A review by rkuschmider
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths

4.0

This is one of my favorite mystery series, largely because the main character is an archaeologist so it appeals to my nerdy side. Typically, these books are equal parts police procedural and archeology procedural solving parallel mysteries from present day and something more ancient. This one broke that mold. It was purely a crime saga, which is fine; the story worked well. It was also clearly meant to be a transitional book that takes all the recurring characters to new spots in their lives. Even though this is the twelfth book in the series and the cast seems like old friends, their stories haven’t gone flat and this book leaves the promise that the next installment will be a welcome update on all their plotlines.