The chalk pit : a Ruth Galloway mystery

The chalk pit A Ruth Galloway mystery

Elly Griffiths

eBook - 2017

Ruth Galloway-whom #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny calls "a captivating amateur sleuth"-investigates a string of murders deep within the abandoned tunnels of Norwich in award-winning mystery. Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award ¶ Far below Norwich is a maze of old mining tunnels. When Ruth Galloway is called to examine a set of human remains in one of them, she notices the bones are almost translucent, a sign they were boiled soon after death. Once more, she finds herself at the helm of a murder investigation. Meanwhile, DCI Nelson is looking for a homeless woman who he hears has gone "underground." Could she have disappeared into the labyrinth? And if so, is she connected to the body Ruth fo...und? As Ruth and Nelson investigate the tunnels, they hear rumors of secret societies, cannibalism, and ritual killings. And when a dead body is found with a map of what seems to be the full maze, they realize their hunt for the killer has only just begun-and that more bodies may be underfoot. ¶ The Ruth Galloway series is:¶ "Remarkable, delightful." -Associated Press ¶ "Wonderfully rich." -Guardian ¶ "Smart, down-to-earth." -Mercury News

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Galloway, Ruth > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women forensic anthropologists > Fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Mystery fiction
Published
[United States] : HarperCollins 2017.
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English
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Elly Griffiths (author)
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9780544750524
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Review by Library Journal Review

Griffiths's ninth "Ruth Galloway" mystery (after The Woman in Blue) has the forensic archaeologist examining bones excavated in one of the labyrinthine chalk-mining tunnels that riddle Norwich, England. Meanwhile, DCI Harry Nelson searches for a homeless woman rumored to have gone "underground." As the dual investigations merge, hints of secret societies, ritual -killings, and cannibalism surface, as does a string of murders that seem to be connected to a homeless community possibly living in the tunnels. Once again, the key elements of this award-winning series are at hand: complex personal relationships among the protagonists that continue to evolve in surprising ways, excellent use of history and folklore, and lyrically moody imagining of landscape. Verdict This combination of archaeology and crime investigation continues to be a good draw for mystery buffs. Series regulars will be intrigued by unexpected developments that promise further complications for Ruth and Nelson. For more top-notch archaeology-based mysteries, check out books by Erin Hart, Beverly Connor, and Kate Ellis. [See Prepub Alert, 11/14/16; library promotion.]-ACT © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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