The Chalk Pit: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 9

Reviews

jill adams

As the weather gets hotter, tensions rise. When I was a wee girl, ‘Judy Johnstone’ was going to be my ‘nom-de-plume’ when I became a famous writer so I was delighted to read the latest instalment in the adventures of my literary dopplelganger in The Chalk Pit, Elly Griffiths’ latest Ruth Galloway novel.

Deb

Elly Griffiths skilful plate spinning means that it zips along at a great pace and its very difficult to put down. Boiled human bones have been found in Norwich’s web of underground tunnels.

I’m going to go back to this series, I look forward to doing so. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder enquiry on his hands. Ruth with her love for someone she knows she can’t have and her funny clever daughter Kate.

It all came together well at the end. Firstly, Barbara Murray’s friend – aka Aftershave Eddie – reports her missing to Nelson after puzzling about her mysterious disappearance. It looks absolutely gorgeous in my #OnTheShelfie and I can’t wait for number 10

It’s also a very alive story, with little snippets about the characters like, Ruth once attended a fancy dress party as Angel Islington, due to being a fan of the London Underground! I like so many of the characters.

Nine books in and I’m well and truly hooked. After this third woman disappears, the team begin to search for the connections to try and piece together the mystery. Then when the story of the underground tunnels emerges it seems as if the past and the present are about to collide for DS Johnson and her team. Local academic Martin Kellerman knows all about the tunnels and their history – but can his assertions of cannibalism and ritual killing possibly be true?