The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

THE LAST REMAINS by Elly Griffiths (The Locked Room) is another (actually book 15) in the Ruth Galloway series.  Here, the archeologist and sometimes forensic consultant is called upon when a skeleton is found behind an added wall in a local pub. Events of twenty years ago, including some archeological studies and potentially inappropriate relationship between a professor and student, feature in the efforts to verify the identity and motive for a young woman’s disappearance. Ruth’s employment situation and her relationship with DCI Harry Nelson also are moving towards a resolution of sorts and mixed feelings play out in contrast to long ago events when even Ruth’s Druid friend, Cathbad, was involved. Griffiths has succeeded in tying up a number of loose ends … but will they unravel in the next book?  THE LAST REMAINS received well-deserved starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly.