Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths (Domenica De Rosa) was born on August 17th, 1963 and is currently 62 years old. Elly Griffiths was born in London, England.

Elly Griffiths is the author of the Ruth Galloway series which currently consists of 17 novels. The Ruth Galloway series started in 2009 with the novel The Crossing Places. The most recently released novel in the Ruth Galloway series was The Last Remains which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Ruth Galloway series.

Elly Griffiths has also written the Brighton Mysteries series which has 8 books including The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food and The Zig Zag Girl.

Elly Griffiths was shortlisted for the 2016 Dead Good Reader Award in The Tess Gerritsen Award for Best Series category for the Ruth Galloway series.

Elly was shortlisted for the 2017 Dead Good Reader Award in The Kathy Reichs Award for Fearless Female Character category for her character Ruth Galloway., and she won the 2018 Dead Good Reader Award in The Holmes and Watson Award for Best Detective Duo category for her characters Ruth Galloway and Harry Nelson.

Elly was shortlisted for the 2018 Dead Good Reader Award in The Wringer Award for the Character Who’s Been Put Through It All category for her character Ruth Galloway.

Elly Griffiths: Awards & Accolades

Elly Griffiths has won multiple awards including: The Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2016 and Theakston's Old Peculier, Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction, in 2025. Elly Griffiths was also nominated for multiple awards including: The Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2014, and the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2015.

Griffiths' books have also won multiple awards, The Crossing Places won the Edgar Award, Mary Higgins Clark Award, in 2011. The Chalk Pit won The Dead Good Reader Award, The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book, in 2017. The Dark Angel won The Dead Good Reader Award, The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book, in 2018. The Stone Circle won The Dead Good Reader Award, The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book, in 2019. The Stranger Diaries won the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2020. The Locked Room won The Dead Good Reader Award, The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book, in 2022.

The following novels by Elly Griffiths were also nominated for these awards:

• The Crossing Places: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2010).
• The House at Sea's End: Barry Award, Best British Crime Novel (2012).
• A Dying Fall / Tomb of the Raven King: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2014).
• The Outcast Dead: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2015).
• The Ghost Fields: The Dead Good Reader Award, The Val McDermid Award for Fiendish Forensics (2015).
• Smoke and Mirrors: CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2016).
• The Stone Circle: The Dead Good Reader Award, The Nosy Parker Award for Best Amateur Detective (2019).
• The Lantern Men: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2021).
• The Postscript Murders: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2021). CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2021).
• The Smugglers' Secret: CrimeFest, Best Crime Novel for Children Award (2021).
• The Night Hawks: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2022).
• A Girl Called Justice: CrimeFest, Best Crime Novel for Children Award (2023).
• The Locked Room: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2023). CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2023).
• The Great Deceiver: CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2024).
• The Last Word: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2025).

Elly Griffiths: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Stranger Diaries was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 Summer Pick and a BBC Radio 2 Book Club December 2018 Pick.
• The Crossing Places was a The Guardian: 50 Great Thrillers by Women Selection in 2019.

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