Elly Griffiths

Un nuevo curso comienza en el internado Highbury House y, más allá de la seguridad de sus muros, la Segunda Guerra Mundial ha estallado y el mundo está cambiando.Pero cuando Justina ve un rostro tras una ventana a varios pisos sobre el suelo, se siente aliviada porque hay algo que permanece como siempre: ¡hay nuevos enigmas que resolver! Ademas, ella y sus amigas escuchan unas voces misteriosas en una habitacion vacia, lo que es muy sospechoso, y las chicas tendran unos invitados inesperados.¿Puede haber un espia en el colegio? ¡Justina se enfrenta a su mayor misterio!¿POR QUE LEER LOS MISTERIOS DE JUSTINA JONES 4: EL ESPIA EN LA VENTANA?Elly Griffiths ha trasladado la maestria con la que escribe novela negra para adultos a esta serie para jovenes lectores.En un internado las chicas tendran que enfrentarse a nuevos escenarios y misterios.La protagonista Justina nos conquista con su caracter fuerte e inquisitivo, seña de identidad de la serie.

Dr Ruth Galloway is in her late 30s. When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, she lectures at a university in Norfolk. She lives, alone but happily so, in a bleak, marshy area called Saltmarsh overlooking the sea and Norfolk's vast skies with her cats and Radio 4 for company. She's a salty character ndash; quirky. When a child's bones are found in the marshes, near a dig that Ruth and her former boyfriend Peter worked on ten years before, Ruth is called upon to date them. They turn out to be bronze-age bones and DCI Harry Nelson, who called on Ruth for help, is disappointed. He had hoped they would be the bones of a child called Lucy who's been missing, presumed dead, for ten years. He has been getting letters about her ever since ndash; odd letters with references to ritual and sacrifice, and including quotes from the Bible and Shakespeare. Then a second girl goes missing and Nelson gets another letter ndash; like the ones about Lucy. Is it the same killer? Is it a ritual murder, linked in some way to the site near Ruth's remote home? Then one of Ruth's cats is killed and clearly she's in danger from a killer who knows that her expert knowledge is being used to help the police with their enquiries ...

What do a murdered Brighton flowerseller, the death of Cleopatra and a nude tableau show have in common? One thing's for sure - it could be the most dangerous case yet for Stephens and Mephisto.The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Bryant and May. 'Mixes cosiness and sharpness in a way that recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express (on Smoke and Mirrors)Christmas 1953. Max Mephisto and his daughter Ruby are headlining Brighton Hippodrome, an achievement only slightly marred by the less-than-savoury support act: a tableau show of naked 'living statues'. This might appear to have nothing in common with DI Edgar Stephens' investigation into the death of a quiet flowerseller, but if there's one thing the old comrades have learned it's that, in Brighton, the line between art and life - and death - is all too easily blurred...

On the eve of the Queen's coronation, DI Stephens and Max Mephisto uncover an anarchist plot and a ticking bomb at the same time as solving the murder of a man close to them - from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries.'Mixes cosiness and sharpness in a way that recalls the best of Agatha Christie' Sunday Express (on Smoke and Mirrors)Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, spoils the happy mood for DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto. A playbill featuring another deceased comrade is found in Colonel Cartwright's possession, and a playing card, the ace of hearts: the blood card. The wartime connection and the suggestion of magic are for Stephens and Mephisto to be summoned to the case.Edgar's ongoing investigation into the death of Brighton fortune-teller Madame Zabini is put on hold. Max is busy rehearsing for a spectacular Coronation Day variety show - and his television debut - so it's Edgar who is sent to New York, a land of plenty worlds away from still-rationed England. He's on the trail of a small-town mesmerist who may provide the key, but someone silences him first. It's Edgar's colleague, DS Emma Holmes, who finds the clue, buried in the files of the Zabini case, that leads them to an anarchist group intent on providing an explosive finale to Coronation Day.Now it's up to Edgar, Max and Emma to foil the plot, and find out who it is who's been dealing the cards

Brighton, 1950s, mid-winter. Two missing children are found buried under snow in this chilling new case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Max's star turn in Aladdin has been overshadowed by the murder --of two local children. With fairy tales in the air, it's not long before the press have found a nickname for the case: 'Hansel and Gretel'. 'An excellent whodunnit, matched by the terrific down-at-heel atmosphere of postwar Brighton' - The Times DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, Annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or might it lie with the eccentric actor types who have assembled for the pantomime? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy theatrical world that seems to hold the key. But is this all just classic misdirection?

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.When Ruth''s friend Cathbad sees a vision of the Virgin Mary, in a white gown and blue cloak, in Walsingham''s graveyard, he takes it in his stride. Walsingham has strong connections to Mary, and Cathbad is a druid after all; visions come with the job. But when the body of a woman in a blue dressing-gown is found dead the next day in a nearby ditch, it is clear that a horrible crime has been committed, and DCI Nelson and his team are called in for what is now a murder investigation.Ruth, a devout atheist, has managed to avoid Walsingham during her seventeen years in Norfolk. But then an old university friend asks to meet her in the village, and Ruth is amazed to discover that she is now a priest. She has been receiving vitriolic anonymous letters targeting women priests - letters containing references to local archaeology and a striking phrase about a woman ''clad in blue, weeping for the world''.Then another woman is murdered - a priest. As Walsingham prepares for its annual Easter re-enactment of the Crucifixion, the race is on to unmask the killer before they strike again...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Criminally clever Daily Mail The perfect holiday treat Guardian This collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best loved characters Dr Ruth Galloway Harry Nelson Max Mephisto Detective Harbinder Kaur and more It features several stories never published before including a brand new Ruth and Nelson story A must for all her fans Have you been wondering what happened to your favourite characters Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson Dive into this fabulous collection of stories and find out Here are stories to suit all tastes There are ghost stories and mini cosy mysteries tales of psychological suspense and poignant vignettes of love and loss There s a creepy horror story to make you shiver and a tale narrated by Flint Ruth Galloway s cat to make you smile There is truly something for everyone in this collection of bite sized morsels for all thriller fans A Sunday Times Bestseller w c 24 06 2024

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Criminally clever Daily Mail The perfect holiday treat Guardian This collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best loved characters Dr Ruth Galloway Harry Nelson Max Mephisto Detective Harbinder Kaur and more It features several stories never published before including a brand new Ruth and Nelson story A must for all her fans Have you been wondering what happened to your favourite characters Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson Dive into this fabulous collection of stories and find out Here are stories to suit all tastes There are ghost stories and mini cosy mysteries tales of psychological suspense and poignant vignettes of love and loss There s a creepy horror story to make you shiver and a tale narrated by Flint Ruth Galloway s cat to make you smile There is truly something for everyone in this collection of bite sized morsels for all thriller fans A Sunday Times Bestseller w c 24 06 2024

A cosy twisty mystery from the No 1 bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries

SOME MURDERS CAN T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME From the No 1 bestselling author a brand new series with a brand new heroine to fall in love with Ali Dawson is as memorable as her fire engine red hair warm funny forthright and mother to a grown son Finn Ali works on cold cases crimes so old the joke goes that they are almost frozen What most people don t know is that Ali and the team travel back in time to complete their researches a process pioneered by the mysterious Italian physicist Serafina Pelligrini So far the team has only ventured a few years or decades back but Ali s boss has a new assignment for her He wants her to step back to 1850 the heart of the Victorian Age to clear the name of Cain Templeton the eccentric ancestor of Tory MP Isaac Templeton her son Finn s boss To ready herself for the challenge ahead Ali researches the Victorian era She learns that Cain Templeton was part of a sinister group called The Collectors the rumour being that you had to kill a woman to become a member Duly prepared she arrives in London in January 1850 the middle of a freezing winter She is directed to a house inhabited by artists and is greeted by a dead woman at her feet Soon she finds herself in extreme danger Even worse she appe

A brand new series about a police officer with an extraordinary gift, the ability to travel in time. From No 1 bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries - sparks fly and love ignites when past and present meet.SOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME.Ali Dawson is a police officer working on crimes so old, the joke goes, that they are not only cold but frozen. What most people don't know is that the team travels back in time to complete their research. The process has been pioneered by the mysterious Italian physicist, Serafina Pelligrini, known to the team as Jones.So far the team has only ventured a few years back but Ali's boss has a new assignment for her. He wants her to step back to 1850, the heart of the Victorian Age, to clear the name of Cain Templeton, the eccentric great-grandfather of Tory MP Isaac Templeton.

The unmissable new book in the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries. Ruth and Nelson are working on a murder case in which Cathbad emerges as the prime suspect. Can they uncover the truth in time to save their friend?'GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS REAL AS MARPLE AND MORSE' The Times'SET IN DIVINE NORTH NORFOLK.INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND GREAT' India KnightWhen builders renovating a cafe in King's Lynn find a human skeleton behind a wall, they call for DCI Harry Nelson and Dr Ruth Galloway, Head of Archaeology at the nearby University of North Norfolk. Ruth is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with Nelson. However, she agrees to look at the case.

Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, 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.

Brighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend of Edgar's. They served together in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men. Max is still on the circuit, touring seaside towns in the company of ventriloquists, sword-swallowers and dancing girls. Changing times mean that variety is not what it once was, yet Max is reluctant to leave this world to help Edgar investigate. But when the dead girl turns out to be known to him, Max changes his mind. Another death, another magic trick: Edgar and Max become convinced that the answer to the murders lies in their army days. When Edgar receives a letter warning of another 'trick', the Wolf Trap, he knows that they are all in the killer's sights...