local florist. But just as he's narrowing in on the missing link, Ruby goes missing, and he and Max must team up once again to find her.

The chilling debut mystery in the Brighton Mysteries series from Edgar Allen Poe Award-winner Elly Griffiths--author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries--about a band of magicians who served together in World War II tracking a killer who's performing their deadly tricks."Captivating."--Wall Street Journal "An absorbing read, the debut of another great series."--San Jose Mercury News "A labyrinthine plot, a splendid reveal, and superb evocation of the wafer-thin veneer of glamour at the bottom end of showbusiness . . . Thoroughly enjoyable." --Guardian Brighton, 1950. A girl is found cut into three sections, and Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick--the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, served with Edgar in a special ops group called the Magic Men that used stage illusions to confound the enemy. Max still performs, touring with ventriloquists, sword-swallowers, and dancing girls.When Edgar asks for his help with the case, Max tells him to identify the victim, for it takes a special sidekick to do the Zig Zag Girl. Those words haunt Max when he learns the victim was a favorite former assistant of his own. And when Edgar receives a letter warning of another "trick" on the way, he realizes that it is the Magic Men themselves who are in the killer's sights. "Enormously engaging . . . Griffiths's plot is satisfyingly serpentine."--Daily Mail "Readers will finish looking forward to the next trick up [Griffiths's] sleeve."--Mystery Scene

The fifth book in the Magic Men series, Now You See Them is a wild mystery with detective Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto, as they investigate a string of presumed kidnappings in the swinging 1960s. The new decade is going well for Edgar Stephens and his good friend the magician Max Mephisto. Edgar is happily married, with children, and promoted to Superintendent. Max has found fame and stardom in America, though is now back in England for a funeral, and a prospective movie job. Edgar's new wife, though--former detective Emma--is restless and frustrated at home, knowing she was the best detective on the team. But when an investigation into a string of disappearing girls begins, Emma sees her chance to get back in the action. She begins her own hunt, determined to prove, once and for all that she's better than the boys. Though she's not the only one working toward that goal--there's a new woman on the force, and she's determined to make detective. When two more girls go missing, both with ties to the group, the stakes climb ever higher, and Max finds himself drawn into his own search. Who will find the girls first? And will they get there in time?

"Another great series." -- San Jose Mercury News "A dazzlingly tricky mystery." -- Kirkus Reviews "A tremendous skein of red herrings, sharp and thorough police work, [and] mysterious connections." -- Bookgasm It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about magician Max Mephisto's star turn in Aladdin. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and Mark, who were found in the woods alongside a trail of candy--a horrifying scene eerily reminiscent of "Hansel and Gretel." Edgar has plenty of leads. Annie, a dark child, wrote gruesome plays based on the Grimms' fairy tales. Does the key to the case lie in her final script? Or does the macabre staging of the bodies point to the theater and the capricious cast of Aladdin? Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy world of the theater. But is this all just classic misdirection? "Excellent . . . Evoking both the St. Mary Mead of Agatha Christie and the theater world of Ngaio Marsh." -- Booklist

Das Meer gibt alles wieder her, auch die Wahrheit? Sechs Leichen. An Händen und Füßen gefesselt. Eine hält einen Rosenkranz.Die forensische Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway untersucht die Skelette und findet heraus, dass sie aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs stammen. Damals soll eine Heimwehr die Küste Norfolks verteidigt haben. Die ehemaligen Mitglieder schweigen ¿ doch nach der Vernehmung sterben sie. Einer nach dem anderen. Ein Zufall kann das kaum sein.Da spült die Flut eine weitere Leiche an den Strand ¿ Ruth Galloways dritter Fall

Der Bestsellererfolg aus England - endlich auf DeutschEine Leiche in einem vergrabenen Kampflugzeug - das hat die forensische Archäologin Ruth Galloway auch noch nicht gesehen. Laut DNA-Test handelt es sich bei dem Toten um Fred Blackstock, einen Aristokraten, der im Zweiten Weltkrieg über dem Ärmelkanal abgeschossen wurde und starb - jedoch in einem anderen Flugzeug! Die Ermittlungen führen die Polizei und Ruth zum Anwesen der Blackstocks. Als man auf deren Land menschliche Knochen entdeckt und bald darauf ein Mitglied der Familie attackiert wird, ahnt Ruth, dass die Blackstocks ein dunkles, jahrzehntealtes Geheimnis hüten, von dem eine tödliche Gefahr ausgeht. Kann sie das Schweigen brechen und den Killer aufhalten, ehe er erneut zuschlägt?

Der 6. Fall für die forensische Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway.Die Arme auf dem Rücken gefesselt, ein rostiger Eisenhaken statt der linken Hand, so liegt die Tote in ihrem Grab. Als Dr. Ruth Galloway unter dem Gemäuer einer Burg ein Skelett aus viktorianischer Zeit freilegt, glaubt sie, die Gebeine der berüchtigsten Mörderin von Norfolk gefunden zu haben. Zahlreiche Schauermärchen ranken sich um "Mother Hook", die Kinder bei sich aufgenommen und dann getötet haben soll. Doch während der Untersuchung kommen der forensischen Archäologin Zweifel an ihrer Schuld. Zur gleichen Zeit verschwindet ein Kind aus der Nachbarschaft. Offenbar will jemand mit allen Mitteln ein jahrhundertealtes Geheimnis hüten ...

Das ist kein Haus mehr, das ist ein Grab. In einer Baugrube in Norfolk liegen die Knochen eines Kindes, nur der Schädel fehlt. Für die forensische Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway sieht alles nach einer rituellen Opfergabe aus römischer Zeit aus. Damals begrub man Menschenopfer unter Türschwellen, als Geschenk an den Gott Janus. Die Analyse jedoch ergibt: Die Knochen stammen aus der Gegenwart. Ein harter Fall für die hochschwangere Ruth. Denn kurz darauf tauchen auf der Türschwelle ihres einsamen Cottage am Salzmoor seltsame Opfergaben auf, und an einer Steinmauer steht ihr Name - mit Blut geschrieben ... Ruth Galloways zweiter Fall

Dr. Ruth Galloway, forensische Archäologin: liebt Katzen und alte Knochen Vor zehn Jahren verschwand die fünfjährige Lucy Downey. Seitdem schreibt ein Unbekannter verstörende Briefe, die Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson von der Norfolk Police um den Schlaf bringen.Als an einem nebligen Herbsttag in den Salzwiesen nahe der Küste Mädchenknochen gefunden werden, ist er sich sicher, dass es Lucys sind. Doch die Archäologin Ruth Galloway sieht auf einen Blick: ein Fund aus vor-geschichtlicher Zeit. Damals opferte man Menschen in heidnischen Ritualen - an Plätzen, wo Land und Wasser aufeinandertreffen. Dann verschwindet ein weiteres Mädchen. Harry und Ruth ahnen, dass sie dem Täter nahe sind. Wie nahe, ahnen sie allerdings nicht. Ruth Galloways erster Fall

The Brighton police force is on the hunt for another killer, but this time they have some competitiona newly formed all-women's private eye firm, led by none other than the police chief's wife.