Ruby Falls Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, The History of Ruby Falls and our BookBrowse Review of Ruby Falls.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

These are original discussion questions written by BookBrowse.

1. Have you been to Ruby Falls or another cave before? What was your experience like? Were you afraid, excited, anxious, or some combination of these?
2. Ruby Falls is a unique twist on a locked-room mystery. What are some other locked-room mysteries that you've enjoyed? How did you find Ruby Falls to be different than other books in the genre?
3. Would you go exploring in an unmapped cave system? Which of the areas Ada explored would you most want to visit?

Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of Atlantic Crime. Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.