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The House at Sea's End: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 3 by [Elly Griffiths]

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The shadow of the Second World War looms dark over this chilling mystery starring forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway. Some buried secrets shouldn't be uncovered.

'Brilliant on the eerie landscape of the Norfolk coast' Sunday Times

Dr Ruth Galloway is called in by a team of archaeologists investigating coastal erosion on the north Norfolk coast, when they unearth six bodies buried at the foot of a cliff. They seem to have been there a very long time. Ruth must help discover how long, and how on earth they got there.

Ruth and DCI Nelson are drawn together once more to unravel the past. Tests reveal that the bodies have lain, preserved in the sand, for sixty years. The mystery of their deaths stretches back to the Second World War, a time when Great Britain was threatened by invasion.

Ruth thought she knew the history of Norfolk - she's about to find out just how wrong she was, and how far someone will go to keep their secrets buried.

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6 Jan. 2011
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The perfect ratio of anticipation, shock and surprise – Independent

Griffiths is brilliant on the eerie landscape of the Norfolk coast - Sunday Times

A palpable sense of evil ... perfect for dark winter evenings - Financial 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

[Griffiths] conjures the bleak north Norfolk coast, using its coastal erosion as a metaphor for the decay of human sympathy – Independent

Gripping drama -North Norfolk Living

Ruth Galloway is as attractive as ever in her welcome third appearance - Euro Crime

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'Griffiths is brilliant on the eerie landscape of the Norfolk coast.' (The 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.' (The Guardian)

'The perfect ratio of anticipation, shock and surprise.' (The Independent) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

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. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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When a team of archaeologists investigating coastal erosion unearths six bodies buried at the foot of a north Norfolk cliff, forensics expert Ruth Galloway is immediately put on the case. Just back from maternity leave, Ruth finds it hard to focus, and even harder when she learns that DCI Nelson is the investigating officer - Ruth and Nelson have unfinished business.
Forensic tests show that the bodies have lain hidden in the sand for fifty, even sixty years. Further discovery reveals that members of the local wartime Home Guard may be concealing a hideous crime.
When a body washes up on the beach, Ruth and Nelson realise that someone is still alive who will kill to keep hidden the gruesome secrets of the war years. Can they uncover the truth in time to stop another murder?
Elly Griffiths weaves a gripping tale combining fascinating forensic detail with action-packed scenes of terror. Add one of the most engaging characters to have appeared in recent crime fiction, plus an evocative and unusual setting, and you have a crime thriller that will keep you glued to the very edge of your seat.
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'Ruth shivers, not entirely from the cold. Who would bury bodies here, in this inaccessible spot? The bodies are bound, their hands tied behind their backs.'
When bones are unearthed at the foot of a north Norfolk cliff, forensics expert Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson are put on the case. The skeletons have lain there for decades, possibly since the war, and for all that time a hideous crime has been concealed.
When a body washes up on the beach, it becomes clear that someone wants the truth of the past to stay buried, and will go to any lengths to keep it that way. Can Ruth and Nelson uncover the truth in time to stop another murder?
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Forensic archaeologist, Dr Ruth Galloway's most challenging case yet unravels a mystery rooted in World War 2. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.


	A Room Full of Bones	The Dark Angel	The Stone Circle	The Lantern Men	The Night Hawks
Mystery	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Intrigue	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Murder	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004MME2H4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quercus (6 Jan. 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3246 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 370 pages

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Thank you for visiting my Amazon author page! I'm the author of two crime series, the Dr Ruth Galloway books and the Brighton Mysteries. Last year I also published a stand-alone, The Stranger Diaries, and a children's book, A Girl Called Justice. I have previously written books under my real name, Domenica de Rosa (I know it sounds made up).

The Ruth books are set in Norfolk, a place I know well from childhood. It was a chance remark of my husband's that gave me the idea for the first in the series, The Crossing Places. We were crossing Titchwell Marsh in North Norfolk when Andy (an archaeologist) mentioned that prehistoric people thought that marshland was sacred ground. Because it's neither land nor sea, but something in-between, they saw it as a bridge to the afterlife; neither land nor sea, neither life nor death. In that moment, I saw Dr Ruth Galloway walking towards me out of the mist...

I live near Brighton with Andy. We have two grown-up children. I write in a garden shed accompanied by my cat, Gus.

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Bookaholic42

Shockingly weak plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2018

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A friend recommended these books, so I bought the first three. I enjoyed the first. But book two had such a contrived ending (in the same formula as book 1) that I was disappointed and hoped book 3 would be better.
But unfortunately it wasn't. It was very much worse. The mystery arose from extremely unlikely circumstances in WW2, and had apparently been hidden for decades, then suddenly everyone decides to speak - so someone murders them to protect their ancestors. Really?
It was such a poor ending ... in a WW2 boat that has suddenly appeared yet seemingly only the murderer can see it ... (and in exactly the same formula as first 2 books - murderer traps Ruth, explains their nefarious deeds, then attacks Ruth even though she is peripheral to the investigation) that it has made me abandon the series.
If you enjoy good detective fiction, don't read this.

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Maggiep

Wonderful stuff

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2019

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I only very recently discovered Elly Griffith's work and have now read her first 3 Ruth Galloway novels one after another. I am enthralled by them and excited that I have a whole series ahead of me. I'm going to try not to binge read them all....though its tempting. What wonderfully intelligent and heartfelt stuff. Its so seldom that you come accross books that have such a wide range of amazingly well drawn characters that all feel like people you have known and met. The main protagonists have real depth and complexity and not even minor characters are ever one dimensional. I have also learnt so much from each book ...spending time on google looking up info on the wonderful historical threads woven into each story. I feel like I have discovered a hidden treasure that has been waiting to be found. I hope that others find their way to find and read this fabulous series.

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ChrisT

Another Odd Couple

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2021

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The 'Odd Couple' is a recurring feature in crime fiction , think of DI Carol Jordan and Tony Hill in Val McDermid's Wire in the Blood series, Mulder and Scully in the X Files, Cormoran and Robin in JK Rowling's Strike series - here we have Dr Ruth Galloway and DI Harry Nelson, seemingly as mismatched a couple as you could ever imagine. The situation is complicated by the the presence of Kate , Ruth's baby daughter by Nelson as the result of a one night stand. Further complications as Nelson is married with 2 grown up daughters , his wife Michelle is fond of Ruth and Kate [oblivious to the fact that Nelson is Kate's father]. The strength of this series is the interaction of the characters, Ruth's friend and fellow University lecturer Shona, Nelon's subordinate officers DS Judy Johnson and DS Dave Clough and the druid Cathbad. Cathbad is fond of conducting pagan ceremonies involving bonfires, dancing and chanting, but he is also very supportive of Ruth and Kate. I hope he conducts a ceremony for Samhain [Halloween] in some future story! I felt the actual investigation , the discovery of 6 skeletons on a Norfolk beach, that seemed to date back to an incident in WW2 took rather second place to Ruth and Harry's domestic arrangements and the murderer when eventually uncovered was actually such a minor character I had to read back to remind myself who they were! Looking forward to the next volume in the series.

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No more please

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2018

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I read the first three books back to back, and though some aspects of the writing was better, I still could not muster any investment in any of the characters. Everyone except Nelson’s wife is sleeping with someone they probably ought not to. I am bo prude, but the subtex that anything, or anyone, goes, feels out of context in these stories (more fitting in something Jilly Cooper might write), and the inner worlds as she writes for these characters seem too often to make no sense to me. I don’t like this writing style or the stories and the characters, so I give up and have given the books away.

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Mrs. P. Barber

A great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2020

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Recommended during lockdown these books are the perfect easy to get into tales with absorbing characters. Some repetition in each book about the regulars is slightly annoying, the author seem to want to make sure you know their history in case you haven’t read the series in order. Of course there are some coincidences and hard to believe events.

But in the end all that is unimportant. Ruth Galloway, the central character is flawed, and fully human in juggling motherhood and a challenging job of archaeologist seconded by the police. She works with the also imperfect but likeable murder detective Nelson. The relationship between these two is a secondary but fascinating thread alongside the main murder mystery of each title. Set in the mysterious and wonderful county of Norfolk I’m on book 4 now and will keep going through the series knowing Elly will always succeed in helping me to escape for a while every time I pick up her books.

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Ruth faces conflicts at work and at home

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2020

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Uncovering the mystery behind bodies hidden on a beach puts Dr Ruth Galloway in danger – 4 Stars

The third book in the Dr Ruth Galloway series opens with the discovery of bodies hidden on a secluded stretch of beach. Above the fissure where the bodies are found sits a gothic-style house, and as the clues unfold the solution to the mystery appears intricately connected with its occupants…

This is a gritty, war-crimes mystery, and perhaps because of the nature of the crimes, this story came across as quite dark. However, as with the previous books in the series, it is well-plotted and every chapter moves the story on. It’s not only the mystery that is unsettling either, in this outing Ruth Galloway is also facing the challenge of managing her demanding career alongside motherhood. Passionate both about caring for her baby daughter and the desire to continue her work, Ruth finds herself feeling conflicted and unexpectedly vulnerable.

‘The House at Sea’s End’ is very much a character-driven mystery, and although the first three books in this series have a very similar structure, this was still an entertaining read. Once again, the mystery builds to a thrilling climax with Ruth in a perilous situation, and once again it also reveals more about Ruth’s intrinsic nature, but this episode also tells much more about the key secondary characters and the impact they have on Ruth’s life.

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