In this ecologically inflected novel, Agnes, a forensic anthropologist is asked to identify the body of a woman found in an English peat bog . . . the novel alternates between Agnes's life and that of the woman, a Celtic druid . . . Agnes's investigation sparks a new attention to the world around her, and the novel's sensibility mirrors the peat organisms themselves.

The New Yorker

Bog Queen is a literary page turner . . . North balances the nitty-gritty of anthropological work with the mystery of an Iron Age druid, unraveling how she ended up the titular 'bog queen.'

USA Today

North reaches new heights with this brilliant novel.

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

A strangely well-preserved Iron Age body turns up in an English bog, and the American forensic anthropologist on the case is thrust into an absorbing, complex mystery.

People Magazine, "Best Books of the Month"

Anna North's new novel captures attention even before the first page.

Scott Simon, NPR "Weekend Edition"

Daring, delightful, and moving.

Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of REAL AMERICANS