The Man in Black
The Man in Black by Elly Griffiths is a large print collection published by HarperCollins Publishers on October 15, 2024. This volume features an eclectic array of short stories that bring together familiar characters from Griffiths’s previous works, including Ruth Galloway, Harbinder Kaur, and Max Mephisto. Readers can expect a mix of ghost stories, cozy mysteries, and psychological suspense, all woven with elements of love and loss.
In this collection, Griffiths explores various narratives, such as Ruth Galloway’s encounter with a mysterious man in a bookstore, which leads to a rescue mission steeped in Norfolk’s legends. Other stories delve into the past, featuring a young magician in 1920s Leeds and a witty girl detective in postwar London. The anthology also includes tales that transport readers to locations like the Amalfi Coast and Egypt, showcasing Griffiths’s ability to blend humor and heart with thrilling storytelling. With 336 pages, this edition invites readers to experience a diverse range of narratives that highlight the author’s versatility.
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From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love.
Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres as well as to explore what some of her fictional creations such as Ruth Galloway, Harbinder Kaur, and Max Mephisto might have done outside of the novels. The Man in Black gathers these bite-sized tales all together in one splendid volume.
There are ghost stories, cozy mysteries, tales of psychological suspense, and poignant vignettes of love and loss.
In the title story, Ruth Galloway crosses paths with a mysterious man in a bookstore, setting in motion a rescue mission that hinges on the legends and lore of Norfolk.
Looking into the past, a young magician in 1920s Leeds wonders just what happened to his missing landlady in “Max Mephisto and the Disappearing Act.”
In “Justice Jones and the Etherphone,” a witty girl detective investigates the dire prediction of a fortune teller in dreary postwar London.
A flashback in time reveals Harbinder Kaur as a Detective Sergeant surviving her first day on the job at Shoreham DCI.
To celebrate the holidays, Ruth gets her very first Christmas tree, and her beloved cat narrates his own seasonal story in “Flint’s Fireside Tale.”
And readers can armchair travel with stories set on the Amalfi Coast, in Capri, and in Egypt as Ruth and DCI Nelson experience their very own version of Death on the Nile.
The Man in Black illustrates the breadth and variety of Elly Griffiths’s talent for blood-chilling, page-turning stories all with her trademark humor and heart.
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