Lexie Elliott
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Lexie Elliott is a Scottish mystery and thriller author whose books include The French Girl and How To Kill Your Best Friend, which was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.[1] She grew up in Braco, Perthshire.[2]
Biography
[edit]Elliott graduated from the University of Oxford with a doctorate in theoretical physics.[2][3] After losing her banking job in 2008 during the financial crisis, she started working on her first novel, The French Girl.[2][4]
Elliott is a triathlete, marathoner, and open-water swimmer. She has represented Great Britain in the Europe Triathlon Multisport Championships. Elliott has swum the English Channel twice, in 2000 as part of a relay team and as a solo swim in 2007.[2]
Elliott lives in London, England with her two children and her husband.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]Elliott's novels have been published by Berkley Books in the US, and Corvus in the UK.
- The French Girl (2018)
- The Missing Years (2019)[5]
- How To Kill Your Best Friend (2021)[1]
- Bright and Deadly Things (2023)[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Richard & Judy Introduce How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott". Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Champion swimmer turned thriller writer Lexie Elliott on cross-Channel ordeal". 18 July 2022. The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Lexie Elliott Talks About Her Psychological Thriller Bright and Deadly Things". 14 February 2023. Book Club Babble. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Ledbetter, Christina. "Lexie Elliott's The French Girl is tangled mystery". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Flood, Alison. "The best recent thrillers - review roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Donna. "Review: Paranoia-racked thriller 'Bright and Deadly Things'". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Sanderson, Mark. "Crime Club". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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