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Elly Griffiths

    17 août 1963

    Cette autrice puise son inspiration pour ses romans policiers mettant en scène Ruth Galloway dans son mari, qui a quitté un emploi en ville pour devenir archéologue, et dans sa tante qui vit sur la côte du Norfolk et lui racontait les mythes et légendes de cette région. Son écriture se caractérise par un profond lien avec le paysage et son histoire. Elle met l'accent sur les éléments archéologiques et le folklore, apportant une atmosphère et une profondeur uniques à ses intrigues policières. Ses œuvres sont une exploration fascinante du passé et de son influence sur le présent.

    Elly Griffiths
    A Girl Called Justice 04: The Spy at the Window
    A Girl Called Justice: The Smugglers' Secret
    The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
    Norfolk
    Le journal de Claire Cassidy
    Mortelle dédicace
    • Le journal de Claire Cassidy

      • 480pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      Dans le collège anglais où elle enseigne, Claire Cassidy donne chaque année un cours sur un classique de la littérature gothique, " L'Inconnu ", de R.M. Holland. Cet écrivain a vécu et enseigné dans le même collège que Claire, qui, fascinée par ce personnage qui hante encore les murs de l'établissement, travaille à l'écriture de sa biographie. Mais un jour, Ella, sa collègue et amie est retrouvée morte. À côté de son corps, une citation de " L'Inconnu "... La littérature et la vraie vie entrent alors en collision, et Claire devient suspecte aux yeux de la police. Et le mystère s'épaissit lorsqu'elle ouvre son journal intime, ce journal dans lequel elle écrit chaque jour, et découvre une écriture qui n'est pas la sienne : " Bonjour, Claire. Tu ne me connais pas. " L'Inconnu, lui, connaît Claire, jusqu'à ses moindres secrets, et il n'est visiblement pas étranger aux meurtres qui vont se succéder au sein même du collège, toujours inspirés du livre de R.M. Holland. Claire arrivera-t-elle à changer la fin de l'histoire ?

      Le journal de Claire Cassidy
      3,8
    • Norfolk

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      A stunning companion to Elly Griffiths' beloved crime series, the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, and a photographic journey through magical Norfolk.

      Norfolk
      4,8
    • The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 10 Books Box Set by Elly Griffiths Titles in the Set The Crossing Places, The Janus Stone, The House at Seas End, A Room Full of Bones, A Dying Fall, The Outcast Dead, the Ghost Fields, The Women in blue, The Chalk Pit, The Dark Angel.

      The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
      4,4
    • Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth is back for her second spine-tingling adventure! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.

      A Girl Called Justice: The Smugglers' Secret
      4,3
    • Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is back for her fourth spine-tingling adventure! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton. It's 1939 and war has broken out. Everything has changed at Highbury House school. The pupils have to help cook, clean and wash up, for a start! Then a boys' school is evacuated to Highbury House, and the girls have to share the building. Justice and her friends are delighted that there are still mysteries to solve, however. Like: why can they hear voices coming from an empty room? And how can there be a face at the window two storeys up? Then Justice faces her biggest challenge yet. Could there be a spy in their midst? Elly Griffiths is a bestselling, prize-winning adult crime writer best known for the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries.

      A Girl Called Justice 04: The Spy at the Window
      4,3
    • 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?

      The Last Remains
      4,3
    • The Man in Black

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      This eclectic collection of short stories brings together beloved characters from the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, offering thrilling new adventures. The internationally bestselling author showcases her signature storytelling style, blending suspense with engaging narratives that both longtime fans and new readers will enjoy. Each story is a unique exploration of familiar faces in fresh, captivating scenarios.

      The Man in Black
      4,2
    • Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is back for her third spine-tingling adventure! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.Justice and her friends are third years now and there's an intriguing new girl in Barnowls. Letitia has never been to school before and doesn't care for the rules - and the teachers don't seem to mind! She decides that Justice is her particular friend, much to Stella and Dorothy's distress. But Letitia just isn't the kind of girl you say no to.Then, after a midnight feast in the barn, and a terrifying ghost-sighting in the garden, a girl disappears. Soon ransom notes appear, and they're torn from the pages of a crime novel.Where is the schoolgirl and who has taken her? It will take all of Justice's sleuthing to unravel this mystery!

      A Girl Called Justice 03: A Ghost in the Garden
      4,2
    • The Night Hawks, a group of metal detectorists, are searching for buried treasure when they find a body on the beach in North Norfolk. At first Nelson thinks that the dead man might be an asylum seeker but he turns out to be a local boy, Jem Taylor, recently released from prison. Ruth is more interested in the treasure, a hoard of Bronze Age weapons. Nelson at first thinks that Taylor's death is accidental drowning, but a second death suggests murder. Nelson is called to an apparent murder-suicide of a couple at the isolated Black Dog Farm. Local legend talks of the Black Shuck, a spectral hound that appears to people before they die. Nelson ignores this, even when the owner's suicide note includes the line, 'He's buried in the garden.' Ruth excavates and finds the body of a giant dog. All roads lead back to this farm in the middle of nowhere, but the place spells serious danger for anyone who goes near. Ruth doesn't scare easily. Not until she finds herself at Black Dog Farm

      The Night Hawk
      4,2