"This new series is one to grab with both hands, its fabulous balance of contemporary crime blended with time travel feels entirely and wonderfully possible! "
A cold case like no other begins an immersive and unique new crime series. Unsolved cases are being investigated by a relatively new and very secret team travelling back in time and Ali Dawson finds the past clashing with the present when she is asked to clear the name of an MP’s relative in 1850’s London. Award-winning and bestselling author Elly Griffiths is one of my favourites, here she rather masterfully joins several genres and I rubbed my hands with glee as I found myself as hooked as a hooked thing can be. Ali strides into the story with gusto, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting her, the team, son Finn, and temperamental cat Terry. I had absolutely no trouble in believing the time-travel element, it slipped in and made itself right at home. Humour peppers the pages, which creates a foil to the edgy atmosphere. I loved Victorian London, the sense of place filled my senses while the plot weaved its magic. This is a wonderful start to a new series and has been chosen as both a LoveReading Star Book and Liz Pick of the Month. Vibrantly colourful and different, The Frozen People is as entertaining as it is satisfying, and comes as highly recommended by our team.
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SOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME.
Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they're frozen - or so their inside joke goes. Most people don't know that they travel back in time to complete their research.
The latest assignment sees Ali venture back farther than they have dared before: to 1850s London in order to clear the name of Cain Templeton, the eccentric great-grandfather of MP Isaac Templeton. Rumour has it that Cain was part of a sinister group called The Collectors; to become a member, you had to kill a woman...
Fearing for her safety in the middle of a freezing Victorian winter, Ali finds herself stuck in time, unable to make her way back to her life, her beloved colleagues, and her son, Finn, who suddenly finds himself in legal trouble in the present day.
Could the two cases be connected?
Set your clocks to February 2025 and get ready for an original, transportive and characterful new crime novel from no. 1 bestselling author Elly Griffiths. Perfect for those missing the Dr Ruth Galloway series and for any crime and historical fiction fans.
The Frozen People features in the following genres: Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Crime and Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Fantasy
The Frozen People is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Frozen People was written by Elly Griffiths and published by Quercus an imprint of Quercus Publishing
The Frozen People has 343 pages
Yes it is part of Ali Dawson series
£19.80
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