Emily Critchley has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London.
She currently lives in Hertfordshire in the UK.
Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery, Children's Fiction, Romance
New and upcoming books
Novels
Notes on my Family (2017)
The Tiny Gestures of Small Flowers (2021)
The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg (2021)
One Puzzling Afternoon (2023)
The Undoing of Violet Claybourne (2024)
The Tiny Gestures of Small Flowers (2021)
The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg (2021)
One Puzzling Afternoon (2023)
The Undoing of Violet Claybourne (2024)
Emily Critchley recommends

Hungerstone (2025)
Kat Dunn
"Deliciously dark and atmospheric, Hungerstone throbs with the taste of the forbidden. This is a novel that asks what might happen when we reach for those places inside ourselves previously kept under lock and key. Dunn's Carmilla is as alive and alluring today as Le Fanu's was in 1872."

Murder in the Dressing Room (2025)
(Misty Divine Mystery, book 1)
Holly Stars
"I loved it! A brilliantly plotted mystery and with characters I just wanted to hug, Murder in the Dressing Room is a huge-hearted novel and Misty Divine is a courageous, inspirational and loveable heroine. She must surely be 2025's hottest new amateur sleuth! I got swept up in the glitter and the glamour, and rooted for Misty all the way as she became more and more determined to see justice for her friend and mentor. I loved Joe and Miles' relationship and I am grateful to Holly for being so generous with her writing, for showing us the lives of characters we don't often see depicted in fiction. What a warm, humorous, and hugely important book this is! I am sure this has been said before but I think we have a new queen of crime!"

The Night the River Wept (2024)
Lo Patrick
"Smart, sassy, and utterly heartbreaking, this seductive Southern novel has to be my favorite mystery of the year. I rooted for Arlene as, struggling with her own loss, she becomes obsessed with the Broderick boys and their story. The Night the River Wept is a brave book that explores how difficult it can be to escape the past."
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