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The Last Word
- Author
- Elly Griffiths
- Narrator
- Nina Wadia
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 30 January 2024
- Run Time
- 8 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Natalka from Ukraine has quit her job as a carer and joined up with retiree, Edwin, to run a detective agency on England's south coast. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation such as murder to come the agency's way. She is now living with dreamer, Benedict, who continues to run his coffee shack. Life gets complicated when her Ukrainian mother, Viktoria, joins them from her war-torn country - three's a crowd. Viktoria invades the tiny flat, cooking borscht and cleaning things that are already clean. To add to Natalka's irritation, Benedict and Viktoria get on brilliantly.
Edwin is a big reader of obituaries, so when a local obit writer, Dan Haynes, dies, Edwin decides to look further, only to discover a series of unexpected deaths. Are the clues in the obits themselves? Edwin decides to write an obit to see what clues it throws up. Then he disappears.
The chase to find him takes the team to London and back to the south coast, where the solution lies remarkably close to home.
(P) 2024 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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The characters show real light and shade and there are ample comedic one-liners. I hope Elly brings the foursome back to our pages very, very soon
Belfast Telegraph
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Elly Griffiths' latest is outstanding and hugely entertaining
Irish Independent
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Twisty
Crime Monthly
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Elly Griffiths' latest novel is cosy crime of a superior order
Sunday Times
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With a twisty plot to draw the reader in, this mystery will have you hooked
Candis
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Kept me guessing to the end
Saga
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Details
- Author
- Elly Griffiths
- Narrator
- Nina Wadia
- Duration
- 8 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 January 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529433463
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A cosy, twisty mystery that reintroduces the glorious characters we met in the bestselling The Postscript Murders - shortlisted for the Gold Dagger. Natalka from Ukraine has quit her job as a carer and joined up with retiree, Edwin, to run a detective agency on England's south coast. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated, longing for a big juicy investigation such as murder to come the agency's way. She is now living with dreamer, Benedict, who continues to run his coffee shack. Life gets complicated when her Ukrainian mother, Viktoria, joins them from her war-torn country - three's a crowd. Viktoria invades the tiny flat, cooking borscht and cleaning things that are already clean. To add to Natalka's irritation, Benedict and Viktoria get on brilliantly.Edwin is a big reader of obituaries, so when a local obit writer, Dan Haynes, dies, Edwin decides to look further, only to discover a series of unexpected deaths. Are the clues in the obits themselves? Edwin decides to write an obit to see what clues it throws up. Then he disappears.The chase to find him takes the team to London and back to the south coast, where the solution lies remarkably close to home.(P) 2024 Quercus Editions Limited
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