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    Stone Circle
    The Lantern Men
    The Chalk Pit
    Audiobook series4 titles

    Ruth Galloway Mysteries Series

    Written by Elly Griffiths

    Narrated by Jane McDowell

    4/5

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    About this series

    Ruth Galloway is suspicious of amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumbles upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst—and into the crosshairs of a string of murders circling ever closer.

    Ruth is back as head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk when a group of local metal detectorists—the so-called Night Hawks—uncovers a Bronze Age hoard on the beach near a recently deceased body, just washed ashore. Not long after, the same detectorists uncover the apparent murder-suicide of a scientist and his wife at their farmhouse, long thought to be haunted by the Black Shuck, a humongous black dog and a harbinger of death. The further DCI Nelson probes into both cases, the more intertwined they become. And the more they point to David Brown, the new lecturer Ruth has recently hired, who seems always to turn up wherever Ruth goes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 4, 2020
    Stone Circle
    The Lantern Men
    The Chalk Pit

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 9

      The Chalk Pit
      The Chalk Pit

      The Chalk Pit

      Elly Griffiths
      4/5 - 55 ratings
      4/5 - 55 ratings

      In the ninth Ruth Galloway mystery, Ruth and Nelson investigate a string of murders and disappearances deep within the abandoned tunnels hidden far beneath the streets of Norwich. Norwich is riddled with old chalk-mining tunnels, but no one's sure exactly how many. When Ruth is called in to investigate a set of human remains found 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 hunting for a missing homeless woman, Barbara, who he hears has gone "underground." Could she have disappeared into the labyrinth? And if so, is she connected to the body Ruth found? As Ruth, Nelson, and the rest of their team investigate the tunnels, they hear rumors of secret societies, cannibalism, and ritual killings. When a dead body is found with a map that appears to be of The Underground, they realize their quest to find the killer has only just begun-and that there may be more bodies underfoot.

      In the ninth Ruth Galloway mystery, Ruth and Nelson investigate a string of murders and disappearances deep within the abandoned tunnels hidden far beneath the streets of Norwich. Norwich is riddled with old chalk-mining tunnels, but no one's sure exactly how many. When Ruth is called in to investigate a set of human remains found 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 hunting for a missing homeless woman, Barbara, who he hears has gone "underground." Could she have disappeared into the labyrinth? And if so, is she connected to the body Ruth found? As Ruth, Nelson, and the rest of their team investigate the tunnels, they hear rumors of secret societies, cannibalism, and ritual killings. When a dead body is found with a map that appears to be of The Underground, they realize their quest to find the killer has only just begun-and that there may be more bodies underfoot.

    • 11

      Stone Circle
      Stone Circle

      Stone Circle

      Elly Griffiths
      4/5 - 60 ratings
      4/5 - 60 ratings

      'My favourite series' Val McDermid Dr Ruth Galloway returns to north Norfolk in her latest chilling adventure. DCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters. They are anonymous, yet somehow familiar. They read like the letters that first drew him into the case of The Crossing Places, and to Ruth. But the author of those letters is dead. Or are they? The past is reaching out for Ruth and Nelson, and its grip is deadly.

      'My favourite series' Val McDermid Dr Ruth Galloway returns to north Norfolk in her latest chilling adventure. DCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters. They are anonymous, yet somehow familiar. They read like the letters that first drew him into the case of The Crossing Places, and to Ruth. But the author of those letters is dead. Or are they? The past is reaching out for Ruth and Nelson, and its grip is deadly.

    • 12

      The Lantern Men
      The Lantern Men

      The Lantern Men

      Elly Griffiths
      4/5 - 58 ratings
      4/5 - 58 ratings

      Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway changed her life—until a convicted killer tells her that four of his victims were never found, drawing her back to the place she left behind. Everything has changed for Ruth Galloway. She has a new job, home, and partner, and she is no longer North Norfolk police’s resident forensic archaeologist. That is, until convicted murderer Ivor March offers to make DCI Nelson a deal. Nelson was always sure that March killed more women than he was charged with. Now March confirms this and offers to show Nelson where the other bodies are buried—but only if Ruth will do the digging. Curious, but wary, Ruth agrees. March tells Ruth that he killed four more women and that their bodies are buried near a village bordering the fens, said to be haunted by the Lantern Men, mysterious figures holding lights that lure travelers to their deaths. Is Ivor March himself a lantern man, luring Ruth back to Norfolk? What is his plan, and why is she so crucial to it? And are the killings really over?

      Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway changed her life—until a convicted killer tells her that four of his victims were never found, drawing her back to the place she left behind. Everything has changed for Ruth Galloway. She has a new job, home, and partner, and she is no longer North Norfolk police’s resident forensic archaeologist. That is, until convicted murderer Ivor March offers to make DCI Nelson a deal. Nelson was always sure that March killed more women than he was charged with. Now March confirms this and offers to show Nelson where the other bodies are buried—but only if Ruth will do the digging. Curious, but wary, Ruth agrees. March tells Ruth that he killed four more women and that their bodies are buried near a village bordering the fens, said to be haunted by the Lantern Men, mysterious figures holding lights that lure travelers to their deaths. Is Ivor March himself a lantern man, luring Ruth back to Norfolk? What is his plan, and why is she so crucial to it? And are the killings really over?

    • 13

      The Night Hawks
      The Night Hawks

      The Night Hawks

      Elly Griffiths
      4/5 - 36 ratings
      4/5 - 36 ratings

      Ruth Galloway is suspicious of amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumbles upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst—and into the crosshairs of a string of murders circling ever closer. Ruth is back as head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk when a group of local metal detectorists—the so-called Night Hawks—uncovers a Bronze Age hoard on the beach near a recently deceased body, just washed ashore. Not long after, the same detectorists uncover the apparent murder-suicide of a scientist and his wife at their farmhouse, long thought to be haunted by the Black Shuck, a humongous black dog and a harbinger of death. The further DCI Nelson probes into both cases, the more intertwined they become. And the more they point to David Brown, the new lecturer Ruth has recently hired, who seems always to turn up wherever Ruth goes.

      Ruth Galloway is suspicious of amateur archaeologists, but when a group of them stumbles upon Bronze Age artifacts alongside a dead body, she finds herself thrust into their midst—and into the crosshairs of a string of murders circling ever closer. Ruth is back as head of archaeology at the University of North Norfolk when a group of local metal detectorists—the so-called Night Hawks—uncovers a Bronze Age hoard on the beach near a recently deceased body, just washed ashore. Not long after, the same detectorists uncover the apparent murder-suicide of a scientist and his wife at their farmhouse, long thought to be haunted by the Black Shuck, a humongous black dog and a harbinger of death. The further DCI Nelson probes into both cases, the more intertwined they become. And the more they point to David Brown, the new lecturer Ruth has recently hired, who seems always to turn up wherever Ruth goes.

    Author

    Elly Griffiths

    Elly Griffiths is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway and Brighton mystery series, as well as the standalone novels The Stranger Diaries, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; The Postscript Murders; and Bleeding Heart Yard. She is the recipient of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in Brighton, England.

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