The Man in Black and Other Stories

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Criminally clever' Daily Mail

'The perfect holiday treat' Guardian

This collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr Ruth Galloway, Harry Nelson, Max Mephisto, Detective Harbinder Kaur and more. It features several stories never published before, including a brand new Ruth and Nelson story. A must for all her fans.

Have you been wondering what happened to your favourite characters Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson? Dive into this fabulous collection of stories and find out.

Here are stories to suit all tastes. There are ghost stories and mini cosy mysteries; tales of psychological suspense and poignant vignettes of love and loss. There's a creepy horror story to make you shiver and a tale narrated by Flint, Ruth Galloway's cat, to make you smile.

There is truly something for everyone in this collection of bite-sized morsels for all thriller fans.

A Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 24/06/2024

This book is one to savour Belfast Telegraph
Tales that range from the shivery supernatural to the criminally clever . . . they all share Griffiths's wry humour, understated prose and beguiling characterisation Daily Mail
A perfect holiday treat for Griffiths fans Guardian
Laced with wry wit . . . sharply drawn . . . absorbing storytelling Promoting Crime Fiction
An intoxicating cocktail of crime, comedy and creepy tales from the bestseller Peterborough Telegraph

Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. She has won the CWA Dagger in the Library, has been shortlisted six times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for The Lantern Men. Her series featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur began with The Stranger Diaries, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in the USA. It was followed by The Postscript Murders, shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, and Bleeding Heart Yard. Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband and their cat, Pip.

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