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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Harbinder Kaur
1. The Stranger Diaries (2018)
2. The Postscript Murders (2020)
3. Bleeding Heart Yard (2022)
4. The Last Word (2024)
1. The Stranger Diaries (2018)
2. The Postscript Murders (2020)
3. Bleeding Heart Yard (2022)
4. The Last Word (2024)
Girl Called Justice
1. A Girl Called Justice (2019)
2. The Smugglers' Secret (2020)
3. A Ghost in the Garden (2021)
4. The Spy at the Window (2022)
1. A Girl Called Justice (2019)
2. The Smugglers' Secret (2020)
3. A Ghost in the Garden (2021)
4. The Spy at the Window (2022)
Collections
Killer Women Crime Club Anthology 2 (2017) (with others)
Marple (2022) (with others)
The Man in Black and Other Stories (2024)
Marple (2022) (with others)
The Man in Black and Other Stories (2024)
Books containing stories by Elly Griffiths
Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan
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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Elly Griffiths recommends
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."
The Examiner (2024)
Janice Hallett
"Cleverer and twistier than ever! This is Janice Hallett at her very best."
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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