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  • The Last Remains

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  • Written by: Elly Griffiths
  • Narrated by: Jane McDowell
  • Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Last Remains

Written by: Elly Griffiths
Narrated by: Jane McDowell
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Publisher's Summary

The discovery of a missing woman’s bones force Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own in this not-to-be-missed Ruth Galloway mystery from USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths.

When builders discover a human skeleton during a renovation of a café, they call in archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway, who is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with DCI Nelson. The bones turn out to be modern—the remains of Emily Pickering, a young archaeology student who went missing in 2002. Suspicion soon falls on Emily’s Cambridge tutor and also on another archeology enthusiast who was part of the group gathered the weekend before she disappeared—Ruth’s friend Cathbad.

As they investigate, Nelson and his team uncover a tangled web of relationships within the archeology group and look for a link between them and the café where Emily’s bones were found. Then, just when the team seem to be making progress, Cathbad disappears. The trail leads Ruth a to the Neolithic flint mines in Grimes Graves. The race is on, first to find Cathbad and then to exonerate him, but will Ruth and Nelson uncover the truth in time to save their friend?

©2023 Elly Griffiths (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

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Meh

Not much of a story. A predictable wrap up. The narrator is truly everything for this book and the series.

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Tears and laughter

A wonderful wrap up to a series I don’t want to end. Very thankful that Jane McDowell was able to read as much of the series as she did. She absolutely embodied this story. Thank you to Elly Griffiths for providing many hours of entertainment. Now to start all over again.

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A nice finish

Lots of reminiscing by the main characters and a fairly tame story arc but overall a satisfying end to the series. I hope Ruth and Nelson's story continues someday, in some form. A novella or Christmas story would be nice. Like family, you want to check in occasionally and see how everyone is doing! Or maybe Kate can have her own series as a mystery-solving actress (or whatever she ends up doing).

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  • Hayley
  • 2023-04-27

One of my favorite mystery series

As with most, if not all of these books, I couldn’t stop listening and didn’t want it to end. I have loved these characters and mysteries from the beginning. The mysteries kept me intrigued and guessing, the relationships had me enthralled, frustrated and feeling all the feels! I am so sad to see them go but this was such a great ending to the series, I cannot be sad about that!

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  • Madonna Noble
  • 2023-04-29

Loved every Minute

I always listen to the Ruth Galloway mysteries via Audible book. Narrator Jane McDowell knows how to bring the characters to life and infuse the book in atmospheric nuance. I’ve listened to (instead of reading) every edition and love them all. The characters are well developed and are endearing in their various idiosyncrasies. What I like about this series is that the characters continue to evolve.
That being said, I am very excited for the author to take this series in a somewhat new direction based on the evolution experienced in this last book. It is always fun to have a slightly new direction for long-loved characters instead of keeping them in one mode and then ending the series when that mode comes to an end. Please don’t do that! There is no time that I ever want to end interacting with the storylines and characters of the Ruth Galloway books. I hope the author hurries the next edition along…am eager to experience new dynamics and circumstances, most particularly with Ruth and Nelson.

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  • Judith
  • 2023-06-05

Great characters in this series

I hope another book with these characters will follow.

They are a dear odd lot.

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  • Joan Arrowsmith
  • 2023-06-01

Loved it

Another great story by Elly Griffiths. I enjoy all the characters and could not stop listening to the story - read late in to the night and finished the next day.

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  • bkirk
  • 2023-05-30

Love this series;-)

I believe they just get better. There is always a bit of mystery wrapped around some solid historical area. Great descriptive writing, awesome narration, moves along and offers a new twist each time. I have listened to every book in this series: Wonderful!!! They build off each other, but work as stand alone if you start anywhere. Worth the credits and the time;-)

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2023-05-29

Great

Elly Griffiths does it again another wonderful, Ruth Galloway mystery. I love the mix of archaeology and mystery and a little romance.

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  • Frances
  • 2023-05-29

My least favorite in a series I loved.

I am a bit disappointed with this final tal, although it appears I am in the minority. I wasn’t fully engaged until chapter 30, and the denouement seemed forced. Yes, I do agree the end was satisfying.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 2023-05-20

Well done!

When I had read that this was to be the last book of the series I was sad and worried about being left hanging. I shouldn’t have worried. This story has come full circle and couldn’t have ended better! Kudos

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  • Cherylaa
  • 2023-05-18

Very well done!

This series really captured my interest, good mysteries and great continuing stories in the series. Reader was excellent!

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  • Linda J. Sellers
  • 2023-05-18

Finale

Loved the ending! Great story & mystery until the end. Memorable characters within the story telling