Solid mystery involving two disappearances in the Norfolk Saltmarsh area, ten years apart. Interesting archaeological and folkloric context, refreshingly non-glamorous detectives.
They wait for the tide and set out at first light.There is a map (eyes glaze over in happiness) and a dedication from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins:What the sand gets, the sand keeps foreverEngrossing - have ordered the second and although there is an extract from The Janus Stone at the back of Th...
Thoroughly enjoyed this mystery set by an English salt marsh. The main character is very human; alone but not overwhelmed by that loneliness, cynical but not bitter. The whole cast clearly drawn, and the mystery well-paced and satisfying (although, unusually, I spotted the "most likely" early on a...
Ruth Galloway is a forensic anthropologist, so when some bones are found on a remote beachfront she seems the logical person to call. Although the bones turn out not to be those of a 10-year old missing girl it does get Ruth involved with the case and, with Henry Nelson the detective investigating ...
I was biased from the start as it was set in Norfolk - which was beautifully and evocatively described. But characters were believable and fleshed out and it was a decent story.
I really wanted to like this book more than I did, maybe for fairly idiosyncratic reasons, though I'll probably give the next one a try.1) With very few exceptions, I don't like things written in present tense.2) This is the second book IN A ROW that I've read where the murderer tried to terrorize s...
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