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I am quite ambivalent about this book.
In one sense, the sense of place is so vivid that I wanted to keep dry. I liked the characters of Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson. The set up was interesting and the archaeology welcome.
However, and this is important, there were some serious flaws. Unlike many mysteries, I saw many things ahead of time. The most distressing crime in the book for me was (view spoiler). I can't remember the last time I knew "whodunit" befor ...more
In one sense, the sense of place is so vivid that I wanted to keep dry. I liked the characters of Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson. The set up was interesting and the archaeology welcome.
However, and this is important, there were some serious flaws. Unlike many mysteries, I saw many things ahead of time. The most distressing crime in the book for me was (view spoiler). I can't remember the last time I knew "whodunit" befor ...more
I liked Ruth Galloway, main character in this book that starts what looks to be an outstanding series. It's a series I'd love to see on television. Supremely atmospheric with intriguing characters that I want to know better.
Ruth is a forensic archaeologist who lives in a rather desolate area that she loves. I can see the draw of the Saltmarsh. I like solitude too. I could identify with Ruth which I think was the main reason for digging this story. The mystery and suspense is outstanding but I r ...more
Ruth is a forensic archaeologist who lives in a rather desolate area that she loves. I can see the draw of the Saltmarsh. I like solitude too. I could identify with Ruth which I think was the main reason for digging this story. The mystery and suspense is outstanding but I r ...more
Ruth Galloway is an archeologist living in the Saltmarsh, a remote area of Norfolk. She is surprised when she is approached by Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson who wants her to help identify recently discovered bones that he is confident are those of a five year old child who was kidnapped a decade earlier. However, Ruth determines that the bones date from the Iron Age. Slowly Ruth is drawn into the investigation when another young girl disappears.
The book was a good first mystery, and I like the main character enough, Ruth Galloway, forensic anthropologist, that I will probably read the next one in the series when it is published.
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