The Crossing Places: The first book in the megaselling Ruth Galloway series
Aug 2009 · Hachette UK
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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
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.
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What readers are saying about The Crossing Places
'Captivating! A quick, thrilling read that ends making you want to read Book 2 immediately!' 5* Reader Review
'I really enjoyed this book, the story kept me gripped to the end! Would definitely recommend it' 5* Reader Review
'Ruth is such an empathetic character, clever and warm yet she has human weaknesses' 5* Reader Review
'I envy those coming to the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. They are in for a total treat' 5* Reader Review
'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* Reader Review
'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times
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.
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What readers are saying about The Crossing Places
'Captivating! A quick, thrilling read that ends making you want to read Book 2 immediately!' 5* Reader Review
'I really enjoyed this book, the story kept me gripped to the end! Would definitely recommend it' 5* Reader Review
'Ruth is such an empathetic character, clever and warm yet she has human weaknesses' 5* Reader Review
'I envy those coming to the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. They are in for a total treat' 5* Reader Review
'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* Reader Review
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4.7
34 reviews
Rajan Dahiya
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January 29, 2016
It was by chance I stumbled across this book...was hesitant to try a new author but was pleasantly surprised. Loved the detailed setting and atmosphere of the story...the characters were interesting and the writing was amusing as well as suspenseful. Going to try another book in the series now!
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A Google user
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June 22, 2015
Not the normal genre I read, but it gripped me early on and I found it a good read until the end. Well written and good characters.
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Amanda Ludlow
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December 27, 2018
first time heard of this writer thought I would give a go enjoyed it had me guessing will check out more
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About the author
Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. She has won the CWA Dagger in the Library, has been shortlisted five times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for The Lantern Men. Her new series featuring Detective Harbinder Kaur began with The Stranger Diaries, which was a Richard and Judy book club pick and won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in the USA. It was followed by The Postscript Murders, shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and Bleeding Heart Yard. Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband.
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