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The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths

vanna's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gemin1reader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious

5.0

This was one of my favourites in the series so far! I just love the regular characters, watching Ruth & Nelson’s relationship develop and the mystery in this was brilliant. 

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ellemir's review against another edition

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4.0

Auch dieser Roman um Ruth Galloway hat mir wieder sehr gut gefallen. Es war wie immer ein schönes Gefühl, die vertrauten Figuren erneut zu treffen, auch wenn sich viel geändert hat - Ruth hat einen neuen Job, ist nach Cambridge gezogen und lebt dort mit Frank und Kate. Trotzdem wird sie in einen Fall von Nelson verwickelt und beginnt immer mehr, ihre privaten Entscheidung zu hinterfragen.

Der Fall selbst war ebenfalls spannend - der verurteilte Mörder Ivor March bietet Nelson einen Deal an - er gibt zu, zwei weitere Frauen ermordet zu haben, wie Nelson schon länger vermutet hatte. Er bietet ihm an, den Ort zu verraten, an dem die Leichen vergraben sind, vorausgesetzt, die Ausgrabungen werden nicht von Phil, sondern von Ruth geleitet. Ruth stimmt zögernd zu. Die Leichen sind auf einem Grundstück in der Nähe eines Sumpflandes vergraben, in dem die sogenannten Lantern Men bei Nacht Reisende mit dem Licht ihrer Laterne in den Tod locken sollen. Welchen Zusammenhang gibt es zu dem Mordfall? Und warum kommt es zu einem weiteren Mord, wo der mutmaßliche Mörder doch im Gefängnis sitzt?

Ich liebe diese Reihe und habe auch diesen Roman wieder sehr genossen.

bookishcat23's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

kaityreads's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lazygal's review against another edition

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3.0

It's been years since I read a Ruth Galloway mystery, and it's good to see the author still in good form. The complicated nature of her relationships with her former boss, her web of friends, Russell and his children and wife, are all brought into play; if you've been following along you won't be bored and if not, the casual nature of the comments makes it all clear.

As far as the mystery goes, there are a lot of possibilities for the who dunnit. If you closely pay attention the answer is there, but it didn't stand out for me. Ivor March's wanting Ruth to do the excavation makes sense in hindsight although at the time everyone is confused by why he would confess that easily.

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andrew65's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

brontet97's review against another edition

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3.0

(About 3.5 stars I’d say) I have mixed feelings about this book! I thought it was really well written (bar some typos in the text

wendoxford's review against another edition

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4.0

I love living with these disparate characters..the murders and archaeology are sidelined for me by the continuing evolving relationships...
I found the plotting in this story rather contrived but being in Cambridge and Norfolk with the "gang" overcame those reservations!

alysona's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm always happy to visit with these characters.