The Outcast Dead
Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, a forbidding edifice that was once a prison. She believes the body may be that of infamous Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand, Jemima was hanged in 1867 for the...
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Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has excavated a body from the grounds of Norwich Castle, a forbidding edifice that was once a prison. She believes the body may be that of infamous Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for her claw-like hand, Jemima was hanged in 1867 for the murder of five children in her care.
DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long-dead killers. Immersed in the case of three infants found dead, one after the other, in their King's Lynn home, he's convinced that a family member is responsible, though others on his team think differently. Then a child goes missing. Could the abduction be linked to the long-dead Mother Hook? Ruth is pulled into the case, and back towards Nelson.
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Format: audiobook
ASIN: B00HFFHPAG
Publish date: 2014-02-06
Publisher: Quercus
Edition language: English
Series: Ruth Galloway (#6)
The Outcast Dead is the sixth book Ruth Galloway by Elly Griffiths and as usually I'm having a bit of a problem reading the book, because even though I often enjoy the stories in the books I just can't stand the characters. Well I don't hate them, they just annoy my, things they say or thinks can ma...
You could probably read this book out of order, but the driving force behind this series are the characters, which are among the best of any series out there, and it takes a little while to get to know them and reading in order is best, in my opinion. A few of the more minor characters get more pag...
My favorite forensic archaeologist, Ruth Galloway is at a dig outside Norwich Castle. Judging by the known history, the position of the bones and the amulet found with the body these are the remains of the notorious Jemima Green, better known as “Mother Hook” … reputedly a child murderess. Things ...
Elly Griffiths has a lot of gall. Imagine having the nerve to create a series based on a smart, slightly overweight (read: normal) woman who is a professor & single mom. But does she stop there? Noooo. Then she adds an interesting well rounded cast that runs the gamut from conservative middle aged c...
Published 6th February by Quercus. Thank you for the review copy via Netgalley. Ruth Galloway uncovers the bones of what might be a notorious Victorian child murdress and a baby snatcher known as “The Childminder” threatens modern-day Norfolk in the latest irresistible mystery from Elly Griffith...
11 years ago
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