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'This is a very atmospheric book. I was reading it in summer yet I could still feel the wind, the rain and the isolation of the marshes. There are many threads running through this tale, and slowly and skilfully they are pulled together to show a picture but not the picture one expects.' Mystery Women.
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'This is a very atmospheric book. I was reading it in summer yet I could still feel the wind, the rain and the isolation of the marshes. There are many threads running through this tale, and slowly and skilfully they are pulled together to show a picture but not the picture one expects.' Mystery Women.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dr Ruth Galloway lectures at the University of North Norfolk. Ruth lives alone in a remote cottage in a place called Saltmarsh, which is wild and overlooks the North Sea. Ruth is forty, overweight and hides herself under bulky clothes; she shares her home with her two cats Flint and Sparky.
When she is asked by Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to look at some bones the police have uncovered in the Marsh she dates them from the Iron Age, but DCI Nelson was hoping they were the bones of a five-year -old girl called Lucy who went missing ten years previously. Although disappointed that the bones found are two thousand years old, DCI Nelson takes her into his confidence and shows her the letters he received at the time of the girl's disappearance. But the bones are of archeological interest and Ruth wastes no time in contacting her old friend Erik Anderssen who she first met at a dig ten years ago but who has returned to Norway. She had shared an enchanted summer on the Saltmarsh with Erik and his wife Madga, Peter, who she at on time though she was in love, and her friend Shona.
Then a second young girl goes missing and because of her expertise Ruth finds herself drawn into the mystery. Soon it becomes clear that she too is now a target of the unknown killer.
This is a very atmospheric book, I was reading it in summer yet I could still feel the wind the rain and the isolation of the marshes. There are many threads running through this tale, and slowly and skilfully they are pulled together to show a picture, but not the picture one expects.
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Lizzie Hayes
When she is asked by Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to look at some bones the police have uncovered in the Marsh she dates them from the Iron Age, but DCI Nelson was hoping they were the bones of a five-year -old girl called Lucy who went missing ten years previously. Although disappointed that the bones found are two thousand years old, DCI Nelson takes her into his confidence and shows her the letters he received at the time of the girl's disappearance. But the bones are of archeological interest and Ruth wastes no time in contacting her old friend Erik Anderssen who she first met at a dig ten years ago but who has returned to Norway. She had shared an enchanted summer on the Saltmarsh with Erik and his wife Madga, Peter, who she at on time though she was in love, and her friend Shona.
Then a second young girl goes missing and because of her expertise Ruth finds herself drawn into the mystery. Soon it becomes clear that she too is now a target of the unknown killer.
This is a very atmospheric book, I was reading it in summer yet I could still feel the wind the rain and the isolation of the marshes. There are many threads running through this tale, and slowly and skilfully they are pulled together to show a picture, but not the picture one expects.
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Lizzie Hayes
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ruth Galloway is in her late 30', has cats, is slightly overweight and orders loads of books from Amazon (what¡¯s not to love?). She is a forensic archaeologist at the University of Norfolk, specialising in bones, and is called out to the saltmarshes on the Norfolk Coast by Police Detective Harry Nrelson when a body is unearthed. The body is discovered to be that of a young girl from the iron age, but it brings to the surface the disappearance of a five year old girl, Lucy Downey, who has never been traced and whom Harry Nelson can¡¯t get out of his head. He then shows Ruth a series of letters he has been sent over the years with cryptic clues about Lucy¡¯s disappearance and asks Ruth to help him decipher them. In the midst of this, and almost 10 years to the day since Lucy vanished, a four year old girl is snatched from her back garden and Harry fears that the perpetrator has struck again.
What I loved most about this books is the setting and the characters. The saltmarshes on the north Norfolk coast sounded so bleak and wind swept that I longed to be there in Ruth¡¯s little stone cottage sipping coffee and reading books while rain hurled itself at the windows. I loved the image of the sand dunes and sea spray and the solitude. Ruth and Harry are wonderful leads too: Ruth is a woman after my own heart and Harry is a straight-talking northern bloke (and being a northerner myself I loved his tell-it-like-it-is attitude but also recognising his warm heart under his no nonsence exterior).
Reading this book made me want to do two things: 1) go for a long weekend on the north Norfolk coast ¨C which we are now doing in October and 2) want to rush out and buy the second in the series, The Janus Stone (which I have also now got and it is high on my pile!)
What I loved most about this books is the setting and the characters. The saltmarshes on the north Norfolk coast sounded so bleak and wind swept that I longed to be there in Ruth¡¯s little stone cottage sipping coffee and reading books while rain hurled itself at the windows. I loved the image of the sand dunes and sea spray and the solitude. Ruth and Harry are wonderful leads too: Ruth is a woman after my own heart and Harry is a straight-talking northern bloke (and being a northerner myself I loved his tell-it-like-it-is attitude but also recognising his warm heart under his no nonsence exterior).
Reading this book made me want to do two things: 1) go for a long weekend on the north Norfolk coast ¨C which we are now doing in October and 2) want to rush out and buy the second in the series, The Janus Stone (which I have also now got and it is high on my pile!)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I really hope this will be the first of many novels featuring Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson. Both are likeably flawed and the relationship between them is intriguing. Wonderful descriptions of the Norfolk coastline.
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Realy Enjoyable Read
I really enjoyed this debut novel and am about to download the second in the series as we were left nicely 'hanging' as to what will happen further on to the 2 main characters. Read more
Published 8 days ago by SarahM
good sense of place
The real strengths of Griffiths writing is characterisation, inter-personal relationships and sense of place. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Rob Kitchin
My first Kindle Book
This was the first book I purchased for my new kindle and it was a very good read and perfect for the knidle. Lots of twists and turns, before the end.
Published 27 days ago by S. M. SELF
Debut novel..Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
At last! I have recently written some negative reviews and was begining to despair; then I read this. This is just my sort of book and I am so glad I found it on Amazon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by wendy
Excellent writing, great plot and characters
It's hard to believe that this is a 'first novel' - it's very, very good! From the first page, you're drawn right into the life of the main character, the forensic archaeologist... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Scorpio Rising
Engaging crime thriller with great characters
The Crossing Places is a highly readable page-turning mystery with strong characters and a distinctive setting, so think Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins books, or Arnaldur... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joanne Sheppard
Great start to a crime series
The setting was the pull for this one for me; I grew up in East Anglia and have surprised myself lately by finding that I still have a soft spot for the area. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. B. S. Kemp
Crossing Places
The Ruth Galloway series are great. The story are set in a part of the country that I like. The characters are all "real" people, with the ability to be liked by the reader. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. David Gilchrist
So glad I got round to reading this book!
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
I have had this book for some time and had almost started it a few time, however the other day, it just appealed so I settled down... Read more
I have had this book for some time and had almost started it a few time, however the other day, it just appealed so I settled down... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jackie
The Crossing Places
An excellent first book, very atmospheric and tense. I enjoyed the subplot of Ruth's relationship with Harry and I shall certainly read more Elly Griffiths books.
Published 4 months ago by Christina DK
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