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Elly Griffiths



A pseudonym used by Domenica de Rosa

Elly Griffiths was born in London in 1963. Her first crime novel The Crossing Places is set on the Norfolk coast where she spent holidays as a child and where her aunt still lives. Her interest in archaeology comes from her husband, Andrew, who gave up his city job to retrain as an archaeologist. She lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England, with her husband and two children.
 

Awards: Edgar (2020), CWA (2016)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Children's Fiction
 
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Series
Ruth Galloway Mysteries
   1. The Crossing Places (2009)
   2. The Janus Stone (2010)
   3. The House at Sea's End (2011)
   4. A Room Full of Bones (2011)
   4.5. Ruth's First Christmas Tree (2012)
   5. Dying Fall (2012)

     aka A Dying Fall

   6. The Outcast Dead (2014)
   7. The Ghost Fields (2015)
   8. The Woman in Blue (2016)
   9. The Chalk Pit (2017)
   10. The Dark Angel (2018)
   11. The Stone Circle (2019)
   12. The Lantern Men (2020)
   12.5. The Man in Black (2024) (in The Man in Black and Other Stories)
   13. The Night Hawks (2021)
   14. The Locked Room (2022)
   15. The Last Remains (2023)
   Norfolk (2023)
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Brighton Mysteries
   1. The Zig Zag Girl (2014)
   2. Smoke and Mirrors (2015)
   3. The Blood Card (2016)
   4. The Vanishing Box (2017)
   5. Now You See Them (2019)
   6. The Midnight Hour (2021)
   7. The Great Deceiver (2023)
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Harbinder Kaur
   1. The Stranger Diaries (2018)
   2. The Postscript Murders (2020)
   3. Bleeding Heart Yard (2022)
   4. The Last Word (2024)
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Collections
   Killer Women Crime Club Anthology 2 (2017) (with others)
   Marple (2022) (with others)
   The Man in Black and Other Stories (2024)
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Books containing stories by Elly Griffiths
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Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan
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Exit Wounds (2019)
Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime
edited by
Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan

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Awards
2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel : The Stranger Diaries
2016 CWA Dagger in the Library
2011 Mary Higgins Clark Award : The Crossing Places

Award nominations
2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Last Remains
2024 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Great Deceiver
2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Locked Room
2023 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Locked Room
2023 CrimeFest: Best Crime Fiction Novel for Children (nominee) : The Spy at the Window
2022 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Night Hawks
2021 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Lantern Men
2021 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Postscript Murders
2021 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Postscript Murders
2019 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Dark Angel
2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Chalk Pit
2016 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Ghost Fields
2016 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Smoke and Mirrors
2015 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Outcast Dead
2015 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Dying Fall
2014 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2012 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (nominee) : The House at Sea's End
2010 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Crossing Places


Elly Griffiths recommends
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Hemlock Bay (2024)
(Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries, book 5)
Martin Edwards
"Combines all the things I love most about crime fiction: atmospheric settings, twisty plots, intriguing characters and an unforgettable protagonist."
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The Examiner (2024)
Janice Hallett
"Cleverer and twistier than ever! This is Janice Hallett at her very best."
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Someone in the Attic (2024)
Andrea Mara
"A genuinely chilling concept - told with skill, empathy and wit. I enjoyed every terrifying page."

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