Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

There is something very comforting ,like wearing a pair of worn slippers, about reading a Dr. Ruth Galloway mystery. Ruth teaches archeology at a British University and sadly just learned that they are letting go of the department. Her side gig is helping the police as a consultant when bones are unearthed and since a skeleton has just been found behind an old wall Ruth is once again called upon to figure out who they belong to. This case involves a student who went missing years ago after she was on an archeological field trip. It is even closer to home since one of the last people to see this girl is a friend of Ruth's and the partner of one of the police officers on the case. The side story is we are no closer to closure on Ruth and DI Nelson's on again/off again romantic entanglements and a possible vie for Ruth's attentions. Elly Griffiths excels in taking a modern police procedural and mixing it up with ancient ruins, druids and all sorts of interesting folklore. The burning question for some fans was not who killed Emily and stuck her behind the wall but are Ruth and Nelson ever going to be together but that dear reader is for you to puzzle out on your own. Fans of her other Ruth Galloway books and tv series as well as those of us who enjoy a cozier mystery but with intensity will certainly be satisfied. 
​4 stars