A Dying Fall

In "A Dying Fall," forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway is plunged into a perilous investigation following the tragic house fire death of her old university friend, Dan Golding. The incident takes a sinister turn when Ruth receives a chilling letter from Dan, penned just before his demise, hinting at a monumental archaeological discovery and expressing profound fear for his life. His only cryptic clue: the "Raven King," an ancient epithet for King Arthur. Invited to examine the bones Dan unearthed, Ruth journeys to Lancashire, accompanied by her eighteen-month-old daughter, Kate, and her enigmatic druid friend, Cathbad. There, she discovers a university campus gripped by fear, targeted by a sinister right-wing extremist group known as the White Hand. The bones themselves reveal a shocking truth about King Arthur, only to mysteriously vanish. DCI Nelson, visiting his mother nearby, is drawn into the escalating danger, especially as Ruth and his beloved daughter, Kate, become targets. Ruth must unravel a complex web of ancient myths, modern extremism, and deadly secrets before more lives are lost to protect the truth behind the vanished Arthurian relics.