Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa[1] (born 17 August 1963, London),[2] a British crime novelist. She has written two series as Griffiths to date, one featuring Ruth Galloway, the other featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto.
Early life
After reading English at King's College London, Griffiths worked in publishing for many years.[3]
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,[4] and her aunt, "who lives on the Norfolk coast and filled her niece’s head with the myths and legends of that area".[5] Griffiths released the first book in this series, The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1), in 2009.[6]
Griffiths' second series, set in Brighton in 1950, features as a main character Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens. Griffiths released the first book in this series, The Zig Zag Girl, in 2014.[7]
Personal life
Griffiths lives near Brighton.[8] In addition to a husband, she has two children and a cat.[9]
Bibliography
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.[citation needed]
- Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, No.5). Quercus Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-0857388896.[10]
- 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. 15 September 2015. ISBN 978-0544417854.[11]
- 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.
Stephens & Mephisto Mystery series
- The Zig Zag Girl (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, No.1). Quercus Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-1848669857.
- Smoke and Mirrors (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery No.2). Quercus Publishing. 5 November 2015. ISBN 9781784290269.
- Blood Card (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, No.3). Quercus Publishing. 2016. ISBN 9780544750302.
- The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, No.4). Quercus Publishing. November 2017. ISBN 9781784297008.
Other Books
- The Stranger Diaries. Quercus Publishing. 2018. ISBN 9781786487391.
References
- ^ "Domenica de Rosa - Elly Griffiths". Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Elly Griffiths". Quercus Books.
- ^ Griffiths, Elly (2009). The Crossing Places. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0547229898.
- ^ "The Author: Elly Griffiths". Quercus Books.
- ^ "Elly Griffiths - Author". LoveReading.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Griffiths, Elly (2009). The Crossing Places. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0547229898.
- ^ "The Author: Elly Griffiths: The Zig Zag Girl". Quercus Books.
- ^ "Elly Griffiths - Author". LoveReading.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Elly Griffiths - Author". LoveReading.com. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Ramsey, Terry (8 March 2013). "Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths: Review". Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Griffiths, Elly. "The Zig Zag Girl". FictionDB. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
External links
- "Official website". EllyGriffiths.co.uk.
- "Elly Griffiths". Quercus Books.