The Last Word

By Elly Griffiths,

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Words turn deadly with an unlikely detective duo on the case of a murdered obituary writer in this literary mystery from the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club.

Natalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable partners in…

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2 authors picked The Last Word as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Another book with elderly sleuths, this one Edwin, half of a private detective agency with a case involving the deaths of too many writers. A fun story, enough twists and turns to confuse, but really just a joy to read about these characters. There are several in this series, but each can be read as a standalone.

After reading and thoroughly relishing The Postscript Murders, two times, I could hardly wait for Elly Griffiths to bring back her ensemble cast of irrepressible characters. In The Last Word, Griffiths has succeeded again with debonair 84-year-old Edwin, glamorous and intense Natalka, and her devoted ex-monk boyfriend Benedict teaming up with DI Harbinder Kaur in a mystery so well-crafted that it deserves a second read just for the pleasure of the characters' company. On top of that, their latest intriguing case leads them to infiltrate a writer's retreat, where the participants are as quirky and sinister as the protagonists are…

Death on a Shetland Longship: The Shetland Sailing Mysteries

By Marsali Taylor,

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Author Sailor Women’s historian Cat-lover Temporarily limping But determinedly recovering

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Liveaboard sailor Cass Lynch thinks her big break has finally arrived when she blags her way into skippering a Viking longship for a Hollywood film. However, this means returning to the Shetland Islands, the place she fled as a teenager. When a corpse unexpectedly appears onboard the longship, she can run from the past no longer: Cass and her family come under intense scrutiny from the disturbingly shrewd Detective Inspector Gavin Macrae.

Even if Cass’s local knowledge and sailing wisdom help to clear the Lynch family of suspicion, they may not be enough to stay ahead of the murderer’s game...…

Death on a Shetland Longship: The Shetland Sailing Mysteries

By Marsali Taylor,

What is this book about?

When she wangles the job of skippering a Viking longship for a film, Cass Lynch thinks her big break has finally arrived - even though it means returning home to the Shetland Islands, which she ran away from as a teenager. Then the `accidents' begin - and when a dead woman turns up on the boat's deck, Cass realises that she, her family and her past are under suspicion from the disturbingly shrewd Detective Inspector Macrae. Cass must call on all her local knowledge, the wisdom she didn't realise she'd gained from sailing and her glamorous, French opera singer mother…


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