Review; The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

A few months ago, I read the crime novel The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths and today I'll post my review.

Description from Goodreads

Forensic archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is in her late thirties and lives happily alone with her two cats in a bleak, remote area near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants—not quite earth, not quite sea. But her routine days of digging up bones and other ancient objects are harshly upended when a child’s bones are found on a desolate beach. Detective Chief Inspector Nelson calls Galloway for help, believing they are the remains of Lucy Downey, a little girl who went missing a decade ago and whose abductor continues to taunt him with bizarre letters containing references to ritual sacrifice, Shakespeare, and the Bible. Then a second girl goes missing and Nelson receives a new letter—exactly like the ones about Lucy. Is it the same killer or a copycat murderer, linked in some way to the site near Ruth’s remote home?

My Thoughts on the Book

The pace is a bit slow, but that's totally fine with me, as one gets to know the characters a bit more and I warmed up to several of the characters along the way. That said, I have read several books in the Ruth Galloway series previously, but I've read them out of order, so it was nice to read from the start, although I got sad due the death of the cat (sorry, small spoiler here). There's also several twists and turns in the plot that made it a lot more interesting. The setting added to the creepy vibe too, especially after dark.

Also, as I like my privacy and having a bit of space around me, I wouldn't mind living where Ruth lives.