An intricate work of historical fiction, a tightly woven mystery reminiscent of the police procedural Bones, and perhaps most of all, a transfixing excavation of the competing interests converging on the natural world in our present moment of ecological devastation, economic precarity, and historical forgetting . . . This expansive tale is about much more than a battle among scientists, environmentalists, and corporate interests. In confronting questions of duty, ambition, and community, North's magical novel renders the world-both ancient and modern-mysterious to us again.

Foreign Policy

North reaches new heights with this brilliant novel.

Publishers Weekly, starred review, "Best Books of the Year"

A remarkably crafted tale that asks important questions about the imprint we leave on our loved ones, our culture, and our land.

Booklist

Bog Queen offers something for true crime fans as well as ancient history buffs . . . The mystery unfolds in two timelines, interspersing Agnes' fascinating investigation and the environmental and ethical issues it raises with the story of the Iron Age people who once traversed the same land.

Bookpage

To this resonant mystery, the author Anna North brings a timely exploration of power, landscape and deep time, building a mesmerising novel.

The Observer

A page-turning mystery and a graceful, sincere evocation of internal and external power struggles in changing worlds, from Roman Britain to a climate-broken UK. Bog Queen sparkles like unearthed treasure.

Kaliane Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of THE MINISTRY OF TIME