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Violence
Some
A murder investigation; illegal treasure hunting; some physical danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content; Ruth's relationship with Nelson continues to develop
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
The ethics of who owns the past; the specific alienation of returning to a place you've left
What this book is about
A group of metal detectorists — the Night Hawks — find Bronze Age arrowheads on a Norfolk beach at night. Nearby they discover a body. Dr. Ruth Galloway, now back in Norfolk after her stint in Cambridge, is called in to examine the archaeological find, and DCI Nelson investigates the murder. The twelfth Ruth Galloway mystery deals with the collision between legitimate archaeology and illegal treasure hunting, and with the specific loneliness of being back home after time away. Nelson's personal situation has shifted again, and the book moves the central relationships forward in ways that feel earned.
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twelfth of the Ruth Galloway series
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