{"product_id":"the-locked-room-a-mystery-9780063296862","title":"The Locked Room: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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 \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Elly Griffiths' penultimate novel in the beloved series.\u003c\/strong\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--\u003cem\u003ebefore \u003c\/em\u003eshe lived there--with a peculiar inscription on the back. Ruth returns to the cot-tage to uncover its meaning as Norfolk's first cases of Covid-19 make headlines, leaving her and Kate to shelter in place there. 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 dis-covery, he breaks curfew to visit Ruth and enlist her help. But the further Nelson investigates the deaths, the closer he gets to Ruth's isolated cot-tage--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\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR ELLY GRIFFITHS AND THE RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES\u003c\/strong\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.\" --\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times . . . Highly atmospheric.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063296862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs","brand":"Elly Griffiths","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42607857107125,"sku":"9780063296862","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5d99d5a7-291c-41e4-a834-ee7b45c5d079.jpg?v=1674573302","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-locked-room-a-mystery-9780063296862","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}