The first entry in the acclaimed Ruth Galloway series follows the “captivating”* archaeologist as she investigates a child’s bones found on a nearby beach, thought to be the remains of a little girl who went missing ten years before. Forensic archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties. She lives happily alone with her two cats in a bleak, remote area near Norfolk, land that was … was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants not quite earth, not quite sea. But her routine days of digging up bones and other ancient objects are harshly upended when a child s bones are found on a desolate beach. Detective Chief Inspector Nelson calls Galloway for help, believing they are the remains of Lucy Downey, a little girl who went missing a decade ago and whose abductor continues to taunt him with bizarre letters containing references to ritual sacrifice, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Then a second girl goes missing and Nelson receives a new letter exactly like the ones about Lucy.
Is it the same killer? Or a copycat murderer, linked in some way to the site near Ruth s remote home?
*Louise Penny”
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This is the first book in the Dr Ruth Galloway mystery series. Dr Ruth is a forensic archaeologist, an expert in bones. She is called in when some bones are unearthed to ascertain how old they are and how/when their owner died. Add in a missing child, a Druid, an irritating but attractive Police Inspector haunted by a past case and you have a …
This is the first in the Ruth Galloway mysteries, and I recommend reading the series in order. Griffiths creates a wonderful setting, alluring yet haunting, and Ruth is a smart, independent amateur sleuth.
I am so glad I picked this book up….and the first in the series. I cannot recommend this book enough!
First of all, a police procedural with wonderful drawn cops and the lead, Nelson, is so real. Then you meet a female forensic archaeologist that is not a size six and loves her life. Wow. Third, you are in a secluded, atmospheric land of salt …
The Crossing Place is the first in a series of archeological mysteries with archeologist Ruth Galloway as the protagonist. We are introduced to a pragmatic yet quirky character who isn’t a supermodel or super women–refreshing–and is actually a bit of a loner. She and her cats–yes, cats–live on the edge of a salt-marsh in the UK, alone and …
I have now binged the entire series, because wow! If you’re looking for amazing characters with heart-wrenching development, deep, thought-provoking mystery, and breathtaking descriptions, Dr. Ruth Galloway is here for you!
This series is fantastic! It’s like reading a Masterpiece Mystery episode. The main characters are compelling. The mysteries are fascinating. The drama is enthralling. And mixed in with the sleuthing is a bit of unexpected romance and humor. Wonderful series.
An archeologist book! Set is small town England, on the coast. They find a body and bring in the expert bone lady – Ruth near her house. They are Iron Age not recent but she helps find missing girls. This is like the English version of Bones with a lot more archeology and love all the Norse, Iron Age, ect facts on top of it all. We also get the …
#1 The Crossing Places, Ruth Galloway series, by Elly Griffiths.
So many friends have recommended this author to me, I listened to #9 and decided to start from the beginning. There are issues that I do not like–cheating on one’s spouse & course language–but the plot is swift and extremely interesting to me. Archeologist Ruth is a somewhat …
Set in the marshlands of eastern England’s Norfolk, the book focuses on forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway. She comes to the aid of the police to differentiate modern from Iron-Age bones when a child’s skeleton is found, and she helps determine who is behind additional deaths in the remote area.
For those who have a love for archaeology, Elly Griffiths provides a captivating read with the first in her series of novels, The Crossing Places, involving Dr. Galloway. Ruth Galloway defies the conventions of most protagonists. A forty-year-old college professor finds that her physical and emotional independence provides her with a life free of …
I love this series. I can’t even tell you why I identify with Ruth.
I don’t normally like books written for no obvious reason in the present tense, but when it’s well done eventually I stop noticing. The plot stretched credulity a touch too far for me in the end. But on the whole I liked this very much: the heroine is an archaeologist, which usually gets points from me; the setting was fairly convincing and very …
Each of the Ruth books is terrific!
Great characters, including the quirky forensic expert Dr Ruth Galloway, excellent start to the series.
I went on to read all the books in the series. The lead character is wonderful; smart, funny, slightly flawed.
I really enjoyed this book! Ruth Galloway, the protagonist, is utterly fascinating. At nearly 40, single, and childless, Ruth takes a fair amount of ribbing from those in her life wondering when she will marry and have kids. Ruth is content living a fairly isolated life with her two cats, Sparky and Flint however. She likes the Saltmarsh area …
Book one of the Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series (and if possible, read them in order). The characters Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson will bring you into this series and hold you one after the other. The action shifts back and forth in time as Ruth solves a murder from the time of druids and tries to stop another murder with the help of …
It was an okay read. Not really anything stood out.
This has been the second time aroun for this book. thought it was as good a read this time as the first time. I decided to read this series because I had read the first three when they first came out in hardback book form Now I see there are more published in ebook form. I rarely have time to read a book more than once.
interesting story…charactures