The Frozen People
An Ali Dawson Mystery
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The instant Sunday Times bestseller
SOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME.
'A five-star start to a dazzling new series . . . Smart, original and utterly masterful' Janice Hallett
'A pleasure from finish to start' Anthony Horowitz
'Fresh and exciting with both humour and thrills, Griffiths' first book in her new series knocks it out of the park' Shari Lapena
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?
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.
A Sunday Times bestseller w/c 17/02/2025
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The author of the Ruth Galloway mysteries has an engaging new protagonist for us: Ali Dawson, a 50-year-old woman who leads an under-the-radar cold case team in an ever-changing London. Ali’s new case requires delving back into the 1850s, making her objective even more elusive than usual. As her modern setting gives way to an icy English winter, her growing obsession with the past makes for an uncanny meeting of worlds—and two very different periods. Police procedural meets historical fiction (and maybe even time travel) in this unique tale, which is the first in a crime series starring Ali. The voice of author Elly Griffiths is unmistakable here: wise, wry and full of playful asides. But the surprises will mount as Ali faces a dual case that evokes a crime version of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.
