Norfolk: A photographic journey through the land of Ruth Galloway

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Because it's neither land nor sea, but something in-between, they saw it as a bridge to the afterlife; neither land nor sea, neither life nor death. As the book progresses from spring to winter, Norfolk countryside is shown in a vibrant array of changing colors. Elly Griffiths does a superb job of pointing out the different places in Norfolk where the Galloway series took place and the accompanying photographs made me wish I were there.

Besides being a visual delight, it affirms her wonderful descriptive skill — the landscapes and architecture are just as I (an American who’s never visited Norfolk) envisioned them while reading the series. But before he died Dan wrote to Ruth telling her that he had made a ground-breaking archaeological discovery. A murmuration is "a large group of birds, usually starlings, that fly all together and change direction together" swooping and swirling in the sky.With stunning photography, it shows the best of Norfolk and its links and inspirations for Elly Griffith’s books and characters.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. When Ruth’s friend Cathbad sees a vision of the Virgin Mary, in a white gown and blue cloak, in the graveyard next to the cottage he is house-sitting, he takes it in his stride. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder enquiry on his hands. It was followed by The Postscript Murders , shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and Bleeding Heart Yard . Norfolk, a land of peaceful broads, marshy fens, sprawling coastline and shady brecks, is the home of Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist.Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier – or are the bones much older? A place steeped in folklore and history, visibly shaped by the lives of those who have come before, it has become an integral character in Elly Griffiths' bestselling crime series.