The Ghost Fields: A Mystery

By Elly Griffiths

Book Overview

The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family's secrets in this Ruth Galloway mystery.

It's a blazing hot summer in Norfolk when a construction crew unearths a downed American fighter plane from World War II with a body inside. Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway determines that the skeleton couldn't possibly be the pilot, and DNA tests identify the man as Fred Blackstock, a local aristocrat long presumed dead--news that seems to frighten his descendants. Events are further complicated by a TV company that wants to make a film about Norfolk's deserted air force bases, the so-called ghost fields, which the Blackstocks have converted into a pig farm. As production begins, Ruth notices a mysterious man loitering at Fred Blackstock's memorial service. Then human bones are found on the family's pig farm and the weather quickly turns. Can the team outrace a looming flood to find the killer?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544577868
• ISBN13: 9780544577862
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"