Elly Griffiths Explained

Elly Griffiths
Pseudonym:Elly Griffiths
Birth Name:Domenica de Rosa
Birth Date:17 August 1963
Birth Place:London, England
Occupation:Author
Years Active:2000s-present
Genre:Crime fiction, Romance, Children's fiction
Notableworks:Ruth Galloway series, Stephens and Mephisto series

Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa[1] (born 17 August 1963, in London),[2] 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.

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". Griffiths released the first book in this series, The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway #1), in 2009.[5]

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.[6]

In 2017, Griffiths was the Programming Chair for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, part of the Harrogate International Festivals portfolio.[7]

Griffiths won the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for The Stranger Diaries.[8] In 2021, The Postscript Murders was shortlisted in the Gold Dagger category at the Crime Writers' Association Awards.[9]

Bibliography

As Elly Griffiths

Ruth Galloway series

The Brighton Mysteries series

Harbinder Kaur series

A Girl Called Justice series

As Domenica de Rosa

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domenica de Rosa - Elly Griffiths. EllyGriffiths.co.uk. 2 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Elly Griffiths. Quercus Books. 11 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908105358/http://microsites.quercusbooks.co.uk/book/The-Zig-Zag-Girl-by-Elly-Griffiths-ISBN_9781848669857. 8 September 2015. dead.
  3. Book: Griffiths, Elly. The Crossing Places. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2009. 978-0547229898.
  4. Web site: Quercus Books . The Author: Elly Griffiths . 11 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908105358/http://microsites.quercusbooks.co.uk/book/The-Zig-Zag-Girl-by-Elly-Griffiths-ISBN_9781848669857 . 8 September 2015 . dead .
  5. Book: Griffiths, Elly. The Crossing Places. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2009. 978-0547229898.
  6. Web site: Quercus Books . The Author: Elly Griffiths: The Zig Zag Girl . 11 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908105358/http://microsites.quercusbooks.co.uk/book/The-Zig-Zag-Girl-by-Elly-Griffiths-ISBN_9781848669857 . 8 September 2015 . dead .
  7. Web site: An update from Elly. Griffiths. Elly. 15 June 2017. 30 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2020 winners announced. 2020-05-05. Books+Publishing. en-AU. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200506234347/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/05/05/149977/edgar-allan-poe-awards-2020-winners-announced/ . 6 May 2020 . 2020-05-05.
  9. Web site: Dagger shortlists announced. Crime Writers Association . May 20, 2021. June 26, 2021.
  10. News: Duncan . Kathleen . Reading mysteries at a mile high . 21 June 2019 . Victoria Advocate . 20 June 2013 . Victoria, Texas, USA . E10.
  11. News: Lytle . Betty . Old bones lead to crime . 21 June 2019 . The Daily Oklahoman . 28 February 2010 . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA . 10D.
  12. News: Hoover . Bob . What ho! Two clever novels from Britain . 21 June 2019 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . B5.
  13. News: Wiener . Michelle . Galloway returns in 'The Janus Stone' . 21 June 2019 . The Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana, USA . E4.
  14. News: Daniel . Douglass K. . Bony mystery in 'House at Sea's End' . 21 June 2019 . Pensacola News Journal . 15 January 2012 . Pensacola, Florida, USA . 4E.
  15. News: Parker . Cheryl . Griffiths delivers a crime story with character . 21 June 2019 . Edmonton Journal . 31 July 2011 . Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . B9.
  16. News: Bungert . Helen . Griffiths stretches genre with 'Bones' . 21 June 2019 . The Central New Jersey Home News . 19 August 2012 . New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA . B7.
  17. Book: Ruth's First Christmas Tree . 2019-01-17 . 978-1-84866-240-7 . en-US.
  18. News: Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths: Review. Ramsey, Terry. 8 March 2013. The Daily Telegraph.
  19. News: Whittle . Kate . Crime fiction to beat the "True Detective" blues . 21 June 2019 . Missoula Independent . 6 August 2015 . Missoula, Montana . 20.
  20. News: Everhart . Marcie . Chalk book confusion up to copious characters . 21 June 2019 . The Daily Oklahoman . 1 October 2017 . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA . 9D.
  21. Web site: The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths - Books . www.hachette.com.au . 24 December 2020.

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