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The Stone Circle

The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11

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The Stone Circle

By: Elly Griffiths
Narrated by: Jane McDowell
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About this listen

 'My favourite series' Val McDermid

DCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters telling him to 'go to the stone circle and rescue the innocent who is buried there'. He is shaken, not only because children are very much on his mind, with Michelle's baby due to be born, but because although the letters are anonymous, they are 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?

Meanwhile Ruth is working on a dig in the Saltmarsh - another henge, known by the archaeologists as the stone circle - trying not to think about the baby. Then bones are found on the site, and identified as those of Margaret Lacey, a twelve-year-old girl who disappeared thirty years ago.

As the Margaret Lacey case progresses, more and more aspects of it begin to hark back to that first case of The Crossing Places, and to Scarlett Henderson, the girl Nelson couldn't save. The past is reaching out for Ruth and Nelson, and its grip is deadly.

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Critic reviews

Ruth Galloway is one of the most engaging characters in modern crime fiction (Kate Mosse)
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It was great being in amongst the characters again. Great story and narator as always

Good Read. !

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I love Elly Griffiths books, especially the Ruth Galloway series and this one did not disappoint me. Not only is it a wonderful crime novel, there is also humour throughout the book and even though I feel kind of weird laughing in a murder story, I can't help it. Then there are the threads that run through all the books, building up a picture of so many characters - frustrating at times, but leaving us wanting more. I am eagerly awaiting the next one in the series. Hope I don't have too long to wait! The only negative is the narrator. Jane McDowell has irritated me on previous occasions, - I prefer the other narrator - but I have to say, did not seem quite so awful this time. Perhaps I am getting used to her!

Elly never ceases to keep me captivated

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The series continues and there are revelations. more bones, a missing child (again!) and a (sort of) new man on the block.
I really enjoyed this instalment of the Ruth Galloway series. The drama, the links to the past, the new beginnings and a new archaeological dig, with a skeleton of course. The pacing was good, the narration was good and the writing was good.
I am very keen to listen to the next one in the series, as things are obviously about to change.
I recommend this for all fans although I expect you are there ahead of me.

One of the best in the series

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I enjoyed the book but... Police sergeants cannot just add an extra pip to their uniform shirts and jackets and become ‘acting inspector ‘ whenever their boss is away. Most certainly they will need to have passed their Inspectors exam first. Judy seems to think she can take the exam whenever. This is not the case. She will be very disappointed when a serving officer, who has passed the inspectors exam, is brought in from another station in the County to fill the post. She really does need to take the exam in order to prove she understands the role of Inspector.

More research needed

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Excellent- just love the interaction between Ruth, Nelson and Michelle. Stunning descriptive environment narrative too.

Why I love to read Elly Griffithsr

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