Publication Date: 02/06/2016 ISBN: 9781786482167 Category:

The Outcast Dead

Elly Griffiths

Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication Date: 02/06/2016 ISBN: 9781786482167 Category:
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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.

‘Told with a deepening sense of the unease, seasoned with a touch of the occult’ Daily Mail

Ruth has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, which was once a prison. The body may be that of Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand, Jemima was hanged for the murder of five children.

DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-ago killers. Investigating the case of three infants found dead, one after the other, in their King’s Lynn home, he’s convinced that their mother is responsible.

Then a child goes missing. Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook? Ruth is pulled into the case, and back towards Nelson.

Publisher Review

Griffiths lovingly develops the complicated, often testy relationships between the continuing characters * Kirkus Reviews * A compassionate novel that raises questions about parental love and guilt. * Sunday Times * If forensics, history, detectives, romance and some psychologically impaired individuals are your bag, this novel delivers them all ... The twist at the end will have you in a spin * The Sun * Told with a deepening sense of unease, seasoned with a touch of the occult * Daily Mail *

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