In the French Alps, 1998...
Two young men ski into a blizzard… but only one returns.
20 years later...
... The fight for England began long before 1066…
AD 1045. Godwin of Wessex, one of the most powerful earls in the country,
Boiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway discovers the bones aren't as old as originally thought, it's time for DCI Nelson to launch a murder inquiry. What was initially just a medieval curiosity has taken a much more sinister nature...
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 & the stories both Ruth & the police have heard of a vast community of rough sleepers living in the old chalk-mining tunnels under Norwich, the clues point in only one direction. Local academic Martin Kellerman knows all about the tunnels & their history
- but can his assertions of cannibalism & ritual killing possibly be true?
As the weather gets hotter, tensions rise. A local woman goes missing & the police are under attack. Ruth & Nelson must unravel the dark secrets of The Underground & discover just what gruesome secrets lurk at its heart
- before it claims another victim.
Ideal for anyone who loves crime novels.
This paperback book has 362 pages & measures: 19.5 x 13 x 2.5cm approx.