Detectives In The Dock welcomes the lovely Ruth Galloway from Elly Griffiths'best selling series about the well-loved archaeologist.

Ruth was born in South London in 1968. Her parents are evangelical Christians but Ruth stopped believing in her teens. She studied archaeology at University College, London, and, as a postgraduate student, was involved in excavating victims of the Bosnian war. She was also part of the team that discovered a bronze age henge on the North Norfolk coast. She fell in love with the place and still lives on the edge of the marshland. She works as a lecturer in forensic archaeology at the University of North Norfolk.

Book One
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Ruth's Fields of Wheat moment… What is the most rebellious thing she has ever done?

Having a child out of wedlock, much to her parents’ horror.

Which 3 items would Ruth bring to a desert island … and why?

Book 2
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Pointing trowel – to do a bit of casual archaeology

Chocolate – for energy

Pictures of her cat and her daughter

Book 3
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The Nitty Gritty: The Big Reveal

What or who does Ruth hate most?

Organised religion, people who don’t believe dinosaurs existed, clothes shopping.

What or who does Ruth love most?

Her daughter, her cat, Harry Nelson

Book 4
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Does Ruth believe in ghosts?

Officially, no. Unofficially, she’s not sure. She sometimes feels haunted by the ghost of her old mentor, Erik Anderssen, and by the sea spirits of the marshes.