The Chalk Pit
- Published
- 1 January 2017
- Pages
- 360
- ISBN-13
- 9780544750319
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Chalk Pit is the ninth entry in the series, published in 2017, continuing the rich supporting cast Elly Griffiths built around Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson. It runs 360 pages.
Key facts about The Chalk Pit
Elly Griffiths wrote The Chalk Pit, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2017. The book has 360 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780544750319 to find the main one.
The Chalk Pit is book 10 of 16 in the Ruth Galloway series. The series has 16 published books. However, the series starts with The Crossing Places (2009).
Additionally, Elly Griffiths writes The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto), Harbinder Kaur and A Girl Called Justice, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle grade and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Case of the Christmas Card is the latest published Elly Griffiths book on file, from 8 October 2026.
About Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of British novelist Domenica de Rosa, who worked in publishing and wrote several novels under her own name before turning to crime fiction. See every Elly Griffiths book in order.
Its place in Ruth Galloway
The Chalk Pit is book 10 in the Ruth Galloway series. It follows The Woman in Blue. It is followed by The Dark Angel. See the full Ruth Galloway reading order.
Dr. Ruth Galloway is a forensic archaeologist at the fictional University of North Norfolk, more comfortable with bones in a dig site than with people, whose expertise in ancient burials keeps drawing her into distinctly modern murder investigations. When bones surface on the bleak Saltmarsh coast in The Crossing Places (2009), DCI Harry Nelson calls her in to date them — and finds himself relying on her again and again as the marshland around Norfolk's Iron Age past keeps yielding contemporary bodies. Elly…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780544750319