rpam115 's review for:

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

5.0

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I am now rereading the Ruth Galloway books; they have become my favorite non-cozy mystery series. The character is a believable academic (though she seems to grade fewer papers than I ever did), her quirks are those of a real person, and the Saltmarsh setting is a reminder of how many of us do fall in love with places. The books are not for the easily offended (Ruth is an atheist reacting against fundamentalist parents, one of her closest friends is a pagan, and several of the characters have complicated love lives), but the stories are compelling and full of archaeological tidbits.

I look forward to the next book; the characters and their relationships deepen as the series goes on.