Book Review: The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

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Staying with our subtheme of bones today......


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.


the last remains cover

Synopsis;

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 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?


Review:

WOW- it is so hard to belive that this is Book 15 in the series, it seems like just yesdterday I discovered book 3 and delved back to books 1 and 2 as soon as I had finished. I love Ruth- she's complicated, protective, steadfast and yet still has her guibbles (hello,  child with married man). But at the same time, you find yourself rooting for her and Nelson. In this book her seperate lives start coliding at a rapid pace- she needs Nelson to help her find Cathbad, as he needs her to help him make the break with his estranged wife. I'm not sure I'm ready emotionally for them to be together as a couple-sorta like your fav rom com couple- does the magic end when they stop bickering and staying apart??? I'm sure we'll find out in book 16! meandwhile this is a solid mystery once again from Griffiths, that quickly turns into a pageturner with Cathbad's disappearance. It's an interesting look at how our past come back in different ways to influence out present. Fans, dont miss this one! For new readers, there is enough back history given to enjoy it as well!


About the Author:

ELLY GRIFFITHS is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Brighton mystery series, as well as the standalone novels The Stranger Diaries, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel, and The Postscript Murders. She is the recipient of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in Brighton, England

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