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1. Hard to choose, but I‘ll mention the tagged book, the 15th and final installment in Elly Griffiths‘ Ruth Galloway series. 2. I‘ve preordered The Curse of Penryth Hall, plus I‘m planning to read some holiday-themed cozies in December (by Donna Andrews, Anne Perry, M.C. Beaton) 3. Trope? Hmmm, one would be when the detective gets too close to the solution and becomes a target of the killer - adds a thriller element. @RaeLovesToRead

Builders renovating a cafe find a bricked-up skeleton, recent enough to have a metal plate in its ankle and hence of interest to Nelson and his team. Ruth has problems of her own as the university wants to close down her dept.

The last in the series and it shows, as characters from earlier books pop up all over the place and there is a lot of reminiscing. The actual mystery was intriguing and suspenseful enough to keep me up way past my bedtime.

#coffeeandabook

What a night last night in Michigan! Hope all mitten littens are doing well. Our back forty is a little messy and we don‘t have power, but we *do* have the big generator running so it‘s all good. I‘m rereading the final Ruth Galloway since I read it in such a state of suspense last week. (Would I like the ending?) And I‘m ready to open my #staycation package tomorrow! It arrived Wednesday, and mine was delivered yesterday.

I could only get this in large print which I always find hard to read.🤷🏻‍♂️. It is set in 2022 , so all fairly current. It feels like it might be the last book in the series as everything is tied up neatly in the last chapters. I‘ve loved my journey with Ruth and this really seems like the perfect ending for her. I‘ve enjoyed the journey. A great escape for me. Glad I read them in order. Though I didn‘t start at the beginning. 🤞it makes TV.

#TheLastRemains #EllyGriffiths #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

When builders discover a human skeleton while renovating a café, they call in archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway, who is preoccupied with the threatened closure of her department and by her ever-complicated relationship with DCI Nelson. The bones turn out to be modern--the remains of Emily Pickering, a young archaeology student who went missing in 2002.

This is the final book in the Dr Ruth Galloway series, and it doesn't disappoint. Ruth and Nelson solve a crime, and the ending is really good. This series is so great, sad it's finished.

Finished this last week and had started on next one when I got floored by COVID. My first time. I love Ruth and I know I read these because of her. Finding someone like myself in a book is very soothing.The mystery is a bit convoluted.

This is book 15 and the last in the Ruth Galloway mystery series. I am saddened to see this series come to end because it has become one of my favorites. I have enjoyed following the lives of the characters and they have become like friends. Despite being bitter sweet for me, I thought the ending was appropriate and I am thankful that the author wrapped everything up nicely. 5⭐️

#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65

#wondrouswednesday

🌸 The oldest books I have read are the Iliad & the Odyssey

🌸 a series that I love can go on forever…

🌸 The Ruth Galloway series(last book tagged) Her explanation made sense but I will miss her & the other characters.

🌸 just as I said above, the Ruth Galloway series🥲

#serieslove2023
So bittersweet- this is the final novel in the fabulous Ruth Galloway series A woman‘s bones are unearthed enclosed in a wall.Her bones turn out to that of a woman missing since 2002. An archaeology Professor & Cathbad,Ruth‘s dear friend & godfather to her daughter are suspects.Cathbad, who suffers from Long Covid,goes missing. Ruth & Nelson join forces to find him.Claustrophobic,dark,riveting scenes make for a tense read.🔽

Join this readathon sponsored by @Andrew65 .This gives me a chance to reflect on & plan my reading. It‘s fun to check in with all the other Littens who join in & see what they are reading. All are welcome! #20in4 #readathon
My plans:
Finish the Anchoress ✔️
Start Death from the Druids Cove & Jane and the Madness of lord Byron
Continue listening to The Last Remains
#nunlit #janeandtheexcellentreadalong #audio

So good! A fitting end (maybe) to this series, but it leaves the door open if the author decides to return to these characters. All the major players in the series make an appearance, there is a fascinating crime to solve, plus a disappearance to be investigated. It makes a completely satisfying story with a surprising solution. I loved it.

I started this yesterday, and I‘m reading much too fast, given that this series is ending with this book—at least for now. I so love these characters and the setting. I feel as if these people are part of my life. Do novels get any better than that?

I guess it‘s finally time to say goodbye to Ruth 😭😭 I‘ve been pretty much just working and working. Having a day off today, and then horrible Election Day tomorrow, so rewarding myself with #SeriesLove2023

Oh this was another great story. I've been to Grimes Graves myself and it's fascinating if a little creepy in the dark. The plot is steady with a lot going on but it all comes together perfectly. The ending was so what I wanted. This series is one of my favourites and Cathbad has remained the best character throughout. A brilliant read. I hope this won't be the last. 5*

Another great installment of the Ruth Galloway series! Ruth had moved away from Norfolk for a fresh start. However, a murder suspect won‘t tell DCI Nelson where bodies are buried unless she agrees to be the one to dig them up. I‘ve come to like Ruth more and more with each book. At first I thought her too weak and whiny. But she has become stronger and more confident.
#serieslove23 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

#52bookclub23 #relatedtothewordmurder

#TheLanternMen #EllyGriffiths #JoyousJanuary #SeriesLove2023 #BookSpinBingo

Ruth has a new job, home and partner but convicted murderer, Amyas March, requests that Ruth come back to Norfolk to help DCI Nelson find the bodies that he has buried. He leads them to an area haunted by The Lantern Men. This is another interesting installment in the Ruth Galloway series which finds Ruth and Nelson still having strong feelings for each other.

15/225 Another excellent book in the Ruth Galloway Series. Ruth is away from her beloved Norfolk and is working at Cambridge University. She is suddenly pulled back into her Norfolk life by being asked by a serial killer to dig for bodies in the grounds of a pub. A complex case develops which gets Ruth questioning her life and putting her life on the line. #SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView

2nd book finished for #JoyousJanuary

Just started reading The Lantern Men, Book 10 in the excellent Ruth Galloway Series by Elly Griffiths, which I am reading as part of a group read on Librarything. If anyone is interested in joining this group read the link to the.enGroup on Librarything is https://www.librarything.com/ngroups/23896
All are welcome to join.

Reading this as part of my #SeriesLove2023 Series @TheSpineView

#JumpStart2023 @Clwojick @Lizpixie

Current kindle read:
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths

Current physical book:
The Magic Cottage by James Herbert

Current audio book:
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

What can I say about Dr.Ruth Galloway,DCI Harry Nelson, daughter Kate,DCI Judy Johnson, & druid Cathbad? I love them all. It was like being home again with them.
Ruth now living with Frank in Cambridge,is drawn into Nelson‘s investigation because murderer Ivor March says he wants to make a deal with her:he will reveal where other murdered women are buried if Ruth will do the digging. Of course she agrees.An atmospheric read, rooted in local lore.

Hoping to get a few reviews done on this beautiful morning. I am so so backlogged!
#coffeeandbooks #bookreviews #porchlife

#porchlife #booksandwine
Relaxing after a wonderful family day viewing a Milton Avery exhibit at our local art museum,The Wadsworth Atheneum.

Everything is topsy turvy. Ruth and Kate are in Cambridge with Frank - OK…NO! This doesn‘t feel right, at all. Ruth gets dragged into an investigation of a serial killer after her former boss, Phil, seemingly bungles an excavation. There are so many twists and turns, and Ruth is having panic attacks. Something has to give, and it does. The ending had me feeling so relieved. And the murder(s)(?) Is solved. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I am enthralled with this series. There is only one more book to read (#13) then I have to wait until June for the next one. So here's my problem, do read the next one now or wait until right before #14 comes out to read it?🤔

BTW, 4 stars for this one!

#GratefulHarvest @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Lantern

I am currently working on this series. This book is #12 and next up for me in book 9.

#SeriesRead2021 @TheSpineView

#lantern #gratefulharvest @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Enjoyable, but it‘s about the twelfth in the series, if it wasn‘t enjoyable I wouldn‘t still be here! I thought the plot was pretty thin in places though, it felt like you could have pinned the crime on any of a number of characters and the non-recurring characters could have been fleshed out more. Still fun all the same. This was October‘s #doublespin book.

New month, new plans! Though not very different from October as I hardly got through anything. Tagged book is my leftover #bookspin from October which I've started and am now speeding through. Let's hope that bodes well for the rest of the month. Thanks as ever to @TheAromaOfBooks for organisational goodness!

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 201
#BooksToRead #TBRPile #TBRMountain

Ivor March has been convicted of killing 2 women but Nelson is sure he also killed 2 other missing women. March agrees to reveal where they're buried, but only if Ruth is present & agrees to excavate the burials.

Elly Griffiths is back on form. It's one of the best in the series: the mystery itself is intriguing, Ruth does her forensic archaeology, and despite the continuing entanglements, we're not lurching from one soap opera crisis to another.

Up to date with this series now

She has been walking for a long time.

#FirstLineFridays

@ShyBookOwl

Just got this from the library. I found the last couple books in this series a bit too predictable and repetitive - hope this one surprises me a bit!

I enjoy Ruth Galloway immensely. The plot sometimes leaves something to be desired but Ruth never disappoints.

Evening reading between calls

I don‘t know how this series can keep getting better, but it does. This time, the mystery revolves around the murders of young women. Nelson thinks he has the serial killer in custody, but does he? Ruth excavates some of the bodies and discovers another that does fit the pattern. I‘d encountered the legend of the lantern men in another novel, so I was interested in how it was worked into this story Love these characters. Five ⭐️

I am so excited to start this book. I bought the first of this series almost three years ago, on our last trip to England, when a dear friend introduced me to the books. I was going to wait to read it on Overdrive or Cloud Library, but the wait was at least three weeks, and I‘m too impatient.

Another great addition to the Ruth Galloway series. Ruth now lives with Frank in Cambridge and she has a new job. She is however drawn back to Norfolk due to a case. A convicted murderer offers the police a deal. He is willing to tell the police about the murders, but only if Ruth will handle the diggings to find the murder victims. Naturally she agrees. She is once again involved in a case that the media is all over. ⬇

Another winner in the wonderful Ruth Galloway Series, A new job and town for Ruth wiphich I thought would negatively affect the series but Elly Griffiths made this work.pleased Clough was still evident in the boom although he too has taken up a new job. Would have liked a bit more of him and Cathbad in this book, the relationships are the real strength of this series. Totally recommended. Thanks to NetGalley for a review copy.

My favorite mystery series never disappoints. I couldn‘t wait to see where Dr. Ruth Galloway ended up after the previous book. (No spoilers) This was an entertaining mystery but as always the continuing personal life storylines (Ruth, Nelson, and Cathbad and Judy are my favorites) are what interest me most! Now I can‘t wait for the next one.

First book I have read in this series. Mystery was a page turner and I really enjoyed the characters and the setting. Solid 4 stars.

I hope this series never ends! 😍 I love Ruth and Griffiths‘ stories ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Preordered this one and have been ‘saving‘ it! I love this series 😊

The real world has felt like a #horror show but I have the day off, which provides a great chance to read a highly anticipated book! This is my favorite mystery series and I couldn‘t wait for the US release so I got it from the UK. #MagnificentMarch #catsoflitsy

Again another great story in this series. I really hope it gets made into a TV show! #bookseries

Ruth has a new job, home and partner but convicted murderer, Amyas March, requests that Ruth come back to Norfolk to help DCI Nelson find the bodies that he has buried. He leads them to an area haunted by The Lantern Men. This is another interesting installment in the Ruth Galloway series which finds Ruth and Nelson still having strong feelings for each other even though Frank also has his eyes on Ruth. Recommended

#TheLanternMen #EllyGriffiths

#LitsyPartyofOne

Getting ready to leap into these books to finish up February! Apples, cheddar cheese and tea!