Inhalt: The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy familyâ??s secrets in this Ruth Galloway mystery. Itâ??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 couldnâ??t possibly be the pilot, and DNA tests identify the man as Fred Blackstock, a local aristocrat long presumed deadâ?"news that seems to frighten his descendants. Events are further complicated by a TV company that wants to make a film about Norfolkâ??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 Blackstockâ??s memorial service. Then human bones are found on the familyâ??s pig farm and the weather quickly turns. Can the team outrace a looming flood to find the killer? Umfang: 384 S. ISBN: 978-0-544-33016-0
Inhalt: "Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway uncovers the bones of a Victorian murderess while a baby snatcher threatens modern-day Norfolk in this exciting new entry in a beloved series. Every year a ceremony is held in Norwich for the bodies in the paupers' graves: the Service for the Outcast Dead. Ruth has a particular interest in this year's proceedings. Her recent dig at Norwich Castle turned up the body of the notorious Mother Hook, who was hanged in 1867 for the murder of five children. Now Ruth is the reluctant star of the TV series Women Who Kill, working alongside the program's alluring history expert, Professor Chet Bruce. DCI Harry Nelson is immersed in the case of three children found dead in their home. He is sure that the mother is responsible. Then another child is abducted and a kidnapper dubbed the Childminder claims responsibility. Are there two murderers afoot, or is the Childminder behind all the deaths? The team must race to find out--and the stakes couldn't be any higher when another child goes missing. "-- Umfang: 240 S. ISBN: 978-0-547-79280-4
Inhalt: "In the next Ruth Galloway mystery, a vision of the Virgin Mary foreshadows a string of cold-blooded murders, revealing a dark current of religious fanaticism in an old medieval town. Known as England's Nazareth, the medieval town of Little Walsingham is famous for religious apparitions. So when Ruth Galloway's druid friend Cathbad sees a woman in a white dress and a dark blue cloak standing alone in the local cemetery one night, he takes her as a vision of the Virgin Mary. But then a woman wrapped in blue cloth is found dead the next day, and Ruth's old friend Hilary, an Anglican priest, receives a series of hateful, threatening letters. Could these crimes be connected? When one of Hilary's fellow female priests is murdered just before Little Walsingham's annual Good Friday Passion Play, Ruth, Cathbad, and DCI Harry Nelson must team up to find the killer before he strikes again"-- Umfang: 384 S. ISBN: 978-0-544-41932-2
Inhalt: In einer mondhellen Nacht wird eine junge Frau auf den Feldern Norfolks erwürgt. Inspector Nelson und sein Team ermitteln fieberhaft, doch können einen zweiten Mord nicht verhindern. Eine Priesterin der englischen Kirche wird tot aufgefunden. Die polizeiliche Beraterin und Archäologin Dr. Ruth Galloway sieht sofort eine Verbindung zu einem Briefeschreiber, der mit anonymen Nachrichten Priesterinnen tyrannisiert. Ruth und Nelson graben in der Vergangenheit und stoßen auf alte Relikte und dunkle Geheimnisse. Dabei kommen sie dem Täter gefährlich nah auf die Spur.Der 8. Band der Ruth-Galloway-Serie. Schlagworte:F Belletristik und verwandte Gebiete, FF Kriminalromane und Mystery, FFJ Kriminalromane und Mystery: Cosy Mystery, FFP Kriminalromane und Mystery: Polizeiarbeit Umfang: 400 S. ISBN: 978-3-644-00896-0
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