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Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa (born 17 August 1963, in London), a British crime novelist. She has written three series as Griffiths, one featuring Ruth Galloway, one featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto, and the Harbinder Kaur series.
Elly Griffiths
Born Domenica de Rosa August 17, 1963
London, England
Pen name
Elly Griffiths
Occupation
Author Genre - Crime fiction, Romance, Children's fiction
Years active
2000s-present
Notable works
Ruth Galloway series, Stephens and Mephisto series
Early Life
After reading English at King's College London, Griffiths worked in publishing for many years.
Writing career
Griffiths' first series features as a main character forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway, who lives in a remote seaside cottage near King's Lynn in Norfolk and teaches at the University of North Norfolk. This character was inspired by Griffiths' husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist, and her aunt, "who lives on the Norfolk coast and filled her niece's head with the myths and legends of that area". Griffiths released the first book in this series,
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1), in 2009.
Griffiths' second series, set in 1950s Brighton, focuses on the duo of Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto. Griffiths released the first book in this series, The Zig Zag Girl, in 2014.
In 2017 Griffiths was the Programming Chair for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, part of the Harrogate International Festivals portfolio.
Griffiths won the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel for The Stranger Diaries. In 2021, The Postscript Murders was shortlisted in the Gold Dagger category at the Crime Writer's Association Awards, with the result to be announced in July 2021.
Bibliography
As Elly Griffiths
Ruth Galloway series
* The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, No.1). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2009. ISBN 978-0547229898.
* The Janus Stone (Ruth Galloway, No.2). Quercus Publishing. 2010. ISBN 978-1849161589.
* The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, No.3). Quercus Publishing. 2010. ISBN 978-1849163675.
* A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, No.4). Quercus Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-1849163668.
* Ruth's First Christmas Tree (Ruth Galloway, #4.5). Quercus Publishing. 2012.
* A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, No.5). Quercus Publishing. 2013. ISBN 978-0857388896.
* The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway, No.6). Quercus Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-0857388902.
* The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, No.7). Quercus Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1848663305.
* The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, No.8). Quercus Publishing. 2016. ISBN 978-0544417854.
* The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway, No.9). Quercus Publishing. 2017. ISBN 978-1784296599.
* The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, No.10). Quercus Publishing. 2018. ISBN 978-1784296636.
* The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, No.11). Quercus Publishing. 2019. ISBN 978-1786487308.
* The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway, No.12). Quercus Publishing. 2020. ISBN 978-1787477537.
* The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, No.13). Quercus Publishing. 2021. ISBN 978-1787477803.
* The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, No.14). Quercus Publishing. 2022. ISBN 978-1529409659.
* The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, No.15). Quercus Publishing. 2023. ISBN 978-1529409710.
Stephens and Mephisto Mystery series
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 series
* The Stranger Diaries (2018)
* The Postscript Murders (2020)
* Bleeding Heart Yard (2022)
For Children
* A Girl Called Justice (2019)
* The Smugglers' Secret (2020)
* A Ghost in the Garden (2021)
As Domenica de Rosa
* The Eternal City (2005)
* One Summer in Tuscany (2008)
* The Italian Quarter (2004)
* The Secret of Villa Serena (2007)
* Return to the Italian Quarter (2018)
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa (born 17 August 1963, in London), a British crime novelist. She has written three series as Griffiths, one featuring Ruth Galloway, one featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto, and the Harbinder Kaur series.
Elly Griffiths
Born Domenica de Rosa August 17, 1963
London, England
Pen name
Elly Griffiths
Occupation
Author Genre - Crime fiction, Romance, Children's fiction
Years active
2000s-present
Notable works
Ruth Galloway series, Stephens and Mephisto series
Early Life
After reading English at King's College London, Griffiths worked in publishing for many years.
Writing career
Griffiths' first series features as a main character forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway, who lives in a remote seaside cottage near King's Lynn in Norfolk and teaches at the University of North Norfolk. This character was inspired by Griffiths' husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist, and her aunt, "who lives on the Norfolk coast and filled her niece's head with the myths and legends of that area". Griffiths released the first book in this series,
The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1), in 2009.
Griffiths' second series, set in 1950s Brighton, focuses on the duo of Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto. Griffiths released the first book in this series, The Zig Zag Girl, in 2014.
In 2017 Griffiths was the Programming Chair for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, part of the Harrogate International Festivals portfolio.
Griffiths won the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel for The Stranger Diaries. In 2021, The Postscript Murders was shortlisted in the Gold Dagger category at the Crime Writer's Association Awards, with the result to be announced in July 2021.
Bibliography
As Elly Griffiths
Ruth Galloway series
* The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, No.1). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2009. ISBN 978-0547229898.
* The Janus Stone (Ruth Galloway, No.2). Quercus Publishing. 2010. ISBN 978-1849161589.
* The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, No.3). Quercus Publishing. 2010. ISBN 978-1849163675.
* A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, No.4). Quercus Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-1849163668.
* Ruth's First Christmas Tree (Ruth Galloway, #4.5). Quercus Publishing. 2012.
* A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, No.5). Quercus Publishing. 2013. ISBN 978-0857388896.
* The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway, No.6). Quercus Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-0857388902.
* The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, No.7). Quercus Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1848663305.
* The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, No.8). Quercus Publishing. 2016. ISBN 978-0544417854.
* The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway, No.9). Quercus Publishing. 2017. ISBN 978-1784296599.
* The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, No.10). Quercus Publishing. 2018. ISBN 978-1784296636.
* The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, No.11). Quercus Publishing. 2019. ISBN 978-1786487308.
* The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway, No.12). Quercus Publishing. 2020. ISBN 978-1787477537.
* The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, No.13). Quercus Publishing. 2021. ISBN 978-1787477803.
* The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, No.14). Quercus Publishing. 2022. ISBN 978-1529409659.
* The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, No.15). Quercus Publishing. 2023. ISBN 978-1529409710.
Stephens and Mephisto Mystery series
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 series
* The Stranger Diaries (2018)
* The Postscript Murders (2020)
* Bleeding Heart Yard (2022)
For Children
* A Girl Called Justice (2019)
* The Smugglers' Secret (2020)
* A Ghost in the Garden (2021)
As Domenica de Rosa
* The Eternal City (2005)
* One Summer in Tuscany (2008)
* The Italian Quarter (2004)
* The Secret of Villa Serena (2007)
* Return to the Italian Quarter (2018)
3Carol420
>2 EadieB: Great job, as always, Eadie.
4EadieB
>3 Carol420: Thanks!
5Andrew-theQM
Thanks Eadie. I love the Harbinder Kaur series, but only read the first two. I never really got into the Stephens and Mephisto series, I really need to give it another try.
Unfortunately I hear book 15 in the Ruth Galloway series is to be the last, at least in the near future 😭
Unfortunately I hear book 15 in the Ruth Galloway series is to be the last, at least in the near future 😭
6EadieB
>5 Andrew-theQM: You’re welcome! I also read 2 of the Harbinder Kaur series and 6 of the Stephens and Mephisto series and I also heard about the end of Ruth Galloway series. I’m sorry to hear it is ending!
7Olivermagnus
I'm so sorry to hear the series will be ending but it's probably better than running on too long. While I was reading the first section I felt like it was very similar to the very first book of the series.
8bluebird_
Thanks Eadie! I didn’t realize she is one day older than me 😂 yay August babies!
So sad to hear this series is ending, but agree it is better to end before it starts getting stale.
So sad to hear this series is ending, but agree it is better to end before it starts getting stale.
9EadieB
>8 bluebird_: You’re welcome! That’s interesting that Elly Griffiths is one day older than you! My birthday is on September 10 and I’m sad the series is ending too!
10JohnDBurke
>2 EadieB: thanks
11EadieB
>10 JohnDBurke: You’re welcome!
12Sergeirocks
Thanks, Eadie. 🙂
13EadieB
>12 Sergeirocks: You’re welcome!
14threadnsong
Thank you for posting this, and also for the news that the series is ending. I'd rather it end and I miss it than it goes on too long and I stop enjoying it.
