The Last Word

Elly Griffiths

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...

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.

The unmissable new novel from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.

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Praise for The Last Word

'Outstanding and hugely entertaining' Irish Independent

'Twisty' Crime Monthly

'The characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners' Belfast Telegraph

'This mystery will have you hooked' Candis

'Kept me guessing to the end' Saga

A Sunday Times bestseller w/c 01/02/2024

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Praise for The Last Word

  • As ever, Griffiths skilfully blends complex plotting with a cast of wonderfully vivid characters - Mail on Sunday on Bleeding Heart YardA page-turner with an engaging cast of characters - Sunday Express on Bleeding Heart YardOnce again Griffiths has created an ingenious mystery with hidden depths - The Times on Bleeding Heart YardThe characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners. I hope Elly brings the foursome back to our pages very, very soon - Belfast TelegraphElly Griffiths' latest is outstanding and hugely entertaining - Irish Independent

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Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths is a multi-award-winning author and a No. 1 bestseller. She has written twenty-seven crime novels for adults; four for children, and a volume of short stories. Her books for adults include the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, the Brighton Mysteries and the Detective Harbinder Kaur series, as well as The Frozen People, the first book in the Ali Dawson Mysteries.

Elly's many accolades include the CWA Dagger in the Library, the Edgar Award, the Fingerprint Award for Crime Novel of the Year and the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award, as well as being shortlisted multiple times for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award.

Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband and their cat, Pip.

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