The Night Hawk
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- Author：Elly Griffiths
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GavRix
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very worth the read。 I would definitely read another one of his books。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Lisa
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Houghton Mifflin，Court， Elly Griffiths and Netgalley。 I suppose that I've only ever read one other book from this author。 I had nothing but praise for that book。 I'm sure this author has her fans。 As a newbie， I should know better。If I can find a few of this author's early books on sale， then I'll read them。 But， as someone who received her umpteenth book for free？ I'm still not impressed Houghton Mifflin，Court， Elly Griffiths and Netgalley。 I suppose that I've only ever read one other book from this author。 I had nothing but praise for that book。 I'm sure this author has her fans。 As a newbie， I should know better。If I can find a few of this author's early books on sale， then I'll read them。 But， as someone who received her umpteenth book for free？ I'm still not impressed 。。。more
Bogens Liv
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At first， I would like to thank Netgalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for allowing me to review this book。 Keep in mind that my review， however， is my true opinion on this book。Ruth is back in Norfolk as head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk。 But then a group of local metal detectorists finds a body。 And as if that was not enough， they shortly after find yet another body。 This time， a suicide body。 Nelson obviously invests his time in this case， to try and figure out， what is At first， I would like to thank Netgalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for allowing me to review this book。 Keep in mind that my review， however， is my true opinion on this book。Ruth is back in Norfolk as head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk。 But then a group of local metal detectorists finds a body。 And as if that was not enough， they shortly after find yet another body。 This time， a suicide body。 Nelson obviously invests his time in this case， to try and figure out， what is going on。There is no reason to hide it; I love the Ruth Galloway books and Elly Griffiths as an author。 And we have yet another book in the series as number 13: "The Night Hawks。" And it is all the things you love from this series once more。 It is an incredible book！When I have reviewed Elly Griffiths's books in the past， I have always mentioned the landscape descriptions。 It is such a beautiful landscape， and I love imagining all the things described in the books。 It is very well written。 And Elly Griffiths knows exactly how to create beautiful pictures in our minds。I love Ruth Galloway and her character。 I always enjoy reading about Ruth's and Nelson's differences， but especially their willingness to cooperate。 The characters are in general very distinctive and easy to understand， and all follow through with the story。This is an exciting and at the same time beautiful crime story！ 。。。more
Kathy
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The Night Hawks continues one of my favorite series。 Love Elly Griffiths for her Ruth Galloway。So glad I could read the UK edition。
Helen Shrapel
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I really do love the Ruth Galloway books and this one is no exception。 I have read them all and the characters feel like part of the family。 Living in Norfolk helps as you know the areas that the story is set in and you learn new facts about the mystery of the black shuck defiantly a great book and I thank elly Griffiths for getting me through lockdown as that’s when I started reading the Ruth Galloway mysteries let’s hope she’s started on the next one to keep me going
Bronwyn Mcloughlin
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I do so love slipping into another Ruth book。 The characters feel so familia， and the weaving of ancient past and contemporary crime is so well done， adding extra dimensions to the conventional whodunnit。 The internal musings of Ruth and Harry， in particular， are so down to earth and relatable， that you can’t help but understand exactly how they feel。 Over all too quickly。
ALPHAreader
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And here we are - caught up。 Now there's a long， sad wait until February 2022 for book #14。 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO！ Although; nice touch Elly Griffiths， of popping in that foreshadowing for remote learning and "one day we could all do our classes over something called Zoom！" when it's September 2019。 Brilliant。 Also; do we all think that Michelle 1000% voted for Brexit？ Like， for the first time since she was eligible do we think she organised herself enough to go to the polls - twice！ - and say "yes to And here we are - caught up。 Now there's a long， sad wait until February 2022 for book #14。 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO！ Although; nice touch Elly Griffiths， of popping in that foreshadowing for remote learning and "one day we could all do our classes over something called Zoom！" when it's September 2019。 Brilliant。 Also; do we all think that Michelle 1000% voted for Brexit？ Like， for the first time since she was eligible do we think she organised herself enough to go to the polls - twice！ - and say "yes to Brexit， we really need to keep asylum seekers out of the country and - I guess？ - better fund the NHS？" because I do， and I kinda hope her French boss now has to shut down the hair-salon and she needs to get a job elsewhere。Nelson I feel like does not vote。 Ever。 And I bet he let Michelle waffle on about closing borders， the evil EU， and securing better job opportunities for George in the future while he was secretly thinking; "Ruth actually says that's all far-right talking-point bollocks 。。。" Yeah。 I reckon。 。。。more
Ann
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Another great book in the Ruth Galloway series。 No， I did not work it out！ Brilliant。
Alison Eden
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#TheNightHawks #NetGalley The Ruth Galloway series is a cracking one and this， the 13th in the series， is no exception。 Perfectly capable of being read as a stand alone - however， it does help with the enjoyment to know the back stories and links between Ruth， Nelson， Judy， Cathbad， Cloughy etc。 The book is set a fair pace with loads of action to keep you reading chapter after chapter。 As always， with Elly Griffiths books， the setting is fabulous and there are plenty of twists and turns and red #TheNightHawks #NetGalley The Ruth Galloway series is a cracking one and this， the 13th in the series， is no exception。 Perfectly capable of being read as a stand alone - however， it does help with the enjoyment to know the back stories and links between Ruth， Nelson， Judy， Cathbad， Cloughy etc。 The book is set a fair pace with loads of action to keep you reading chapter after chapter。 As always， with Elly Griffiths books， the setting is fabulous and there are plenty of twists and turns and red herrings to keep you guessing。 A bit of a turning point at the end with Ruth and Nelson's relationship and I am eagerly awaiting the next in this fabulous series。 A very impressive 5 star read！！ 。。。more
Clare Chase
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I’ve loved every book in this series but I think this one might be my favourite yet， despite the stiff competition！ The characters stay fresh， the mystery was gripping and the setting is gloriously creepy。 Highly recommended。
Ruth Brumby
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Enjoyable and entertaining。 The characters and situations are very believable and brought to life in an engaging way by the writing。 I was gripped。
Vickie Adams
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The Night Hawks is a book I couldn't put down。 Ruth Galloway is the head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk， A group[ of local metal detectorists known as the Night Hawks are searching for treasure; however， what they find is murder。 They uncover Bronze Age artifacts on the beach， next to a recently deceased body， Later they uncover a murder-suicide。 Add to this a ghost， the Black Shuck， a humongous black dog who is known as a harbinger of death。 This is the first Elly Griffiths b The Night Hawks is a book I couldn't put down。 Ruth Galloway is the head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk， A group[ of local metal detectorists known as the Night Hawks are searching for treasure; however， what they find is murder。 They uncover Bronze Age artifacts on the beach， next to a recently deceased body， Later they uncover a murder-suicide。 Add to this a ghost， the Black Shuck， a humongous black dog who is known as a harbinger of death。 This is the first Elly Griffiths book I've read。 It won't be the last。 。。。more
Solvejg Bak
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Hvad kan serien som andre krimiserier med et intelligent plot， en høj spændingskurve og en sej， kvindelig hovedperson ikke kan？Det er noget med at levendegøre personerne， så de virker som nogle， du kunne møde i Netto。 Og mere til， for personernes liv vedkommer mig。 Ruth Galloways kats adfærd bliver lige så vigtig som hvis min bedste ven fortalte mig om sin kats adfærd， selvom jeg egentligt ikke normalt gider høre om katte。 Jeg har nydt den sidste krimi。
Louise
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Another edge of your seat thriller featuring Ruth， Nelson and their family and colleagues This book is about the discoveries made by amateur archaeologists the Night Hawks A deadly conspiracy and thrilling climax。
Lynne - The Book Squirrel
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Very good
Mystica
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Ruth Galloway a forensic archaelogist of repute does not like amateur detectives。 Very little patience with them。 She is however good at not showing exactly how she feels and when a body is discovered in a nearby trench， it is a Bronze Age one and right up her street。 She did not think that it will lead to a murder and another body to be discovered and dealt with。 She did not think very much of the Metal Detectorists who also haunted the sites hoping to discover buried treasure in large measure。 Ruth Galloway a forensic archaelogist of repute does not like amateur detectives。 Very little patience with them。 She is however good at not showing exactly how she feels and when a body is discovered in a nearby trench， it is a Bronze Age one and right up her street。 She did not think that it will lead to a murder and another body to be discovered and dealt with。 She did not think very much of the Metal Detectorists who also haunted the sites hoping to discover buried treasure in large measure。 She had her reservations about all of them。 When the body count starts piling up， and when there are too many coincidences the mystery deepens。 Added to the tension is the fact that DI Nelson is also the father of Ruth's daughter and there is so much unwritten past and present and future in their dealings。 The fact that he is now married to someone else， with a very young baby son does not detract from the chemistry that exists between the two。Story No。 13 in the series， this is not getting stale or boring。 。。。more
Cathy Ryan
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Dr Ruth Galloway has returned to Norfolk and her much loved cottage after a stint as a Cambridge lecturer， taking over her old boss’s position as Head of Archaeology at North Norfolk University。 She’s hardly had time to settle in when she gets a call from DCI Nelson to say a body has been washed up at Blakeney Point， found by some metal detectorists。The Night Hawks， as the detectorists call themselves， often go out at night， hunting for treasure along a stretch of coast known for archaeological Dr Ruth Galloway has returned to Norfolk and her much loved cottage after a stint as a Cambridge lecturer， taking over her old boss’s position as Head of Archaeology at North Norfolk University。 She’s hardly had time to settle in when she gets a call from DCI Nelson to say a body has been washed up at Blakeney Point， found by some metal detectorists。The Night Hawks， as the detectorists call themselves， often go out at night， hunting for treasure along a stretch of coast known for archaeological finds。 The Night Hawks discovered the body as they find a possible Bronze Age hoard that included what Ruth thought was part of a skull。 The following night Nelson is called out just after midnight。 Gunshots and screams have been reported at Black Dog Farm near Sheringham， where there appears to have been a murder-suicide。 According to local legend， the isolated farm is haunted by the Black Shuck， a huge， black dog that appears to people before they die。I’m really enjoying this series and the continuing development of the diverse cast of characters and， although I do think it’s time Nelson made up his mind which way to jump， it can’t be much fun being in that position， or for those involved。 But perhaps， after that ending， the time is fast approaching for a decision。Elly Griffiths’ writing is as engaging and atmospheric as ever， incorporating local folklore and legend into an engrossing and many layered murder/mystery。 As always， perfectly plotted and combined with forensic archaeology and police procedural。 The archaeological aspect has obviously been researched in depth and adds an authentic layer to the storyline， which has several misleading and twisty threads。 I love the characterisations in this series。 They are as much a part of the storylines as the investigations and crimes。 Nelson is pointedly ignoring hints about his retirement and there’s a surprising development for two of them。 。。。more
Gaby Meares
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Elly Griffiths， you've done it again！ The Night Hawks is the thirteenth instalment in the Dr Ruth Galloway series， and it is as entertaining as the previous twelve！ All our favourite characters are here， even a return visit from Cloughie。 Ruth has returned to her beloved Norfolk， where there are three murders to be investigated by our favourite DCI Harry Nelson。 Add a good dose of weird Norfolk superstition， a group of over-zealous detectorists who discover a Bronze Age hoard， and a rising body Elly Griffiths， you've done it again！ The Night Hawks is the thirteenth instalment in the Dr Ruth Galloway series， and it is as entertaining as the previous twelve！ All our favourite characters are here， even a return visit from Cloughie。 Ruth has returned to her beloved Norfolk， where there are three murders to be investigated by our favourite DCI Harry Nelson。 Add a good dose of weird Norfolk superstition， a group of over-zealous detectorists who discover a Bronze Age hoard， and a rising body count and you know you're in for a treat。 Highly recommended （but make sure you've read the previous books in the series first）。 。。。more
Pauline Chamberlain
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A good cozy mystery about group of nighthawkers or amateur metal detectors who come across remains
Ardie
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This was my first time reading a Ruth Galloway mystery。 I discovered that， although it’s possible to read this without reading the previous books， there must be a lot of history and character building that was already developed in the earlier books。 Unfortunately， I didn’t feel a deep connected to the characters。 I also found the story dragged quite a bit at the beginning。 However， that might be due to my not having spent time over several books building history with the main characters。 Near th This was my first time reading a Ruth Galloway mystery。 I discovered that， although it’s possible to read this without reading the previous books， there must be a lot of history and character building that was already developed in the earlier books。 Unfortunately， I didn’t feel a deep connected to the characters。 I also found the story dragged quite a bit at the beginning。 However， that might be due to my not having spent time over several books building history with the main characters。 Near the end， though， the pace picked up and the real action began。 If you enjoy mysteries that aren’t too cozy or too gruesome， and if you have the time to read the earlier volumes in this series， you may enjoy this instalment。 If you’re looking for a true stand alone that will grab your interest and not let go， this might not be the book for you。 Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Heather B。
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I love this series so much that I bought the book from the UK months ahead of its US release date。 And I don’t regret it。 Not one bit！
Liz Mistry
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What a joy to be back in the world of Dr Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson。 As ever， Griffiths has written a cracking story that i devoured in one （bar a toilet break） sitting。 I'm torn between waxing lyrical about how joyful it was to reconnect with Cathbad， Judy， Clough and the rest of the team and raving about the shivers that Griffith's sent running up and down my spine every time the mysterious and very threatening Black Shuck was mentioned。 I love Ruth's prosaic attitude - her calm presen What a joy to be back in the world of Dr Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson。 As ever， Griffiths has written a cracking story that i devoured in one （bar a toilet break） sitting。 I'm torn between waxing lyrical about how joyful it was to reconnect with Cathbad， Judy， Clough and the rest of the team and raving about the shivers that Griffith's sent running up and down my spine every time the mysterious and very threatening Black Shuck was mentioned。 I love Ruth's prosaic attitude - her calm presence with her not so calm thoughts which we are privvy to。 I often wish that once， just once， Ruth would just let all her dark thoughts come pouring out - I wonder what would happen then。 Nelson is Nelson - defiantly down to earth， old fashioned and torn between his professional relationship with Ruth and his personal one。 The balance between the official investigation into the death of a young lad found washed up by the Night Hawks （a metal detectorist group） and Ruth's inadvertent involvement in the case is delightful。 It is this balance between， Rugth's archaeological expertise， Nelson's detective skills and the other worldly presence of myths courtesy of Cathbad and his acquaintances that keep this series as fresh now as it was when I first opened up a Galloway/Nelson book。 Keep them coming because I'm already having withdrawal symptoms - besides which - Griffiths left us on what could be a massive turning point and I can't wait to see what happens next。。 。。。more
Frances Pope
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Another extremely readable foray into Ruth and her friends' lives。 It's short and satisfying， I got through it in two sittings。 I'm hoping that the shortness of the story means that it won't take Griffiths long to get the next book written and into our hands。 Another extremely readable foray into Ruth and her friends' lives。 It's short and satisfying， I got through it in two sittings。 I'm hoping that the shortness of the story means that it won't take Griffiths long to get the next book written and into our hands。 。。。more
Sherrie
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One of the best of the series， which I suppose will have to come to an end at some point。 Night Hawks is the name for metal detectorists and this group stumble across more than they'd bargained for when they find a body。 I love the setting with accurate descriptions of places and legends fairly local to me。 One of the best of the series， which I suppose will have to come to an end at some point。 Night Hawks is the name for metal detectorists and this group stumble across more than they'd bargained for when they find a body。 I love the setting with accurate descriptions of places and legends fairly local to me。 。。。more
Lisa
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The best yet in the Ruth Galloway series！ This book is so spooky， and chock full of local lore。 In many ways， this entry took us back to a much earlier point in the series， based on the relationship statuses of the characters。 It was comforting to be back on old ground。 And at the same time， I was holding my breath for any changes。 I can’t wait until the next Ruth book is in my hands！
Flo
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Elly Griffiths is a good writer of mysteries。 The Night Hawks is her 13th book in the Ruth Galloway series。 Griffiths does not have to build her characters at the police station since we have met most of them before。 There is Jo， the boss， Nelson， the head cop and Ruth's past lover， married to Michelle， who is perfect。 There is Judy， who lives with Carlsbad， a druid， an archeologist， there is Tanya and of course there is Ruth and Kate， Nelson's daughter。 The mystery that accompany's these charac Elly Griffiths is a good writer of mysteries。 The Night Hawks is her 13th book in the Ruth Galloway series。 Griffiths does not have to build her characters at the police station since we have met most of them before。 There is Jo， the boss， Nelson， the head cop and Ruth's past lover， married to Michelle， who is perfect。 There is Judy， who lives with Carlsbad， a druid， an archeologist， there is Tanya and of course there is Ruth and Kate， Nelson's daughter。 The mystery that accompany's these characters is fairly interesting， but Griffith should end this series because it has no where to go。 。。。more
Avdotja
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A pleasant read， as always。
Sheila
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Yet another wonderful Ruth Galloway book， didn't want it to end Yet another wonderful Ruth Galloway book， didn't want it to end 。。。more
Mary Allen
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Lovely to catch up with the old gang。 More Norfolk myths that I hadn’t heard of and a good tale of intrigue。
BOOKLOVER EB
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Ruth Galloway， fifty-one， is a forensic archaeologist and the head of her department at the University of North Norfolk。 She lives with her ten-year-old daughter， Kate， in a remote cottage near the Saltmarsh， a place that is reputed to contain unique spiritual and psychic energy。 Sometimes Ruth wonders if it is appropriate to raise a child in this setting， but she， Kate， and their cat， Flint， feel at home here。 Meanwhile， Ruth's former lover， DCI Harry Nelson—who is Kate's father and a married m Ruth Galloway， fifty-one， is a forensic archaeologist and the head of her department at the University of North Norfolk。 She lives with her ten-year-old daughter， Kate， in a remote cottage near the Saltmarsh， a place that is reputed to contain unique spiritual and psychic energy。 Sometimes Ruth wonders if it is appropriate to raise a child in this setting， but she， Kate， and their cat， Flint， feel at home here。 Meanwhile， Ruth's former lover， DCI Harry Nelson—who is Kate's father and a married man with three other children—wants to keep working in the Serious Crimes Unit， even though his superintendent， Jo Archer， has been pressuring him to retire。In Elly Griffiths' latest mystery， "The Night Hawks，" Ruth once again becomes embroiled in a many-faceted case and， in addition， is looking forward to excavating what appears to be a Bronze Age burial site。 Nelson and his colleagues are investigating multiple crimes: the corpse of a young man is found washed up on the beach; a husband and his wife， Douglas and Linda Noakes， are found dead of gunshot wounds; and a member of the night hawks dies after his head is bashed in。 The night hawks are individuals who scour the shorefront with metal detectors， searching for treasure。Unfortunately， the plot is， for the most part， dull， confusing， and poorly constructed。 Few of the characters stand out， since the majority of them are so underdeveloped。 Aside from the intelligent， independent， and self-contained Ruth Galloway， one who does make an impression is David Brown， a lecturer that Ruth recently hired。 The obnoxious David intrudes on Ruth's privacy， brags about his expertise， and frequently behaves as if he， not Ruth， is the boss。 Aside from Nelson， the detectives include the ever-efficient DI Judy Johnson， the brusque and ambitious DS Tanya Fuller， and DC Tony Zhang。 Judy's partner， Cathbad， a druid who tends to make arcane statements about force fields and such， serves as little more than window dressing here。 When readers eventually learn the identity of the perpetrator， the more persnickety ones may roll their eyes in exasperation。 Few of the victims are intriguing enough to concern us， and the melodramatic conclusion is cobbled together in a slipshod manner。 This is a disappointing entry in what was once an outstanding series。 。。。more
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