Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts this weekly meme. The idea is that you post the opening paragraph (sometimes maybe a few ) of a book you decided to read based on the opening paragraph (s).
I’d have read A Room Full of Bones anyway as it’s the latest Elly Griffiths’s latest Ruth Galloway Investigation and I’ve read and loved the earlier books, but the opening lines certainly set the scene and make me want to read more:
The coffin is definitely a health and safety hazard. It fills the entrance hall, impeding the view of the stuffed Auk, a map of King’s Lynn in the 1800s and a rather dirty oil painting of Percival, Lord Smith, the founder of the museum. The coffin’s wooden sides are swollen and rotten and look likely to disgorge their contents in a singularly gruesome manner.
Elly Griffiths’s website has more information.
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Hi Margaret! Just popping by to let you know you won in the Mrs. Harris giveaway – could you email your address to me (simondavidthomas[at]yahoo.co.uk) Thanks!
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This sure is a creepy intro, but one that I would continue reading. Hope it is a good one. Thanks so much for joining in today.
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That opening tells a lot about the character — even if the character may or may not be dead. Here’s Mine
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Yes, this one does sound kind of creepy. It’s an interesting opener, though. Here’s MY TUESDAY MEMES POST
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Loved this book…loved all the books in this series!
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That is an attention getting intro!
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What a graphic way to start a book. It grabbed me right away.
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sounds like my hallway. There is always something blocking it.
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I love Elly Griffiths. I think she has one of the most original narrative voices in current fiction. I hope we get number five very soon.
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