{"product_id":"book-fy4r","title":"The Locked Room","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 cot­tage 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 dis­covery, 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 cot­tage-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":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49360461955376,"sku":"BDfy4r","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49360462053680,"sku":"ZEfy4r","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49360462119216,"sku":"ZMfy4r","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [XE]","offer_id":49360462184752,"sku":"XEfy4r","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fy4r-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776503831","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fy4r","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}