The Crossing Places: The First Ruth Galloway Mystery -- Elly Griffiths

<strong>An atmospheric adventure with beloved forensic archaeologist and "captivating amateur sleuth" Ruth Galloway, as she teams up with Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to investigate a set of remains, thought to be the bones of a little girl who went missing ten years before--"an inspired creation" (Louise Penny).</strong> <p/> Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties. She lives happily alone with her cats in a remote area near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants--not quite earth, not quite sea. But her routine is harshly upended when a child's bones are found on a desolate beach. Detective Chief Inspector Nelson calls Ruth for help, believing the bones to be the remains of Lucy Downey, a little girl who went missing a decade ago and whose abductor taunts him with bizarre letters referencing ritual sacrifice, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Then a second girl goes missing and Nelson receives a new letter--exactly like the ones about Lucy. <p/> Is it the same killer? Or a copycat murderer, linked in some way to the site near Ruth's remote home?<br><br><b>Author:</b> Elly Griffiths<br><b>Publisher:</b> William Morrow & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 03/19/2019<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.35lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.80h x 4.10w x 0.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781328622372<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>ELLY GRIFFITHS is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series, and the standalo