By Elly Griffiths
Paperback 320 pages
Publisher Quercus (2 Jun 2016)
DCI Harry Nelson enlists the help of forensic archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway to determine if bones discovered at a sacred Iron Age area on Norfolk's salt marshes are ancient or more recently buried. Nelson Believes they could be the remains of missing local girl Lucy Downey who disappeared 10 years earlier. When a second girl is reported missing, Ruth realises she's inadvertently placed herself in danger from the killer.
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The desolate, unforgiving landscape of the Norfolk salt marshes was a fantastic setting and gave the book a creepy, unsettling atmosphere. Although fairly slow-paced, the story didn't drag at all. I was fully invested and immersed. The writing was engaging and the two main characters likeable but with issues.
Overall I thought this was a great start to the series and I'm really looking forward to continuing it.
Book Source: Purchased copy
๐The Blurb
DCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hunt for the missing girl. Since she vanished, someone has been sending him bizarre anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice, quoting Shakespeare and the Bible. 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...
๐The Author
Elly Griffiths is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series. She is the recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award and the CWA Dagger in the Library Award, and her work has been praised as "gripping" (Louise Penny), "captivating," (Wall Street Journal) and "must-reads for fans of crime fiction" (Associated Press). She lives in Brighton, England.