A review by bgg616
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths

4.0

I have been a big fan of this series from the beginning. I like Ruth Galloway for her intelligence, her dedication to her academic career and her daughter, and her complicated love life. This is an intriguing story of a serial killer. DCI Nelson has secured a conviction for the murder of two women against Ivor March, but is convinced that March murdered two other women who are missing. Ruth is brought into the case because of her expertise. March has a circle of women who remain dedicated to him and are convinced he is innocent. The Lantern Men is a local legend, that also comes into the story, but as scary as the story is, it is not as horrifying as the reason for the murders of these women.

A good story, but at just over 350 pages, too long. I suspect that it is publishers more than the writers who are pushing these inflated books.