{"product_id":"the-last-word-9780063374720","title":"The Last Word","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWords 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable partners in a detective agency. At eighty-four, Edwin regularly claims that he's the oldest detective in England. He is a master at surveillance, deploying his age as a cloak of invisibility. Natalka, Ukrainian-born and more than fifty years his junior, is a math whizz, who takes any cases concerning fraud or deception. Despite a steady stream of minor cases, Natalka is frustrated. She loves a murder, as she's fond of saying, and none have come the agency's way. That is until local writer Melody Chambers dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelody's daughters are convinced that their mother was murdered. Edwin thinks that Melody's death is linked to that of an obituary writer who predeceased many of his subjects. Edwin and Benedict go undercover to investigate and are on a creative writing weekend at isolated Battle House when another murder occurs. Are the cases linked and what is the role of a distinctly sinister book group attended by many of writers involved? By the time Edwin has infiltrated the group, he is in serious danger...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking professional help, the investigators turn to their friend, detective Harbinder Kaur, and find that they have stumbled on a plot that is stranger than fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elly Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.98w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063374720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGriffiths, Elly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElly Griffiths \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the Ruth Galloway and Brighton mystery series, as well as the standalone novels \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger Diaries, \u003c\/em\u003e winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; \u003cem\u003eThe Postscript Murders; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBleeding Heart Yard\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in Brighton, England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43765702656115,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_dc752848-fd5b-43a0-b3d7-fcc37603838a.jpg?v=1756987072","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-last-word-9780063374720","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}