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First Sentence: Every year a ceremony is held at Norwich Castle for the bodies in the paupers’ graves: the Service for the Outcast Dead. Archeologist Ruth Galloway is on a dig at Norwich Castle when she uncovers the remains of a woman who may be Jemima Green, aka Mother Hook. She was a woman in the 1800s, thought to have taken in orphaned and abandoned children, only to murder and sell them to a resurrectionist. Her boss interests a television station in including the dig in their program, “Wome...
4.5 stars. This was such an unputdownable read! Read as a buddy read with goodreads friend Lisa Vegan, reading around 50 pages at a time, at the same time. I marked where we were going to read up to with a bookmark each time so I didn't go over, this was so absorbing, everytime I saw the bookmark I said an involuntary NO! realising I would need to stop!In this Ruth Galloway mystery a family who have lost their three children to cot death are under suspicion and two other children go missing. Alt...
I love this series. The characters are (mostly) people I just really enjoy spending time with, and I don't much need the pretext of a plot. Which accounts for the 3 stars in this review, because otherwise this book is pretty thin. It seems to mark a transition in the series story structure from local archaeological expedition/thematically related murder, which had been stretched a little farther than it could go, to Ruth being affiliated with a lurid-archaeology TV show, which allows for a wider...
Julia sits down to write her review of The Outcast Dead. She has read all of the books in this series and enjoyed them. However she's torn about what to write about this instalment. The story worked well, encompassing two main plotlines, both centered on the relationships between mother and child. All the familiar characters made an appearance and somehow Cathbad seemed less annoying this time round.And yet, something makes Julia hesitate. It's the way that Elly Griffiths writes all her books in...
A wonderful series that combines archeology, mystery and some amazing characters, one who has a delightful three year old. The personal relationships are almost as interesting as the storylines. Of course Cathbad, the druid, is one of my favorites. Also appreciate the author's not at the end, explaining what was true in history, the buildings, graveyards and churches as well as people, in this particular installment.
Halloween Bingo 2021 I really enjoy this series by Elly Griffiths and was delighted to be able to shoe horn a volume into my Halloween reading. I've been depleting my self restraint, trying not to binge read these books, to dole them out gradually and savour them.Ruth Galloway is a very independent woman, despite her occasional longings for a male partner. She realizes that she probably couldn't live with her baby's father and she's sent her last male friend packing (much to her religious par
The Outcast Dead is the sixth book Ruth Galloway by Elly Griffiths and as usually I'm having a bit of a problem reading the book, because even though I often enjoy the stories in the books I just can't stand the characters. Well, I don't hate them, they just annoy me, things they say or thinks can make me mentally roll my eyes. So when I pick up and read a book by Elly Griffith will I know that Ruth will as usually always bring up in her mind how fat she is and how thin everyone else is. Nelson,...
I've been reading the Ruth Galloway series in order, and this one is my favorite so far! There is less emphasis on the archeology and history, although it is still present. And there is more emphasis on human relationships, and in particular, parent and child. I couldn't put this book down!150 years ago, a childminder was hanged for murdering children in her care. In present time, two children are abducted. Another family has lost their children to SIDS. Through the weaving of the families into
4.5 stars. Again a great mystery story starring Ruth Galloway (although she definitely wouldn't use the word 'starring' herself).
I am now hooked on the Ruth Galloway series as if I were watching a favorite Masterpiece Mystery series with memorable characters, great plotting and fascinating historical details. These page-turning mysteries are a perfect escape for me. As I follow the lives and families of all the major characters and become invested in their stories, the books get better and better. The age of Ruth's daughter, Kate, is a good timeline. Kate is now three and a year has elapsed since the events of the pr...
4-1/2 stars This one was extra hard to put down!!!This is the sixth in the Ruth Galloway mystery series. I buddy read this one with Hilary. As is typical for us we read sections at the same time, even though our time zones are 8 hours apart. (view spoiler)[ My times. Hilary’s times are 8 hours later: 11/21 at 11 am through page 50, 11/21 at 2 pm through page 92, 11/22 at 1 pm through page 158, 11/23 1 pm through page 218, 11/23 11 pm though page 281, 11/24 at 1:30 pm through page 335, and then t...
In one sense, this was another solid entry in the Ruth Galloway series. Yet, the modern mystery or mysteries were all over the place. I would have preferred a different way of tying the past with the present. On the positive side, there was some needed closure on several character fronts... and for that this book earned a fourth star. On to the next book.PS- Anyone else peeved when there’s a mystery with no way of the reader being able to truly puzzle out the villain? Yeah, that happened here an...
