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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — Bones in the Brick
Chapter 3: — A Department on the Brink
Chapter 4: — The Wall Comes Down
Chapter 5: — The Green Child and the Ghost Field
Chapter 6: — A Descent into Grime’s Graves
Chapter 7: — The Missing Druid
Chapter 8: — In the Womb of the Earth
Chapter 9: — The Gait, the Lie, the Confession
Chapter 10: — The Wheel Comes Full Circle
Description
When builders renovating a backstreet shop in King’s Lynn punch through an old wall, they uncover an articulated human skeleton—modern, not Victorian. Forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway is called in, and the discovery quickly becomes a murder investigation. But Ruth is already fighting another crisis: her university plans to close the archaeology department, threatening the life she’s built in Norfolk.
As DCI Harry Nelson’s team reopens the case, the bones are identified as Emily Pickering, a Cambridge archaeology student who vanished in 2002 after a field trip to Grime’s Graves. The inquiry spirals through old friendships and rivalries, a folklore-steeped café called the Green Child, and the unsettling return of names Ruth knows too well—especially Cathbad, whose connection to Emily is deeper than anyone expected. When Cathbad disappears and Ruth and her daughter Kate are lured underground, the case turns personal, urgent, and deadly—until the truth finally breaks the surface.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who love clue-driven British murder mysteries with a strong investigative chain and a fair-play reveal.
- Fans of character-rich crime series where personal lives and long-running relationships meaningfully affect the case.
- Anyone drawn to atmospheric settings—saltmarshes, ancient sites, folklore—and mysteries rooted in the buried past.