From
the No 1 bestselling author, a brand new series with a brand new
heroine to fall in love with. Ali Dawson is as memorable as her
fire-engine-red hair - warm, funny, forthright - and mother to a grown
son, Finn. Ali works on cold cases, crimes so old, the joke goes, that
they are almost frozen.
What most people don't know
is that Ali and the team travel back in time to complete their
researches - a process pioneered by the mysterious Italian physicist,
Serafina Pelligrini.
So far the team has only ventured a few
years or decades back but Ali's boss has a new assignment for her. He
wants her to step back to 1850, the heart of the Victorian Age, to clear
the name of Cain Templeton, the eccentric ancestor of Tory MP Isaac
Templeton, her son Finn's boss.
To ready herself for the
challenge ahead, Ali researches the Victorian era. She learns that Cain
Templeton was part of a sinister group called The Collectors, the rumour
being that you had to kill a woman to become a member. Duly prepared,
she arrives in London in January 1850 - the middle of a freezing winter.
She is directed to a house inhabited by artists, and is greeted by a
dead woman at her feet.
Soon she finds herself in extreme danger.
Even worse - she appears to be stuck, unable to make her way back to
the present, to the life she loves and to her son, Finn.
The Frozen People is a lavish, cleverly plotted mystery with a cast of unforgettable new characters to get to know and love."
I know that some readers aren't going to like the time traveling aspect of this story, but I've always loved it. With Griffiths' skill in characterization and plotting, I can't wait to get my hands on this one. How about you?
As a fan of Ruth Galloway, I can't wait to read your review of this new book.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read it!
DeleteWell, I'm one of those people who don't really go for time travel in stories. But it's Elly Griffiths, so I'm sure she'll handle it brilliantly, Cathy. I'l really looking forward to reading what you think of this one.
ReplyDeleteShe responded to me on Twitter, saying that she couldn't wait to see what people thought of this new direction she's taking.
DeleteOh my! I had no idea that Elly Griffiths was expanding her writing into this realm. Lovely. I'll be watching for it and also watching to see what you think about it, Cathy.
ReplyDeleteI was a bit surprised when I saw it, too, but it's Griffiths, and I'll follow her anywhere.
DeleteI just finished one of the Ruth Galloway books, "The Outcast Dead." This one doesn't especially appeal to me but I'll definitely keep reading her Galloway series.
ReplyDeleteI love that series, Dorothy.
DeleteTime traveling to solve past murders? That's a fun premise. Not so fun is getting stuck in the past. This sounds like one I would enjoy. :D
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to travel back in time, just to be a "fly on the wall." I have no interest in interacting with anyone or anything-- too afraid of screwing something up! LOL
DeleteGriffiths is such a good writer that I'm certainly interested to see what she does with the time machine plotline, which is definitely a new approach for a mystery series. And I'm with you on wanting to time travel as an observer, rather than interacting with anyone!
ReplyDeleteIt is a new approach for a mystery series, and I can't wait to see what she does with it.
DeleteReally good writer so looking forward to this one
ReplyDeleteI'm glad, Mystica!
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