The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)

by Elly Griffiths

Start right here! Discover the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and become obsessed with one of the most popular crime series in Britain.

'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times

'I've never before read a crime novel in which archaeology and detection blend as successfully as in The Crossing Places' Shots

Dr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child's bones are discovered near a prehistoric site on the north Norfolk salt marshes. Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier - or are the bones much older?

DCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up...

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4 of 5 stars

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This book is strangely compelling. I hated the writing style to start with and the constant references to her weight but this book drew me in and kept me hooked. The mystery was thoroughly engaging and kept me guessing - I thought I knew who it was but then I kept changing my mind. The reveal at the end had me dumbfounded. I'm not really impressed by it. The character drama throughout was a bit much - I didn't see the purpose of Peter (show spoiler) at all - but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Solid 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.

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