Bøger af Elly Griffiths

Chilling murder in the world of 1950s theatre - another case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto for fans of Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May books.

Sidste og afsluttende bind i den populære Ruth Galloway-serie!Under renoveringen af en café i King’s Lynn finder man skelettet af en ung kvindelig studerende muret inde i væggen. Ruth Galloway bliver straks tilkaldt, og knoglerne viser sig at tilhøre Emily Pickering, en ung arkæologistuderende, som forsvandt for næsten tyve år siden. Mistanken rettes snart mod Ruths gode ven Cathbad. Men der er et problem. Cathbad er forsvundet. Ruth og Nelson må finde ham og rense ham for mistanke. Jagten er sat ind – men kan de nå at opklare sagen og redde deres ven?DE JORDISKE RESTER er 15. og sidste bind i den populære krimiserie om arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloway, som har solgt over 450.000 eksemplarer i Danmark. Hver bog indeholder en selvstændig historie, så bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden.”Galloway virker efterhånden lige så virkelig som Marple og Morse.” – THE TIMES”Endnu en godbid i rækken af bøger i denne fremragende serie.” – KIRKUS REVIEWS

”En af de bedste bøger i serien.” – Bookreporter En lokal gruppe metaldetektor-entusiaster leder efter skatte i jorden, da de finder et lig på stranden i Norfolk. Kriminalkommissær Nelson tror først, at den døde kan være en druknet asylansøger, men det viser sig at være liget af en lokal ung mand, der netop er blevet løsladt fra fængslet. En samling af bronzealdervåben dukker også op på stranden, og den vækker arkæologen Ruth Galloways interesse.Da der sker endnu et dødsfald, og Nelson står over for ikke bare et, men to mistænkelige sager, tyder det efterhånden på, at en morder er på spil. Og snart begynder alle spor at pege i retning af den afsidesliggende gård Black Dog Farm, hvor et lokalt sagn fortæller om en spøgelseshund, der viser sig for folk, lige før de dør. Ruth lader sig normalt ikke så let skræmme – men Black Dog Farm kan få hårene til at rejse sig på enhver … Den sorte hund er 13. bind i den populære krimiserie om arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloway, som har solgt over 450.000 eksemplarer i Danmark. Hver bog indeholder en selvstændig historie, så bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. ”Spændende og fuld af atmosfære.” – Bookpage ”Ruth Galloway er en herlig, helt særlig karakter … Et must-read for alle krimilæsere.” – Associated Press Elly Griffiths er en af Englands mest elskede krimiforfattere. Hun er blevet tildelt en lang række priser for sin bestsellerserie om arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloway, som har vundet en enorm popularitet blandt læserne.

Kriminalassistent Ali Dawson arbejder i afdelingen for henlagte sager hos Londons politi. Hvad de fleste ikke ved, er, at holdet har en højst utraditionel og tophemmelig metode til at opklare de gamle sager: De kan rejse i tiden. Ali står nu over for sin hidtil mest risikable opgave: Hun skal rejse helt tilbage til 1850’erne for at undersøge et mord på en ung kvinde. Mordet blev angiveligt begået af oldefaren til en konservativ politiker, som nu ønsker at få sit familienavn renset for mistanke. Da Ali undersøger sagen nærmere før sin afrejse, viser det sig, at den hovedmistænkte var medlem af en skummel klub, der kaldte sig Samlerne. Rygtet dengang sagde, at man måtte dræbe en kvinde for at blive medlem …I et iskoldt London i januar 1850 finder Ali liget af den døde kvinde i et hus – og snart befinder hun sig selv i stor fare. Det ser nemlig ud til, at hun er fanget i victoriatiden ude af stand til at finde vej tilbage til nutiden og til sin elskede søn, Finn.Iskoldt spor er første bind i en helt ny charmerende og original krimiserie af forfatteren til de populære Ruth Galloway-bøger, som har taget de danske læsere med storm.Elly Griffiths (f. 1963) er en af England mest elskede krimiforfattere. Hun blevet tildelt en lang række priser for sit forfatterskab og har solgt over 500.000 bøger i Danmark. På dansk er tidligere udkommet fire bøger i serien om den snarrådige politikommissær Harbinder Kaur og 15 bøger i serien om den elskelige retsarkæolog Ruth Galloway. Med Iskoldt spor lancerer hun et helt nyt krimiunivers med efterforsker Ali Dawson som omdrejningspunkt. Elly Griffiths bor i Brighton med sin mand og har to voksne børn.

Arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloways nye liv forstyrres, da en dømt morder trækker i trådene og bringer Ruth og kriminalkommissær Nelson sammen igen. Ruth Galloway har et nyt job i Cambridge, et nyt hjem og en ny partner, og hun er ikke længere politiets knogleekspert. Men da en dømt morder tilbyder sin hjælp, lokkes Ruth tilbage til politiet i Norfolk og til kriminalkommissær Nelson. Nelson har altid været sikker på, at Ivor March stod bag flere kvindemord end dem, han blev dømt for. Nu tilbyder March at vise, hvor de andre kvinder er begravet, hvis Ruth står for udgravningen. Ifølge March er kvinderne begravet i et område, der er hjemsøgt af lygtemænd: mystiske figurer, der med deres lanterner lokker rejsende i døden. Hvad er Marchs plan, og hvorfor er Ruth så vigtig for den?Er morderen virkelig fanget og sat bag lås og slå?Lygtemændene er 12. bind i den populære krimiserie om arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloway, som har solgt over 200.000 eksemplarer i Danmark. Hver bog indeholder en selvstændig historie, så bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden.

This first collection of short stories by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr Ruth Galloway, Harry Nelson, Max Mephisto, Detective Harbinder Kaur and many more. A must for all her fans.

"From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway mysteries, an eclectic ... collection of short stories featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love"--

"Natalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable partners in a detective agency. At eighty-four, Edwin regularly claims that he's the oldest detective in England. He is a master at surveillance, deploying his age as a cloak of invisibility. Natalka, Ukrainian-born and more than fifty years his junior, is a math whizz, who takes any cases concerning fraud or deception. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated. She loves a murder, as she's fond of saying, and none have come the agency's way. That is until local writer Melody Chambers dies. Melody's daughters are convinced that their mother was murdered. Edwin thinks that Melody's death is linked to that of an obituary writer who predeceased many of his subjects. Edwin and Benedict go undercover to investigate and are on a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House when another murder occurs. Are the cases linked and what is the role of a distinctly sinister book group attended by many of writers involved? By the time Edwin has infiltrated the group, he is in serious danger."--Provided by publisher.

2. Verdenskrig er brudt ud, og det kommer til at præge livet på Justices kostskole, Highbury House. Eleverne skal pludselig dele hverdag med drengene fra en evakueret London-kostskole. Justice bliver ven med Henry, som viser sig også at være lidt af en detektiv. Heldigvis, for de to ser en aften et ansigt i et vindue – et vindue, hvor ingen burde kunne komme op til. Har det nogen forbindelse til drengenes lærer, som er tysker?Hyggelig og charmerende detektivroman om Justice Jones, der er en sej og selvstændig heltinde i et spændende, mystisk og klassisk kostskolemiljø i 1930'ernes England. Den seje og sympatiske heltinde skal begå sig i et snobbet, konkurrencepræget og dystert miljø.Elly Griffiths, der står bag den populære krimiserie for voksne om arkæologen Ruth Galloway, tager os med sin elegante stil og talent ind i et Enid Blyton-agtigt univers. Spænding, mystik og humor går op i en højere enhed i Elly Griffiths debut til børn.

MØD JUSTICE JONES. Kostskoleelev om dagen og super-detektiv om natten2. Verdenskrig er brudt ud, og det kommer til at præge livet på Justices kostskole, Highbury House. Eleverne skal pludselig dele hverdag med drengene fra en evakueret London-kostskole. Justice bliver ven med Henry, som viser sig også at være lidt af en detektiv. Heldigvis, for de to ser en aften et ansigt i et vindue – et vindue, hvor ingen burde kunne komme op til. Har det nogen forbindelse til drengenes lærer, som er tysker?Dette er sidste bind i den hyggelig og charmerende detektivserie om Justice Jones, der er en sej og selvstændig heltinde i et spændende, mystisk og klassisk kostskolemiljø i 1930'ernes England.Den seje og sympatiske heltinde skal begå sig i et snobbet, konkurrencepræget og dystert miljø.Elly Griffiths, der står bag den populære krimiserie for voksne om arkæologen Ruth Galloway, tager os med sin elegante stil og talent ind i et Enid Blyton-agtigt univers.Spænding, mystik og humor går op i en højere enhed i Elly Griffiths debut til børn.Lix 27,5 Ml: 9,5, Lo: 18,5Dejlig bog i den typisk engelske genre om piger på kostskole i "gamle dage". Velskrevet og underholdende, og den har et publikum blandt nutidens danske piger. I hvert fald de gode læsere, der vil gå i gang med bøger af en vis tykkelse. Anbefales!Lektørudtalelsen om første bind i serien

”En af Englands bedste krimiforfattere.” – Kristeligt DagbladForsvundet i mørket er niende bind i Elly Griffiths’ populære krimiserie om arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloway. Hver bog indeholder en selvstændig historie, så bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. I en gammel underjordisk tunnel under Norwich finder man knogler fra et menneskeskelet. Da Ruth Galloway undersøger dem, opdager hun, at de ikke som forventet stammer fra middelalderen. Det viser sig, at de for nylig er blevet kogt og gravet ned. Sagen lander på kriminalkommissær Harry Nelsons bord, og Ruth og Nelson må igen arbejde tæt sammen om en sag, denne gang for at afsløre de mørke hemmeligheder, der gemmer sig under jorden – før det er for sent.”Den mest interessante krimihelt lige nu … Hun er relaterbar og ægte og kan lægge krimipuslespil som ingen anden.” – Politiken

A murderer strikes at a school reunion--but the students are no strangers to death-- in this propulsive, twisty thriller from the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries Is it possible to forget that you've committed a murder?When Cassie Fitzgerald was at school in the late 90s, she and her friends killed a fellow student. Almost twenty years later, Cassie is a happily married mother who loves her job--as a police officer. She closely guards the secret she has all but erased from her memory.One day her husband finally persuades her to go to a school reunion. Cassie catches up with her high-achieving old friends from the Manor Park School--among them two politicians, a rock star, and a famous actress. But then, shockingly, one of them, Garfield Rice, is found dead in the school bathroom, supposedly from a drug overdose. As Garfield was an eminent--and controversial--MP and the investigation is high profile, it's headed by Cassie's new boss, DI Harbinder Kaur, freshly promoted and newly arrived in London. The trouble is, Cassie can't shake the feeling that one of them has killed again.Is Cassie right, or was Garfield murdered by one of his political cronies? It's in Cassie's interest to skew the investigation so that it looks like it has nothing to do with Manor Park and she seems to be succeeding.Until someone else from the reunion is found dead in Bleeding Heart Yard...

The discovery of a missing woman's bones force Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own in this not-to-be-missed Ruth Galloway mystery from USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths. When builders discover a human skeleton during a renovation of a café, they call in archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway, who is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with DCI Nelson. The bones turn out to be modern?the remains of Emily Pickering, a young archaeology student who went missing in 2002. Suspicion soon falls on Emily's Cambridge tutor and also on another archeology enthusiast who was part of the group gathered the weekend before she disappeared?Ruth's friend Cathbad.As they investigate, Nelson and his team uncover a tangled web of relationships within the archeology group and look for a link between them and the café where Emily's bones were found. Then, just when the team seem to be making progress, Cathbad disappears. The trail leads Ruth a to the Neolithic flint mines in Grimes Graves. 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?

The discovery of a missing woman's bones force Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own in this not-to-be-missed last act of the beloved Ruth Galloway series from USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths.When builders discover a human skeleton in the wall during a renovation of a café, they immediately call in DCI Harry Nelson and Dr. Ruth Galloway. The bones turn out to be modern?the remains of Katherine Sands, who went missing in the 90s. Right before she disappeared, Katherine attended a spiritual wellness course led by none other than Ruth's dear friend Cathbad.The police start asking questions and discover that there are other missing women connected to the wellness group. Suspicion soon falls on Cathbad, but believing the druid is innocent, Nelson follows a trail to the famous Neolithic flint mines in Grimes Graves and to an archaeology club. Ruth agrees to infiltrate their ranks to try to save her friend and while there she meets a pivotal figure from her own past. When he realizes that Ruth is in danger, Nelson is finally forced to face his feelings for her. What can the future hold for them after all this time?

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.

International Bestseller Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel "This lively whodunit keeps you guessing until the end." -People"Utterly bewitching…As unforgettable as it is original." -A.J. Finn"Goose-bump spooky, smart, and haunting…I loved this book!" -Louise PennyDeath lies between the lines when the events of a dark story start coming true in this haunting modern gothic mystery, perfect for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House. Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare's colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R. M. Holland's most famous story, "The Stranger," left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature. To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary:Hallo Clare. You don't know me.Clare becomes more certain than ever: "The Stranger" has come to terrifying life. But can the ending be rewritten in time?

Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but DI Edgar Stephens is busy investigating the death of a local fortune-teller. Meanwhile, his old pal, the magician Max Mephisto, is rehearsing for his television debut, a coronation day variety show. But upon hearing that their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, has been found dead in his flat, the two men join forces to find out what happened. While Max is stuck in rehearsals, Edgar finds himself heading to New York, hot on the trail of a mesmerist he's sure has valuable information for them-and his trusty sergeant, Emma, investigates some important leads at home. As the clock ticks down to coronation day, the team must scramble to keep Max's small-screen debut from ending in a dangerously explosive finale.

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." --GuardianBrighton, 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

International Bestseller Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel "This lively whodunit keeps you guessing until the end." -People Death lies between the lines when the events of a dark story start coming true in this haunting modern Gothic mystery, perfect for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House. Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she even teaches a course on him. But when one of Clare's colleagues is found dead, with a line from Holland's iconic story "The Stranger" left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with her favorite literature. The police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her diary, the only outlet for her suspicions and fears. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary:Hallo Clare. You don't know me. Clare becomes more certain than ever: "The Stranger" has come to terrifying life. But can the ending be rewritten in time?

"Dejlig bog i den typisk engelske genre om piger på kostskole i "gamle dage". Velskrevet og underholdende, og den har et publikum blandt nutidens danske piger. I hvert fald de gode læsere, der vil gå i gang med bøger af en vis tykkelse. Anbefales!" – Lektørudtalelsen om Mit navn er Justice, bind 1Justice Jones er en sej og selvstændig heltinde i et spændende, mystisk og klassisk kostskolemiljø i 1930'ernes England. Den seje og sympatiske heltinde skal begå sig i et snobbet, konkurrencepræget og dystert miljø.Elly Griffiths, der står bag den populære krimiserie for voksne om arkæologen Ruth Galloway, tager os med sin elegante stil og talent ind i et Enid Blyton-agtigt univers.Spænding, mystik og humor går op i en højere enhed i Elly Griffiths debut til børn.

”En af Englands bedste krimiforfattere.” – Kristeligt Dagblad Den mørke engel er tiende bind i Elly Griffiths’ populære krimiserie om arkæolog og knogleekspert Ruth Galloway, som har solgt over 160.000 eksemplarer i Danmark alene. Hver bog indeholder en selvstændig historie, så bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. Ruth Galloway bliver smigret, da hun modtager et brev fra den italienske arkæolog Dr. Angelo Morelli, som spørger hende om hjælp til sin forskning. Han har fundet nogle knogler i en lille italiensk bjergby, som han ikke kan klassificere. Det er flere år siden, Ruth har været på ferie, så selv en forretningsrejse er mere end velkommen!Ruth rejser til den lille bjergby Castello degli Angeli sammen med sin datter og sin veninde Shona. Her finder hun et middelalderligt gravkammer og en mørk hemmelighed om anden verdenskrig og modstandsbevægelsen. Til hendes store forbløffelse dukker kriminalkommissær Harry Nelson og hendes gode ven Cathbad pludselig op. Men der er ikke tid til at dvæle ved det glade gensyn, for de gamle knogler viser sig nemlig at hænge sammen med et nutidigt mord. Endnu en gang er Ruth en del af en mordefterforskning, og der er ingen tid at spilde – for nogen er tilsyneladende villig til at dræbe for at beskytte de hemmeligheder, der gemmer sig i Castello degli Angeli. ”Den mest interessante krimihelt lige nu … Hun er relaterbar og ægte og kan lægge krimipuslespil som ingen anden.” – Politiken ”En fremragende serie.” – THE GUARDIAN

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.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

Glæd dig til femte bind i den populære serie om den herligt genkendelige og slagfærdige arkæolog Ruth Galloway, som denne gang bliver sat på en hård prøve, da hun får besked om et dødsfald, der rammer hende personligt. Ruth bliver dybt berørt, da hun får en meddelelse om, at hendes gamle ven Dan Golding har mistet livet i en brand. Men da Ruth modtager et brev fra Dan, afløses sorgen af mistænksomhed. Dan har nemlig sendt brevet, dagen før han omkom. Han havde angiveligt gjort et banebrydende fund, og han var skrækslagen for, hvilke konsekvenser det ville få. Kan fundet have forbindelse til hans død? Ruth tager til Blackpool for at undersøge sagen nærmere, selv om hun ikke er meget for at bevæge sig ind på Nelsons territorium. Inden længe er hun involveret i en sag, der har tråde til både en gruppe nynazister og heksedyrkere. Men for Ruth er det mest skræmmende måske, at hun samtidig bliver præsenteret for Nelsons mor …Det tavse vidne er femte bog i serien om Ruth Galloway. Hvert bind indeholder en selvstændig, afsluttet historie.

VANEDANNENDE’ RUTH GALLOWAY ER TILBAGE I FJERDE BOG I FAVORITSERIE.Da Ruth Galloway bliver inddraget i opklaringen af mordet på en kurator på et lokalt museum i Norfolk, trækkes hun samtidig ind i et univers spækket med okkulte kræfter og skræmmende personligheder. Også privat har Ruth nok at se til som enlig mor til den datter, hun har med vicekriminalkommissær Nelson. Ruth Galloways støt voksende fanskare i Danmark kan se frem til endnu en spændende mordgåde med Ruth og Nelsons uafklarede forhold som baggrundstæppe.