The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, #10)

Posted on 07 February 2017 by Elly Griffiths

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, THE 10TH DR RUTH GALLOWAY MYSTERY CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF RUTHMy favourite current crime series Val McDermid Dr Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archaeologist Dr Angelo Morelli, asking for her help He s discovered a group of bones in a tiny hilltop village but doesn t know what to make of them It s years since Ruth has had a holiday, and even a working holiday to Italy is very welcome So Ruth travels to Fontana Liri, accompanied by her daughter Kate and friend Shona In the town she finds a medieval shrine and a dark secret involving the war years and the Resistance To her amazement she also finds Harry Nelson, who is enduring a terrible holiday at a resort nearby But there is no time to overcome their mutual shock the ancient bones spark a modern murder, and Ruth must discover what secrets there are in Fontana Liri that someone would kill to protect Free Read [ The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, #10) ] By [ Elly Griffiths ] – kino-fada.fr This is the tenth in the series featuring Dr Ruth Galloway, the forensic archaeologist set in Norfolk Ruth has been experiencing an emotionally stressful time when her hopes of cementing a relationship with DI Harry Nelson are dashed with his wife, Michelle, becoming pregnant It is the summer holidays, and Ruth is contacted by Professor Angelo Morelli asking her for her expertise in a excavated skeleton in Italy Angelo is a famous TV archaeologist, and is an ex lover of Ruth s from her past This is the tenth in the series featuring Dr Ruth Galloway, the forensic archaeologist set in Norfolk Ruth has been experiencing an emotionally stressful time when her hopes of cementing a relationship with DI Harry Nelson are dashed with his wife, Michelle, becoming pregnant It is the summer holidays, and Ruth is contacted by Professor A...EXCERPT Giving your son to God sounds sinister somehow Ruth once found the body of an Iron Age girl who had been tied down and left on the marshes to die, an offering to some faceless, nameless diety She thinks of Isaac carrying the wood on which he is going to be sacrificed by his father, a story which pops up quite often in her parent s church, where it seems to be held up as an example of good parenting THE BLURB Dr Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archa EXCERPT Giving your son to God sounds sinister somehow Ruth once found the body of an Iron Age girl who had been tied down and left on the marshes to die, an offering to some faceless, nameless diety She thinks of Isaac carrying the wood on which he is going to be sacrificed by his father, a story which pops up quite often in her parent s church, where it seems to be held up as an example of good parenting THE BLURB Dr Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archaeologist Dr Angelo Morelli, asking for her help He s discovered a group of bones in a tiny hilltop village but doesn t know what to make of them It s years since Ruth has had a holiday, and even a working holiday to Italy is very welcome So Ruth travels to Fontana Liri, accompanied by her daughter Kate and fr...I want to start by saying this in one of my favorite series and the characters dear to me, because they have always come across as very real The mystery aspect of the plot in the Ruth Galloway books is not their strong point, but I don t really care, I read them for my love of the characters As for The Dark Angel, I really enjoyed a solid two thirds of the book and really sped through, though I had intended to pace myself and make it last But then something happened, and though I won t say an I want to start by saying this in one of my favorite series and the characters dear to me, because they have always come across as very real The mystery aspect of the plot in the Ruth Galloway books is not their strong point, but I don t really care, I read them for my love of the characters As for The Dark Angel, I really enjoyed a solid two thirds of the book a...More soap opera than crime solving this time around, but there s nothing wrong with that Occasionally.Ruth Galloway is one of my favorite detectives, and I love this series by Elly Griffiths because it is unique, clever, and smartly written The Dark Angel, the 10th installment, takes Ruth with her friend Shona and their children in tow to Italy to investigate a group of bones found by an Italian archaeologist in Fontana Liri While investigating the ancient bones, Ruth is pulled into a modern murder that eventually unveils a secret kept since World War 2 Griffiths descriptions of Fontana Liri Ruth Galloway is one of my favorite detectives, and I love this series by Elly Griffiths because it is unique, clever, and smartly written The Dark Angel, the 10th installment, takes Ruth with her friend Shona and their children in tow to Italy to investigate a group of bones found by an Italian archaeologist in Fontana Liri ...For long time fans of the delightful Ruth Galloway newbies should start at the beginning of the series , this takes Ruth out of her usual setting and places her in Italy With some plot manipulation, Griffiths gets Nelson there, too, and we have two rather thin crime plots unravelling, one at home and one in Italy As ever, plot is shown to be Griffiths weakness but Ruth is such a great character, and the narrative voice so slyly funny that I can forgive a lot Here the long term characters For long time fans of the delightful Ruth Galloway newbies should start at the beginning of the series , this takes Ruth out of her usual setting and...4.5 starsI love the Ruth Galloway series and eagerly look forward to the next book I try to read slowly to make it last longer but I can never do it I have to keep turning the pages and this is no exception I was a little nervous because Ruth goes off to help out on an archaeology study in Italy She is going to vacation too so takes Shona, Kate, and Louis Shona s son with her I get nervous when authors send their characters to Italy especially after Elizabeth George sent Barbara Havers th 4.5 starsI love the Ruth Galloway series and eagerly look forward to the next book I try to read slowly to make it last longer but I can never do it I have to keep turning the pages and this is no exception I was a little nervous because Ruth goes off to help out on an archaeology study in Italy She is going to vacation too so takes Shona, Kate, and Louis Shona s son with her I get nervous when ...I think if Elly Griffiths chose to write a cookery book it would be a 1 best seller.In The Dark Angel she has maintained the high standard readers of the Ruth Galloway series have come to expect and love.Packed full of familiar characters the story is homely but never sentimental, action filled but interspersed with chunks of humour and lighter touches.The star of this 10th novel is the main location, Italy You can feel the heat, smell the lemons and see dusk falling in the Liri valley.How the I think if Elly Griffiths chose to write a cookery book it would be a 1 best seller.In The Dark Angel she has maintained the high standard readers of the Ruth Galloway series have come to expect and love.Pac...The Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths is celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary this year with the publication of The Dark Angel Do not expect it to be a light hearted celebratory tale This book is Elly Griffiths at her most devilish best It s light and dark and all shades in between I love it and hate it and love it again and want to read it all a second time.At this point in the series, it s impossible to review a book in it without spoilers from previous books, so do yourself a favor The Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths is celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary this year with the publication of The Dark Angel Do not expect it to be a light hearted celebratory tale This book is Elly Griffiths at her most devilish best It s light and dark and all shades in between I love it and hate it and love it again and want to read it all a second time.At this point in the series, it s impossible to review a book in it without spoilers from previous books, so do yourself a favor and don t read this review if you re just starting the series, and for goo...Review to follow.

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07 February 2017

Elly Griffiths