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The Crossing Places

Ruth Galloway's first mystery - start this megaselling series here

Elly Griffiths

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Quercus
02 June 2016
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 the hunt for the missing girl. Since she vanished, someone has been sending him creepy anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice. He knows that Ruth's expertise and experience could help him finally to put this case to rest.

But when a second child goes missing, Ruth finds herself in danger from a killer who knows she's getting ever closer to the truth.

'Captivating! A quick, thrilling read that ends making you want to read Book 2 immediately!' 5
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'I really enjoyed this book, the story kept me gripped to the end! Would definitely recommend it' 5
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'Ruth is such an empathetic character, clever and warm yet she has human weaknesses' 5
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'I envy those coming of the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. They are in for a total treat' 5
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'Atmospheric and character-driven, I'd no sooner finished this first book in the Dr Ruth Galloway series than I was reaching for the second' 5
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Imprint:   Quercus
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   230g
ISBN:   9781786481863
ISBN 10:   1786481863
Series:   The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Elly Griffiths was born in London. She worked in publishing for many years. Her bestselling series of Dr Ruth Galloway novels, featuring a forensic archaeologist, are set in Norfolk. The series has won the CWA Dagger in the library, and has been shortlisted three times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her Stephens and Mephisto series is based in 1950s Brighton. She lives near Brighton with her husband, an archaeologist, and their two children.

Reviews for The Crossing Places: Ruth Galloway's first mystery - start this megaselling series here

Archaeology and crime often walk hand in hand in crime fiction, and seem a natural fit as they have in common both bones and quests for the truth. I've never before, however, read a crime novel in which the two blend as successfully as in The Crossing Places ... Elly Griffiths' characterization is as good as her writing, and I can't wait for the next in the series * Shotsmag * Griffiths' excellent series is well informed and original * Literary Review * A great series * Guardian * Griffiths weaves superstition and myth into her crime novels, skilfully treading a line between credulity and modern methods of detection * Sunday Times *


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