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'Griffiths is brilliant on the eerie landscape of the Norfolk coast' Sunday Times.
'After just two books in this gripping series the central characters have the allure of old friends and it's great to find that the third title is just as enthralling as its predecessors' Guardian.
'A palpable sense of evil ... perfect for dark winter evenings' Financial Times.
'The perfect ratio of anticipation, shock and surprise' Independent.
'Gripping drama' North Norfolk Living.
'After just two books in this gripping series the central characters have the allure of old friends and it's great to find that the third title is just as enthralling as its predecessors' Guardian.
'A palpable sense of evil ... perfect for dark winter evenings' Financial Times.
'The perfect ratio of anticipation, shock and surprise' Independent.
'Gripping drama' North Norfolk Living.
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'Griffiths is brilliant on the eerie landscape of the Norfolk coast' Sunday Times. 'After just two books in this gripping series the central characters have the allure of old friends and it's great to find that the third title is just as enthralling as its predecessors' Guardian. 'A palpable sense of evil ... perfect for dark winter evenings' Financial Times. 'The perfect ratio of anticipation, shock and surprise' Independent. 'Gripping drama' North Norfolk Living.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Elly Griffiths books are like my guilty pleasure without the guilt; I devour them and am always left wanting more.
The House at Sea's End is the third book in the Ruth Galloway series. Ruth is a Forensic Archaeologist who lives on the Norfolk coast and examines bones for a living, sometimes having to help the police in their serious crimes unit to establish what may have happened to bones that can't be immediately identified by the police. Ruth Galloway is one of my favourite crime heroines: she lives in a tiny cottage on a remote part of Norfolk by the salt marshes, she is slightly overweight, she has a cat, she reads lots of books and enjoys her own company - I heart Ruth! In this book, however, she has something other than serious crimes to concentrate on and that is motherhood. After a one-night stand with Detective Harry Nelson in the first book, Ruth has now given birth to Kate, whom turns out to be a whole mystery of her own. Of course, Nelson is back in this latest book too and I must admit to having a little crush on him.
The House at Sea's End brings us the mystery of six skeletons that are found by a team of Archaeologists in the cliff's on the Norfolk coast. Nelson and Ruth are amazed to discover that the bones are from Germany and could very well belong to German soldiers from WW2 - but how and why did they get there and who is trying to put them off the trail?
What I love about this series is that not only are these books great reading with a simplicity that makes me think of them as comfort reading (as opposed to hard-boiled crime fic) but the characters and so well drawn and developed throughout the books that I could read them for this alone; I just love following Ruth and Nelson's story and meeting back up with characters such as Cathbad; it's like meeting up with old friends. What I also love is the bleakness of the setting (and who can resist the covers for the books in this series?)
The House at Sea's End is the third book in the Ruth Galloway series. Ruth is a Forensic Archaeologist who lives on the Norfolk coast and examines bones for a living, sometimes having to help the police in their serious crimes unit to establish what may have happened to bones that can't be immediately identified by the police. Ruth Galloway is one of my favourite crime heroines: she lives in a tiny cottage on a remote part of Norfolk by the salt marshes, she is slightly overweight, she has a cat, she reads lots of books and enjoys her own company - I heart Ruth! In this book, however, she has something other than serious crimes to concentrate on and that is motherhood. After a one-night stand with Detective Harry Nelson in the first book, Ruth has now given birth to Kate, whom turns out to be a whole mystery of her own. Of course, Nelson is back in this latest book too and I must admit to having a little crush on him.
The House at Sea's End brings us the mystery of six skeletons that are found by a team of Archaeologists in the cliff's on the Norfolk coast. Nelson and Ruth are amazed to discover that the bones are from Germany and could very well belong to German soldiers from WW2 - but how and why did they get there and who is trying to put them off the trail?
What I love about this series is that not only are these books great reading with a simplicity that makes me think of them as comfort reading (as opposed to hard-boiled crime fic) but the characters and so well drawn and developed throughout the books that I could read them for this alone; I just love following Ruth and Nelson's story and meeting back up with characters such as Cathbad; it's like meeting up with old friends. What I also love is the bleakness of the setting (and who can resist the covers for the books in this series?)
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
i was very impressed with this book. it is the best one in the series so far, and certainly the best written. with her previous two books i very much enjoyed the developing relationship between ruth and nelson, but i'm afaid the identity of the killers was a little too easy to spot. not so here. i really didn't have a clue or rather i was seduced by a red herring or two and found myself way off. however, the chief pleasures are to be found in the description of our heroine, her complicated relationship with nelson and a cast of very likeable supporting characters. the author really excels in this aspect of her writing and i can't wait for the next installment to see where we all end up, particularly after the implication of the book's closing paragraph.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Elly Griffiths hasn't disappointed us with her third book about Ruth, the forensic archaeologist. It rings so true about Ruth's struggle to combine motherhood with a career - a career that can plunge her into dangerous situations. Who would have thought bones could be so tricky? I couldn't put this book down, and was so sad when I had finished it, I started it again!
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The third in the Ruth Galloway mysteries
I don't quite know what to say about this book as I had such high expectations for it. I enjoyed the story, as the relationship between Ruth and Nelson is becoming more involved... Read more
Published 24 days ago by wendy
A great read
Another great read from Elly Griffith, her Ruth Galloway character is a refreshing change and the area where the stories are situated is very atmospheric. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rose Highfield
Plot : 2 star. Characterisation : 5 star
In the constant search for an original detective, a forensic archaeologist who is seconded to the Serious Crimes Squad, has a four month old baby by her married detective... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
Lightweight but diverting
This is the third in Elly Griffith's series about Ruth Galloway, a forensic archeologist, and you will probably enjoy it significantly more if you have read at least the first book... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Julia Flyte
Enjoyable Brit crime novel
The House at Sea's End is the third in the author's Ruth Galloway series. Ruth is a forensic archaeologist, and for a fan of Patricia Cornwell and co the book description sounded... Read more
Published 4 months ago by TopCat
A GREAT SERIES OF BOOKS ..
I love this series of Ruth Galloway Invesitgations. She is a great character full of self doubt, but a lovely caring person. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MIDNIGHT
Ruth Galloway is wonderful
If you are a lover of crime, this book is for you. Ruth Galloway is an archeologist and is called on to help excavate and identify the bones of six males. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Caz Mysteries
"The evil will lie waiting beneath the earth."
In "The House at Sea's End," by Elly Griffiths, forty-year-old forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway is now a single mum. Read more
Published 6 months ago by E. Bukowsky
Deceptively simple....
I love this series of books which are consecutive but can be read individually. They are deceptively simply written as they are very easily read and hard to put down but are quite... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sagegoddess
Cracking yarn!
Third in a series of 3, can't wait for the next book - hopefully. Brilliant set of books, thoroughly enjoyed them all, although best read in sequence. Just hope that more follow.
Published 8 months ago by PeafowlLady
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