The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway Mysteries), by Elly Griffiths
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“Ruth is a terrific character: unglamorous, smart, down-to-earth and completely believable.” — San Jose Mercury News “Readers will look forward to learning more about [Ruth Galloway].” — USA Today It’s a blazing hot summer in Norfolk when a construction crew unearths a downed American fighter plane from World War II with a body inside. Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway determines that the skeleton couldn’t possibly be the pilot, and DNA tests identify the man as Fred Blackstock, a local aristocrat long presumed dead — news that seems to frighten his descendants. Events are further complicated by a TV company that wants to make a film about Norfolk’s deserted air force bases, the so-called ghost fields, which the Blackstocks have converted into a pig farm. As production begins, Ruth notices a mysterious man loitering at Fred Blackstock’s memorial service. Then human bones are found on the family’s pig farm and the weather quickly turns. Can the team outrace a looming flood to find the killer? “Ruth Galloway is a captivating amateur sleuth — an inspired creation. I identified with her insecurities and struggles, and cheered her on.” — Louise Penny “An uncommon, down-to-earth heroine whose acute insight, wry humor, and depth of feeling make her a thoroughly engaging companion.” — Erin Hart
The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway Mysteries), by Elly Griffiths - Amazon Sales Rank: #62241 in Books
- Brand: Mariner Books
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .96" w x 5.31" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway Mysteries), by Elly Griffiths Review "The unearthing in Norfolk of a WWII-era U.S. plane, with its pilot in his seat and a bullet hole in his temple, propels British author Griffiths's well-crafted seventh mystery featuring forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway (after 2014's The Outcast Dead). The pilot is identified as Frederick J. Blackstock, a scion of a prominent Norfolk family, who served in the American air force, though Fred was supposedly lost at sea in a different plane and presumed dead. The decision of an American TV company to do a program about Norfolk's abandoned airfields brings Frank Barker, an academic Ruth was attracted to while working together on an earlier case, back into her life. The arrival of the film company and Fred's American daughter, Nell Blackstock Goodheart, sets the stage for a series of deaths and personal revelations that culminates in Ruth's being trapped in massive Blackstock Hall during a terrible storm. Griffiths nicely blends history and romance with gothic elements."--Publishers Weekly
From the Inside Flap The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family’s secrets in the seventh Ruth Galloway mystery. Norfolk is suffering from record summer heat when a construction crew unearths a macabre discovery—a downed World War II plane with the pilot still inside. Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway quickly realizes that the skeleton couldn’t possibly be the pilot, and DNA tests identify the man as Fred Blackstock, a local aristocrat who had been reported dead at sea. When the remaining members of the Blackstock family learn about the discovery, they seem strangely frightened by the news. Events are further complicated by a TV company that wants to make a film about Norfolk’s deserted air force bases, the so-called ghost fields, which have been partially converted into a pig farm run by one of the younger Blackstocks. As production begins, Ruth notices a mysterious man lurking on the outskirts of Fred Blackstock’s memorial service. Then human bones are found on the family’s pig farm. Can the team outrace a looming flood to find a killer?
From the Back Cover “Readers will look forward to learning more about [Ruth Galloway].” — USA Today It’s a blazing hot summer in Norfolk when a construction crew unearths a downed American fighter plane from World War II with a body inside. Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway determines that the skeleton couldn’t possibly be the pilot, and DNA tests identify the man as Fred Blackstock, a local aristocrat long presumed dead — news that seems to frighten his descendants. Events are further complicated by a TV company that wants to make a film about Norfolk’s deserted air force bases, the so-called ghost fields, which the Blackstocks have converted into a pig farm. As production begins, Ruth notices a mysterious man loitering at Fred Blackstock’s memorial service. Then human bones are found on the family’s pig farm and the weather quickly turns. Can the team outrace a looming flood to find the killer? “Ruth Galloway is a captivating amateur sleuth — an inspired creation. I identified with her insecurities and struggles, and cheered her on.” — Louise Penny “An uncommon, down-to-earth heroine whose acute insight, wry humor, and depth of feeling make her a thoroughly engaging companion.” — Erin Hart ELLY GRIFFITHS is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Magic Men mystery series. She is the recipient of the Mary Higgins Clark Award and her work has been praised as “gripping” (Louise Penny), “highly atmospheric” (New York Times Book Review), and “must-reads for fans of crime fiction” (Associated Press).
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful. The ghosts of WWII By Divascribe I've read all of Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway mysteries, and this one -- her seventh -- does not disappoint. In this book, a construction worker near Ruth's home on the coast of Norfolk, England, discovers a buried WWII-era fighter plane with the pilot still inside. Ruth, a university professor whose expertise is bone analysis, is called in. So is detective chief inspector Harry Nelson, who's also the (married) father of Ruth's 4-year-old daughter. Their relationship is a rich stew of attraction, jealousy and resentment that adds spice to all of these books when the two are thrown together to solve a murder.In this case, the remains of the WWII pilot indicate he was shot through the forehead, not killed in the plane crash. DNA analysis shows that he was related to the upper-crust Blackstock family, who live in a crumbling mansion nearby. Members of the family act a bit odd when they're told about the remains in the plane. Could the dead man be one of the two Blackstock brothers who are thought to have died in the war?There are plenty of Blackstock family secrets, on top of the tangled relationships of Harry and Ruth (and their daughter Kate), a policewoman who's about to give birth to the child of a local Druid, and another officer who's fallen for a member of the Blackstock family. Evidence points this way and that, leaving the reader in suspense about murderer and motive.Readers of Griffiths' previous Ruth Galloway novels will find this a satisfying continuation of the story. Those who are reading this one as their first in the series will find that it can stand alone, but they may be inspired to start the series at the beginning.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Have We Had Too Much of a Good Thing? By a reader I read all the Ruth Galloway mysteries the moment I can, and while this one has some nice moments, it's a bit too anodyne for my taste. It feels rushed, as if perhaps the novelty of writing about Ruth and her circle is wearing off for Elly Griffiths. The mystery -- never really a huge part of any Galloway book -- really takes a backseat in this one, and I'm afraid I don't think it's replaced by anything very compelling.If you are not familiar with this series, here's a quick non-spoiler summary: Ruth Galloway is a professor of archaeology at a university in Norfolk and lives in a house way out on the marshes, which she loves. She's a single parent and has several love interests who are also characters in the novels and usually involved in the mysteries themselves. There is also a policeman, Harry Nelson, and his group of officers who carry through from book to book in the series. The description of place is very evocative, and the archaeology is fascinating.That said, The Ghost Fields begins with an excellent premise -- a buried WWII warplane is uncovered, complete with skeletonized corpse in the pilot's seat who is not, it is immediately realized, actually the pilot! An old local family is involved, and what should be a nicely convoluted, historically based plot is underway.But somehow it never develops. We don't get a good feel for the type of people the Blackstocks are, despite the family tree at the front of the book and conversations among surviving family members. They seem to live in a vacuum. Bizarrely, one branch of the family has emigrated to Vermont and returns to England when the body is unearthed in the plane, but the significance of the immigration and any nuances between the British and American branches of the family are just not present. It doesn't matter, so why is it there?Another irritating aspect of this novel, and one that I haven't noticed in previous works of Griffiths, is silly editing errors. I am a broken record about the need for editors at publishing houses. Surely one of the advantages, in today's market, of being published by an actual house with editors is that someone will read your work and fix all those idiotic things you overlook in the mad rush to meet deadlines. But here we have, just a few pages into the novel (I mean, at least read the first few chapters, Houghton Mifflin -- your name is on this book!), Harry Nelson notes that the name of the field in which the plane is found is Devil's Hollow, and he thinks, "Jesus wept." On the very next page, he notices AGAIN that it's called Devil's Hollow, and this time thinks, "God help us." That's exactly the sort of thing a writer will overlook and a good editor can spot and delete in his/her sleep. There is a similar repetition with Ruth's "organizer handbag," which twice she observes is impossible to find anything in. Jarring things like this take the reader right out of the story.I think part of the problem may be that Griffiths is running out of real estate, literally. The Norfolk coast with its rising tides and vicious storms can only be mined so many times, and yet again we have flooding and blocked roads at the climax of this novel. It's been done before, both by Griffiths and by Ruth herself, and it's very hard to keep that kind of thing fresh and even probable. There's no suspense, either, in chasing Ruth around a house with a gun, as a villain does here -- we know now that she's a series heroine, and she's going to escape. More clever plot devices are in order!I admire Griffiths's books and I want them to continue, but I think they need a good re-think. (Not to mention a stern letter to the publisher.) The series is just beginning to get tired, and needs an injection of something really new. As wonderful as the setting is, it might need a vacation. Or perhaps it's Ruth herself, whose wonderful sort of phlegmatic personality is veering into dull complacency despite all her adventures with evildoers.Read The Ghost Fields if you are a fan of the series; you will want updates on all the characters you know. But don't make it the first Elly Griffiths you read. Find The Crossing Place for that, or the Janus Stone. They will hook you into the series!
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Entertaining Series By Susan Johnson This is my favorite mystery series currently and I love the main character, Ruth Galloway. Galloway is a fortiesh archeologist professor at an university in northern England. She is called in to help on cases when bones are found and the police have no idea how old they are. She is fiercely independent and lives out in the middle of nowhere raising her six year old daughter. In this installment, a bulldozer makes a grizzly discovery of a WWII airplane with the pilot still instill inside. Galloway is called in and discovers the body is the son of the family living in a nearby manor and he hadn't been piloting that particular plane. How did he get there and why? If that's not enough action, Galloway's friend is having a baby and Cathbad, the friendly druid, is not infallible. Several of his predictions are just wrong. Galloway has a little romance with an American film narrator but Inspector Nelson still has her heart. In all, a lovely story. Then why only 4 stars? Griffiths makes two swipes at Americans that not only set my teeth on edge but weren't even necessary to the story. They just come out of nowhere and left a bad taste in my sensitive mouth. One was about the machine that uncovered the airplane. Someone said Americans call it a digger and it really upset them. Personally I Have never heard the expression and I'm not sure why the statement was made. The second one was when there was a talk at a party and Dr. Galloway said that many Americans believed WWII was 1941-45. The fact is that Americans know it was a longer war but, for us, our involvement was really that period. Again I don't know why that snide comment was essential. Sometimes it is annoying for all Americans to be depicted as stupid. I still think this is one of the brightest and delightful mystery series being published.
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