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Where The Crossing Places sits
- Series
- Book 1 of Ruth Galloway. See all Ruth Galloway books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- The Janus Stone
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against ellygriffiths.co.uk
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of the Ruth Galloway series. (ellygriffiths.co.uk; read November 6, 2026)
Ruth Galloway ... The Crossing Places
- Next book
- Book 2 is The Janus Stone. (ellygriffiths.co.uk; read November 6, 2026)
The Crossing Places ... The Janus Stone
What The Crossing Places is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Bones of a child are discovered by an old henge in the salt marshes along Norfolk's north coast. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a child's bones are found near an ancient henge in the wild saltmarshes
- DCI Harry Nelson asks Ruth Galloway, a lecturer in forensic archaeology, to date them, since he thinks they may be those of Lucy, a girl missing for ten years. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a university lecturer in forensic archaeology, is asked to date them by DCI Harry Nelson
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Other books in Ruth Galloway
15 books listed so far
- Book 2: The Janus Stone
- Book 3: The House at Sea's End
- Book 4: A Room Full of Bones
- Book 5: A Dying Fall
- Book 6: The Outcast Dead
- Book 7: The Ghost Fields
- Book 8: The Woman in Blue
- Book 9: The Chalk Pit
- Book 10: The Dark Angel
- Book 11: The Stone Circle
- Book 12: The Lantern Men
- Book 13: The Night Hawks
- Book 14: The Locked Room
- Book 15: The Last Remains
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