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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: Theakston (2025), 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)
Ali Dawson Mystery
1. The Frozen People (2025)
2. The Killing Time (2026)
3. The Case of the Christmas Card (2026)
4. The Night Watchman (2027)
1. The Frozen People (2025)
2. The Killing Time (2026)
3. The Case of the Christmas Card (2026)
4. The Night Watchman (2027)
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
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Elly Griffiths recommends
Murder at the Hotel Orient (2026)
Alessandra Ranelli
"A clever and satisfying thriller in a wonderfully decadent setting. Sterling Lockwood is an unforgettable heroine."
The Drowning Place (2026)
(DS Joseph Ashe, book 1)
Sarah Hilary
"Absorbing, moving, unforgettable ... I've never read a book quite like The Drowning Place. A grieving town, a haunted detective and a crime that affects the living and the dead. A triumphant start to a new series from the brilliant Sarah Hilary."
The Killer Question (2025)
Janice Hallett
"Another brilliant, twisty mystery from Janice Hallett where the truth lies somewhere between the lines."
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