Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths (Domenica De Rosa) was born on August 17th, 1963 and is currently 61 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 (Domenica De Rosa) has also written the Brighton Mysteries series which has 7 books including The Zig Zag Girl and Smoke and Mirrors.
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 won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2016. 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).
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Elly Griffiths: F.A.Q
When was Elly Griffiths Born? How old is Elly Griffiths?
Elly Griffiths was born on August 17th, 1963. Elly Griffiths is currently 61 years old.
Where was Elly Griffiths Born?
Elly Griffiths was born in London, England and is English.
What awards has Elly Griffiths won?
Elly Griffiths has won the following awards: Dagger in the Library Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (2016).
What book awards has Elly Griffiths won?
The Crossing Places: Edgar Award Mary Higgins Clark Award (2011).
The Chalk Pit: The Dead Good Reader Award The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book (2017).
The Dark Angel: The Dead Good Reader Award The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book (2018).
The Stone Circle: The Dead Good Reader Award The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book (2019).
The Stranger Diaries: Edgar Award Best Mystery Novel (2020).
The Locked Room: The Dead Good Reader Award The Dead Good Recommends Award for Most Recommended Book (2022).
What was the first book Elly Griffiths wrote?
The first book written by Elly Griffiths was The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food, published in 2001.
What was the most recent book Elly Griffiths wrote?
Her most recently released work was The Frozen People on February 13th, 2025.
Will there be any more books by Elly Griffiths?
Elly Griffiths does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Elly Griffiths written?
Elly Griffiths has written 35 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 1 book in the Ali Dawson Series, 7 books in the Brighton Mysteries Series, 17 books in the Ruth Galloway Series, 4 books in the Justice Jones Series, 4 books in the Harbinder Kaur Series, 1 book in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Short Story Collections.