{"product_id":"the-locked-room-a-mystery","title":"The Locked Room: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelson comes calling, investigating a decades-long string of murder-suicides that’s looming ever closer, in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Elly Griffiths’ penultimate novel in the beloved British detective series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years after her mother’s death, Ruth is finally sorting through her things when she finds a curious relic: a decades-old photograph of her own Norfolk cottage—\u003ci\u003ebefore \u003c\/i\u003eshe lived there—with a peculiar inscription on the back. Ruth returns to the cot­tage to uncover its meaning as Norfolk’s first cases of Covid-19 make headlines, leaving her and Kate to shelter in place there in a gripping pandemic thriller. They struggle to stave off isolation by clapping for frontline workers each evening and befriending a kind neighbor, Zoe, from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Nelson is investigating a series of deaths of women that may or may not be suicide. When he links a case to an archaeological dis­covery, he breaks curfew to visit Ruth, a brilliant forensic archaeologist, and enlist her help. But the further Nelson investigates the deaths, the closer he gets to Ruth’s isolated cot­tage—until Ruth, Zoe, and Kate all go missing, and Nelson is left scrambling to find them before it’s too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR ELLY GRIFFITHS AND THE RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Galloway is an everywoman, smart, successful and a little bit unsure of herself. Readers will look forward to learning more about her.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times . . . Highly atmospheric.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Forensic archeologist and academic Ruth Galloway is a captivating amateur sleuth—an inspired creation. I identified with her insecurities and struggles, and cheered her on.” —Louise Penny\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elly Griffiths","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53164526633251,"sku":"9780063296862","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063296862.jpg?v=1741194008","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/the-locked-room-a-mystery","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}