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The Man in Black and Other Stories

By: Elly Griffiths
Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Esther Wane, Imogen Wilde, Jane McDowell, Juliette Burton, Luke Thompson, Nina Wadia
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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©2024 Elly Griffiths Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Fiction Mystery Short Stories Women Sleuths Fiction Cats Scary Paranormal
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Critic reviews

This book is one to savour
Tales that range from the shivery supernatural to the criminally clever . . . they all share Griffiths's wry humour, understated prose and beguiling characterisation
A perfect holiday treat for Griffiths fans
Laced with wry wit . . . sharply drawn . . . absorbing storytelling
An intoxicating cocktail of crime, comedy and creepy tales from the bestseller
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This book was just what I needed. It’s a beautiful collection of short stories mostly featuring the main characters from Elly’s novels. Recovering from COVID recently, I just hadn’t got the concentration to cope with a novel, but these stories really kept me going. Lovely to catch up with Ruth again too.

A lovely collection of short stories.

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It was spooky and informative as well as the perfect narration and familiarity of the voices

Familiarity

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This is a lovely collection of stories by Elly Griffiths. There are a few Ruth and Nelson tales, including a trip down the Nile. Wonderfully narrated. Recommendeded.

Really enjoyable

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Great stories kept me interested don’t usually like short stories. Love Kate Ellis books though

Favourite characters

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Elly Griffiths tells excellent stories even when they are short. It was wonderful to get glimpses into the world of Ruth and Nelson alongside other of her characters.
There needed to be a gap or perhaps music between each book.

Super short stories.

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