The history of the location blended well with the modern-day mystery. The blend of archeology and detection was just right, it never felt like Elly Griffiths was trying to information dump on the reader. It was interesting to see how the clues were laid out and either missed or picked up on by the characters. I had figured out who the murderer was from quite early in the novel but this didn’t spoil my enjoyment. This book very much sets the tone for the series, establishing characters so that the reader will want to read more about them in future novels. Nelson and Ruth both clash yet complement each other, he being taciturn to her more gentle yet professional nature. Then a second child goes missing and Ruth is drawn further into the case, and closer to danger. He seeks Ruth’s help in deciphering taunting letters sent to him. Whilst these bones are found to be dating from the Iron Age, Nelson is determined not to give up looking for the missing child. DCI Harry Nelson calls in archeologist Ruth Galloway to see if his fears that the bones are that of a local girl who vanished ten years ago are confirmed. He knows that Ruth’s expertise and experience could help him finally to put this case to rest.īut when a second child goes missing, Ruth finds herself in danger from a killer who knows she’s getting ever closer to the truth…īones that appear to belong to a child have been found on the salt marshes of Norfolk. Since she vanished, someone has been sending him bizarre anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice, quoting Shakespeare and the Bible. Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier – or are the bones much older?ĭCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hunt for the missing girl. Publication date 2 June 2016 (orginially published 2009)ĭr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child’s bones are discovered near the site of a pre-historic henge on the north Norfolk salt marshes.

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