{"product_id":"the-crossing-places-the-first-ruth-galloway-mystery-paperback","title":"The Crossing Places: The First Ruth Galloway Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn 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).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is it the same killer? Or a copycat murderer, linked in some way to the site near Ruth's remote home?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELLY GRIFFITHS is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series, and the standalone novel \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award and the CWA Dagger in the Library Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.8 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772386771232,"sku":"9781328622372","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60b0ea02dcdb13b280bd6c949ac34c57.webp?v=1780404518","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-crossing-places-the-first-ruth-galloway-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}