Synopsis
'My favourite current series' - Val McDermid
Everything has changed for Dr Ruth Galloway.
She has a new job, home and partner, and is no longer North Norfolk police's resident forensic archaeologist. That is, until convicted murderer Ivor March offers to make DCI Nelson a deal. Nelson was always sure that March killed more women than he was charged with. Now March confirms this, and offers to show Nelson where the other bodies are buried - but only if Ruth will do the digging.
Curious, but wary, Ruth agrees. March tells Ruth that he killed four more women and that their bodies are buried near a village bordering the fens, said to be haunted by the Lantern Men, mysterious figures holding lights that lure travellers to their deaths.
Is Ivor March himself a lantern man, luring Ruth back to Norfolk? What is his plan, and why is she so crucial to it? And are the killings really over?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Quercus Publishing
- ISBN: 9781787477537
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 238 x 160 x 38 mm
- Weight: 600g
- Languages: English
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Excellent Characters
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
Very much looking forward to meeting Elly in Waterstones Durham Saturday 15 February 2020.
Elly writes su... READ MORE
I cannot recommend these books enough!!
I swear each book in this series gets better and better, no mean feat considering this is book number twelve in the Ruth Galloway series! I have to admit h... READ MORE
Unmissable for all Galloway fans
I adore Elly Griffiths’ character driven Dr. Ruth Galloway series. A large part of the charm is getting to know these characters in great detail; finding o... READ MORE
Malevolent presence over the marshland.
Some books do really read themselves.
You can read one of 368 pages and it reads like it was barely 150 pages in total. Others remain unfinished or drag on... READ MORE
Gripping crime fiction with added forensic archaeology
Ruth Galloway, for the previous eleven books, was a police forensic archaeologist but she has now changed her life. She’s moved from Norfolk to Cambridge, ... READ MORE
The Lantern Men - another great addition to the series
This is my review of The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths. The twelfth book in the Dr Ruth Galloway series.
Dr Ruth Galloway has relocated to Cambridge over t... READ MORE
Brilliant
Another great book you can’t put down till it has finished. Come on we need another book ASAP !!
One of the best in this series
I’m a big fan of Griffiths’ Dr Ruth Galloway novels and this is one of the best in the series. Well-plotted, compelling and featuring all the characters we... READ MORE
A Wonderful Instalment
This is my first foray into the depths of the Ruth Galloway series written by Elly Griffiths. Whilst I would say that, obviously, the books in the series w... READ MORE
Honestly I think I'm in love with Ruth, there I've said it ;) great plot great character development and that ending !!!
There will be book 13
I've read this series from the beginning and am totally invested in the characters. Don't expect a literary review from me btw.
I know the part of Norfolk... READ MORE
When the legend becomes real!
Elly Griffiths, one of the most underrated suspense writers in the UK at the moment, in my opinion. Yes, she writes the cliched page turner, but her thrill... READ MORE
Another great Ruth adventure!
This is another great Ruth Galloway novel which will not disappoint fans of the series. A couple of years have passed since the last novel - Kate is now 9 ... READ MORE
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths
It took several chapters to really get into the story and then I really enjoyed it. There were several twists and turns before the final outcome was discl... READ MORE
Fun!
How much fun it is to be back in Ruth Galloway's world! As ever, the plot isn't the greatest, slow to get going and filled with cliches - but then plot is ... READ MORE
Loved it!
This book is everything you expect from Elly Griffiths and her Ruth Galloway series. Brilliant characterisation, great plotting that keeps you guessing unt... READ MORE
The Lantern Men
Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has a new job, home, and partner, and is no longer North Norfolk police’s resident forensic archaeologist. That is, un... READ MORE
The Lantern Men
Having only previously read The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths I was really looking forward to The Lantern Men. The novel might be read as a stand-alon... READ MORE
Folklore and forensics
serial-murder, England, folklore, family-dynamics, friendship, forensics
A great deal of personal background material regarding the complexity of Ruth's l... READ MORE
The story continues!
Another enjoyable installment in Griffith's continuing series. Took a little while to get going with some on the nose political references and the action ... READ MORE
I know this was an excellent read and I strongly recommend it
I am a huge fan of Dr Ruth Galloway and all the books I read in this series were highly appreciated.
This one is amongst the best and once I started I coul... READ MORE
Elly Griffiths on top form
Every new arrival of an Elly Griffiths' Dr Ruth Galloway mystery is a treat. Griffiths' style of blending great story telling with rich characters with occ... READ MORE
Excellent British crime fiction
The Lantern Men is the twelfth book in the Ruth Galloway series by award-winning British author, Elly Griffiths. Forensic anthropologist, Dr Ruth Galloway ... READ MORE
It's always good to catch up with familiar characters in a long running series
I did enjoy being a part of Ruth and Nelson's world for a little while. It's always good to catch up with familiar characters and see what they are current... READ MORE
A thoroughly enjoyable murder mystery, especially if you have a fondness for North Norfolk and the Fens
Having drifted in and out of Elly Griffiths’ Dr Ruth Galloway series, I wasn’t sure whether or not ‘The Lantern Men’ would be a satisfying read. However, ... READ MORE
Dr Ruth Galloway is brilliant
This series of books with Dr Ruth Galloway is by far and away my favorite series. I just love her interaction with DCI Nelson and can't wait for the next b... READ MORE
Ruth's back
I was a little disappointed in the previous book, for me it lacked many things that all the Ruth Galloway mysteries had captured and packaged so neatly.
I'... READ MORE
The Lantern Men
An excellent book, as is the whole series by Elly Griffiths.
Elly Griffiths Does It Again.
This is book 12 in the Ruth Galloway series but reads well as a standalone.
Elly Griffiths has done it again. She just keeps turning out great novels. This... READ MORE
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