'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CURRENT CRIME SERIES' Val McDermid
'A FIVE-STAR THRILLER' Daily Express
'GOOD WRITING AND CLEVER CHARACTERISATION' Red Magazine
Boiled 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 true?
As 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 Publishing
ISBN: 9781784296629
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 271 g
Dimensions: 198 x 136 x 34 mm
The Chalk Pit is the most intriguing case written by the prolific Elly Griffiths to date. A five-star thriller - Daily Express
Griffiths 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 pages - Independent
Crime that doesn't sacrifice good writing and clever characterisation for the sake of the plot - Red Magazine
Elly 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 winner - The Times
Griffiths weaves superstition and myth into her crime novels, skilfully treading a line between credulity and modern methods of detection - Sunday Times
Ruth Galloway is one of the most engaging characters in modern crime fiction - Kate Mosse
Griffiths has mastered the art of combining bizarre plots with contemporary relationship issues beautifully - Sussex Life
A spooky and gripping read - Woman
A well-written, eerie thriller - Sun
Excellent writing, excellent plotting, some utterly riveting detail and always a banging good story - Liz Loves Books
Griffiths is a top drawer crime novelist, and Ruth Galloway is the most believable and likeable protagonist in modern crime fiction - Crimesquad
I can't believe that this is book 9 in the 'Ruth Galloway' series already, and is still as fantastic from book 1!
I was hooked all the way through this book full of twists and turns and extremely dark!...
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From the first pages of Crossing Places (the first book in the Ruth Galloway series) I knew I had found a friend in Ruth: The sheer honesty of her character; her fierce intelligence, her struggle to fit into the world... More
Elly Griffiths is one of the UK’s best crime writers and has the award to prove it, but one of her biggest fans is Val McDermid who knows a thing or two about crime writing. Her prose, and deft skill at being able to... More
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