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Oct 20, 2023
RETURNED DUE 11-12-23 CHECKED OUT 10-20-23 ON HOLD 10-17-23 #5 of 14
Sep 23, 2023frequentusercom rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I agree with another reader’s advice to try to read this series in order. The main characters have so much to contribute to Ruth’s ongoing story. Enjoying psychic connects with several people in my life, I appreciate Judy & Cathbads’s…
May 18, 2023ShamaBole rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Not bad but I find Ruth somewhat bovine, even with her vaunted expertise. It's not the weight; she's just very pedestrian. Potential spoiler: When the killer was revealed at the end, I completely blanked on who it was. That's a bit of…
Dec 01, 2022Tdruid rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I love this series and the characters and their wonderfully complex relationships. The “mommy” aspect of this one wasn’t my favorite, but it was understandable, given how drastically Ruth’s life had changed. Highly recommended, but please…
Oct 11, 2022blue_cat_2971 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Love the characters and settings.
Jul 15, 2022midori_hon rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
who knew the world of archaeology and academia was so rife with infidelity and shenanigans? not my favorite so far, but the main characters continue to evolve in interesting ways.
May 23, 2022miaone rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
What I like best about the series is the part that the author gives the least time to: the relationships among the various characters who appear in every book. The murders themselves are uninteresting, to say the most I can say. I find…
Feb 04, 2022maipenrai rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I am enjoying the Ruth Galloway series as much for the characters as for the mystery. I always want to know what is happening with Ruth and Nelson. Cathbart plays a fun role in this novel + there are twists and turn in the story line. …
Nov 02, 2019ValleriM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A Dying Fall was my "I'm going to give this series one more try" book, and I liked it better than I thought I would. I'm positive that was thanks to Cathbad and Thing!❤ There was less archaeology in this book than in the previous books in…
Apr 05, 2019gloryb rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This story might be better read without too much of a time lag between readings. I found I had to re-think the connections between the second row characters who are at the center of this novel and their motives for being responsible for…
Jun 30, 2015Normajean11 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A very enjoyable read. Didn't want to put it down. Great series.
Mar 13, 2015
As a mystery lover, I have been enjoying this series very much.
Oct 16, 2014egandalf rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is poorly written in the wrong tense. I mentally edited the pages as I read them. I fail to understand how books such as these are ever published.
Jul 31, 2014samdog123 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoy each and every one of the books in this entertaining mystery series featuring forensic archeologist, Ruth Galloway. Now a Mother of a 2 year old, Ruth balances a holiday/work trip to Blackpool where she tries to authenticate a…
Oct 04, 2013capitalcity rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Any flicker of mystery has been smothered by the gooey treacle of domesticity. Babies and todlers have put the kybosh on any intrigue proferred by the current case involving Ruth Galloway. In fact, this is more a fantasy, what with a…
Sep 09, 2013LT rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Absorbing, but the author's credibility has been strained a bit too far this time around.
Jun 25, 2013banjodog rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the fifth in the Ruth Galloway series. She becomes involved in a mystery through her job a forensic anthropologist. She is a regular person, over weight and a single mother. Full of interesting characters. I am not only…
May 08, 2013
For those invested in the Ruth Galloway series characters, it's worth the read. But the plot gets downright silly at times and you have to seriously suspend your disbelief for this one.
Apr 15, 2013emerge rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Not the strongest of the series but it does end with some changes for a few of the regular characters.
Apr 08, 2013
The latest installment in the Ruth Galloway series is entertaining but was a little disappointing because 1. Little happens to advance the story arc with the recurring characters and 2. Ruth actually does almost no forensic archeology. …
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Mar 23, 2013akarenina rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A pro forma set up with her usual characters. Not very compelling or outstanding.