Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier – or are the bones much older? It was a chance remark of my husband's that gave me the idea for the first in the series, The Crossing Places.

I don’t think the book would be of interest to non Ruth Galloway fans – other than it might draw you into a very enjoyable series, but for fans it is almost essential I would say. Biography: Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder enquiry on his hands. A murmuration is "a large group of birds, usually starlings, that fly all together and change direction together" swooping and swirling in the sky.

As the book progresses from spring to winter, Norfolk countryside is shown in a vibrant array of changing colors. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In the meantime, when I read the Ruth Galloway series again, this beautiful book will be by my side! Surprisingly high quality book – combing some vibrant colour photography from Justin Minns (a Suffolk based landscape photographer) with commentary from Elly Griffiths which links to the landscape and settings of the Ruth Galloway series (with many of the pictures being captioned with quotes from the books). There is a map of Norfolk in the front and back inside covers pointing out different places in the Ruth Galloway books, as well as a comprehensive index which also includes the books.Elly Griffiths is the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and the Brighton Mysteries. I'm a big fan of the Ruth Galloway books, and this book provides a beautifully photographed and evocative visual guide to the landscape of Norfolk which features so strongly in the series.