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The Chalk Pit

Autor Elly Griffiths
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mai 2018

Simțiți răceala umedă a pereților de cretă și mirosul greu al pământului încins de o vară nefirească. Atmosfera devine rapid sufocantă în The Chalk Pit. Sub orașul Norwich se întinde un labirint de tuneluri medievale, iar ceea ce Dr Ruth Galloway descoperă acolo depășește orice curiozitate arheologică: oase umane fierte recent. Observăm cum Elly Griffiths transformă istoria locală într-un coșmar contemporan, unde liniștea academică este spulberată de suspiciuni de canibalism. Ne-a atras atenția modul brutal în care realitatea socială a celor fără adăpost se intersectează cu miturile urbane întunecate. În timp ce DCI Nelson caută un criminal, Ruth trebuie să determine dacă ritualurile descrise de profesorul Kellerman sunt simple fantezii sau o realitate macabră ascunsă în adâncuri. În tradiția volumului The Crossing Places, acest roman continuă explorarea legăturii dintre peisajul geografic și psihicul uman, însă aici decorul este unul claustrofobic, subteran, spre deosebire de mlaștinile deschise din primele cărți. Subliniem evoluția relațiilor dintre personaje, o constantă a seriei The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, care atinge noi puncte de tensiune pe măsură ce poliția este atacată, iar secretele „Lumii de Jos” încep să iasă la suprafață. Față de lucrările mai recente precum The Frozen People, unde Griffiths explorează elemente psihice și temporale diferite, aici rămâne fidelă realismului arheologic și procedurii polițiste riguroase.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781328915351
ISBN-10: 1328915352
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorii care caută un roman polițist atmosferic, unde arheologia devine instrument de rezolvare a crimelor. Veți câștiga o perspectivă fascinantă asupra istoriei subterane a orașului Norwich, totul într-un ritm alert care îmbină suspansul cu dezvoltarea complexă a personajelor. Este alegerea perfectă dacă apreciați amestecul de rigoare științifică și mistere cu rădăcini medievale.


Despre autor

Elly Griffiths este creatoarea celebrelor serii de romane polițiste Ruth Galloway și Magic Men. Distinsă cu prestigiosul Mary Higgins Clark Award, autoarea este recunoscută pentru capacitatea sa de a crea atmosfere dense și personaje cu o psihologie stratificată. Lucrările sale sunt frecvent bestselleruri Sunday Times, fiind lăudate de critici pentru inteligența scriiturii și documentarea impecabilă. De la colecția de povestiri The Man in Black and Other Stories până la cele mai noi titluri precum The Last Word, Griffiths reușește să mențină un echilibru perfect între misterul clasic și temele sociale moderne.


Descriere scurtă

Ruth Galloway—whom #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny calls “a captivating amateur sleuth”—investigates a string of murders deep within the abandoned tunnels of Norwich in award-winning mystery. Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award ¶ Far below Norwich is a maze of old mining tunnels. When Ruth Galloway is called to examine a set of human remains 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 looking for a homeless woman 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 and Nelson investigate the tunnels, they hear rumors of secret societies, cannibalism, and ritual killings. And when a dead body is found with a map of what seems to be the full maze, they realize their hunt for the killer has only just begun—and that more bodies may be underfoot. ¶ The Ruth Galloway series is:¶ “Remarkable, delightful.” —Associated Press ¶ “Wonderfully rich.” —Guardian ¶ “Smart, down-to-earth.” —Mercury News

Recenzii

"Griffith's ninth is complex and character-driven, providing an excellent mystery whose very last sentence will leave you yearning for the next installment."--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review  "Once again, the key elements of this award-winning series are at hand: complex personal relationships among the protagonists that continue to evolve in surprising ways, excellent use of history and folklore, and lyrically moody imagining of landscape....a good draw for mystery buffs. Series regulars will be intrigued by unexpected developments that promise further complications for Ruth and Nelson."--Library Journal   "Engrossing...[Griffiths's] portrayal of issues surrounding homelessness is compassionate and nuanced."--Publishers Weekly   PRAISE FOR ELLY GRIFFITHS AND THE RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES   Winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award  Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award   "Galloway is an everywoman, smart, successful and a little bit unsure of herself. Readers will look forward to learning more about her." —USA Today   "Elly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times…Highly atmospheric." —The New York Times Book Review   "Forensic archeologist and academic Ruth Galloway is a captivating amateur sleuth-an inspired creation. I identified with her insecurities and struggles, and cheered her on. " —Louise Penny, author of the bestselling Armand Gamache series   "These books are must-reads." —Deborah Crombie, author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series   "[Ruth Galloway's] an uncommon, down-to-earth heroine whose acute insight, wry humor, and depth of feeling make her a thoroughly engaging companion." —Erin Hart, Agatha and Anthony Award nominated author of Haunted Ground and Lake of Sorrows   "Ruth Galloway is a remarkable, delightful character…A must-read for fans of crime and mystery fiction." —Associated Press   "Rich in atmosphere and history and blessed by [Griffith's] continuing development of brilliant, feisty, independent Ruth...A Room Full of Bones, like its predecessors, works its magic on the reader's imagination." —Richmond Times-Dispatch   "Lovers of well-written and intelligent traditional mysteries will welcome [Griffith's] fourth book…A Room Full of Bones is a clever blend of history and mystery with more than enough forensic details to attract the more attentive reader." —Denver Post

Notă biografică

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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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 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.