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The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)

Elly Griffiths

Start date: November 12, 2014

Finish date: December 1, 2014

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Jul 06, 2016 Kirsten rated it liked it · review of another edition

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

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Aug 04, 2019 Vickie rated it it was amazing

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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

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Aug 06, 2016 Judy rated it liked it

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.

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Feb 07, 2010 Karen rated it liked it

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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