Reviews - The Crossing Places: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 1

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The Crossing Places: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 1

Elly Griffiths

3.7 AVERAGE

rachelcharlene's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent mystery with interesting characters

samantha212's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

robert_wmg's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dr. Ruth Galloway, a forensic archaeologist, is asked by the police to identify some bones uncovered in the marsh near her home. They turn out to be those of an Iron Age girl but the police nevertheless consult her on ritual elments that seem to be part of a present-day crime.

I enjoyed this very atmospheric story with a very exciting climax that I had to put down several times just to remember to breathe.

haunted_mia's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I absolutely love this series so much, I'm now listening to it on audio. The first book introduces Ruth, our protagonist, and the main side characters. We learn Ruth lives on the salt marsh, and a body is found. There are also two missing children, and Ruth works with Detective Harry Nelson to solve the mysteries. This book is great because you get to figure out who the 'bad guy's is. Highly recommend!

Content Warnings

agrounds4's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 -- Fun and engaging read but a little predictable. Characters feell sparse in their development. I did suspect various people at different points and was satisfied that it ended with a touch more of a twist than I had expected.