The Outcast Dead

Mystery Detective Fiction Psychological Thriller

Description

Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway is drawn into Norwich’s haunting past when her excavation uncovers the remains of a notorious Victorian murderess, just as a ceremony honors the city’s forgotten dead. Her unexpected appearance on a television program about women who kill brings new attention—and complications—while Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson investigates the deaths of three children and the disappearance of another. As a shadowy kidnapper claims responsibility for the missing children, Ruth and Nelson must determine whether the crimes are connected before the danger reaches even closer to home. Blending archaeological mystery, police procedural suspense, and richly atmospheric historical detail, the novel explores guilt, grief, motherhood, and the ways the past continues to shape the present.