The Lantern Men

by Elly Griffiths · 2020

Forensic archaeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway has finally built a new life—new job, new home, a partner—when a chilling offer drags her back to the Norfolk marshes she left behind. Convicted killer Ivor March confides that four of his victims were never found and, in a twisted bargain, promises to reveal their burial sites to DCI Nelson—if Ruth does the digging. The bodies lie near a remote village on the edge of the fens, a place haunted by the legend of the Lantern Men, ghostly figures whose lanterns lure travelers to their doom. As Ruth unearths the past, she must confront a murderer who may be more than a predator—perhaps a modern incarnation of the very folklore that haunts the landscape. With the stakes rising and the line between myth and menace blurring, Ruth races to stop a killer who may still be at large and to uncover why she is the key to his final, deadly plan.