'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CURRENT CRIME SERIES'Val McDermid'A FIVE-STAR THRILLER'Daily Express'GOOD WRITING AND CLEVER CHARACTERISATION'Red MagazineBoiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried,DCI Nelson has a murder inquiry on his hands. The boiling might have been just a medieval curiosity - now it suggests a much more sinister purpose.Meanwhile,DS Judy Johnson is investigating the disappearance of a local rough sleeper. The only trace of her is the rumour that she's gone'underground'. This might be a figure of speech,but with the discovery of the bones and the rumours both Ruth and the police have heard that the network of old chalk-mining tunnels under Norwich is home to a vast community of rough sleepers,the clues point in only one direction. Local academic Martin Kellerman knows all about the tunnels and their history - but can his assertions of cannibalism and ritual killing possibly be trueAs the weather gets hotter,tensions rise. A local woman goes missing and the police are under attack. Ruth and Nelson must unravel the dark secrets of The Underground and discover just what gruesome secrets lurk at its heart - before it claims another victim.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781784296629Number of pages: 384Weight: 271 gDimensions: 198 x 136 x 34 mm
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The Chalk Pit is the most intriguing case written by the prolific Elly Griffiths to date. A five-star thrillerGriffiths has become a dab hand at plotting and cranking up the tension. The murders,and the muddled humanity of the characters,keep us turning the pagesCrime that doesn't sacrifice good writing and clever characterisation for the sake of the plotElly Griffiths writes ever-more ingenious detective stories with a powerful sense of place and a varied cast of sympathetic and unusual characters. Her heroine is a winnerGriffiths weaves superstition and myth into her crime novels,skilfully treading a line between credulity and modern methods of detectionRuth Galloway is one of the most engaging characters in modern crime fictionGriffiths has mastered the art of combining bizarre plots with contemporary relationship issues beautifullyA spooky and gripping readA well-written,eerie thrillerExcellent writing,excellent plotting,some utterly riveting detail and always a banging good storyGriffiths is a top drawer crime novelist,and Ruth Galloway is the most believable and likeable protagonist in modern crime fiction
Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen-name of British author Domenica de Rosa. A former Editorial Director for children's books at Harper Collins,Griffiths published her first novel,The Italian Quarter,in 1998 under her own name. A holiday in Norfolk inspired her to write what would become the bestselling novel The Crossing Places,the first novel in the Dr Ruth Galloway series of mystery novels and Rosa's first novel as Elly Griffiths. She is also the author of the popular Stephens and Mephisto novels which began with The Zig Zag Girl.
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