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The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths
The Crossing Places
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When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone in a remote area called Saltmarsh near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants--not quite earth, not quite sea. When a child's bones are found on a... show more
When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone in a remote area called Saltmarsh near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants--not quite earth, not quite sea. When a child's bones are found on a desolate beach nearby, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson calls Galloway for h
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B003UV90G6
Pages no: 303
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature, British Literature, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Suspense
Series: Ruth Galloway (#1)
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fromfirstpagetolast
fromfirstpagetolast rated it
4.0
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Bones that appear to belong to a child have been found on the salt marshes of Norfolk. DCI Harry Nelson calls in archeologist Ruth Galloway to see if his fears that the bones are that of a local girl who vanished ten years ago are confirmed. Whilst these bones are found to be dating from the Iron Ag...
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Mike Finn
Mike Finn rated it
3.5 "The Crossing Places - Ruth Galloway #1" by Ely Griffiths - original, engaging and very English start to a series of thrillers about a Norfolk-based forensic anthropologist
text "The Crossing Places - Ruth Galloway #1" by Ely Griffiths - original, engaging and very English start to a series of thrillers about a Norfolk-based forensic anthropologist
I picked up "The Crossing Places" in an audible book sale offering first-in-a-series books. I half expected it to be Temperance Brennan / Kay Scarpetta with an English accent. It turned out to be something much more orginal and engaging than that:a thriller seasoned with a strong sense of place, rev...
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Wandering through fiction
Wandering through fiction rated it
4.0 The Crossing Places
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I enjoyed this. Got a good sense of the place. Nicely thought out plot. The characters were nicely human; even the 2 main characters had believable faults and it showed how messy relationships can be in real life.
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Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it
3.0 The Crossing Places
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This should have been a perfect fit for me, Archaeologist, female, gets caught up in a murder mystery when a body found is actually not new but historical. I got the actual murderer earlier and found it quite obvious.It's not a bad read but it didn't quite satisfy.
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Kim Reads and Bakes
Kim Reads and Bakes rated it
2.0
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I thought I'd like this novel much more than I did. It's not terrible. Indeed, it has some good features. However, I found it disappointing and predictable overall. First the good points. The central protagonist, Ruth Galloway, is an academic forensic archeologist. Her occupation has plenty of poten...
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