{"product_id":"the-locked-room-9780063296862-b","title":"The Locked Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elly Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Women Sleuths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45028564009111,"sku":"9780063296862","price":1352.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780063296862.webp?v=1768542288","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-locked-room-9780063296862-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}