The Outcast Dead Av Elly Griffiths

<p><b>Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.</b><br><br><b>''Told with a deepening sense of the unease, seasoned with a touch of the occult'' <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>Ruth has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, which was once a prison. The body may be that of Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand, Jemima was hanged for the murder of five children. <br><br>DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-ago killers. Investigating the case of three infants found dead, one after the other, in their King''s Lynn home, he''s convinced that their mother is responsible. <br><br>Then a child goes missing. Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook? Ruth is pulled into the case, and back towards Nelson.</p>