Audiobook Review: The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths

The Stone Circle
Author: Elly Griffiths
Narrator: Jane McDowell
Series: Ruth Galloway (Book 11)
Publication: Recorded Books (May 7, 2019)
Length: 10 hours

Description: In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, she and DCI Nelson are haunted by a ghost from their past, just as their future lands on shaky ground.

DCI Nelson has been receiving threatening letters. They are anonymous, yet reminiscent of ones he has received in the past, from the person who drew him into a case that’s haunted him for years. At the same time, Ruth receives a letter purporting to be from that very same person—her former mentor, and the reason she first started working with Nelson. But the author of those letters is dead. Or is he?

The past is reaching out for Ruth and Nelson, and its grip is deadly.

My Thoughts: Ruth finds modern bones when she is called to an archaeological site which draws Nelson into the investigation of a cold crime. A young girl disappeared from a street festival celebrating the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Now in 2016 her bones have been discovered.

Nelson has also finally told his adult daughters about his daughter Kate with Ruth. And he is the father of new baby boy with his wife Michelle. Michelle meets Star in her mother and baby class and becomes friends with the young woman who is the unwed mother of Ava. It happens that the missing girl whose bones were discovered by Ruth was her aunt. 

When Ava is kidnapped, Nelson and his people are in a high-pressure search to find the baby who is less than one month old while also investigating the cold crime. 

This was another enjoyable episode in a long-running series. I really like the relationships between the many characters. I also like the archaeology. 

Jane McDowell does an excellent job with the voices of all the characters. 

I bought this one. You can buy your copy here.