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Elly’s February 2020 tour
Posted on: 14/01/20
To support the launch of The Lantern Men in hardback, audiobook and ebook, Elly is going on tour throughout the month of February. Take a look at the upcoming events below, and you can find more details on Elly’s Facebook page.
Elly Griffiths on tour, Spring 2019
Posted on: 01/02/19
I’m really excited to be going on tour to publicise The Stone Circle. Schedule at present: Wednesday 6th February An Evening with Elly Griffiths Jarrold Department Store, Norwich 6:30pm for 7pm The Pantry Restaurant, floor 3 Thursday 7th February Coffe …
Elly Griffiths on tour, Autumn 2018
Posted on: 11/10/18
I’m really excited to be going on tour to publicise The Stranger Diaries. Schedule at present: 16th October, 6pm Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival Rochdale Parish Church of St. Chad With Isabelle Grey and William Shaw 18th October, 7:30pm Frinton …
The Stranger Diaries is out on 1st November
Posted on: 10/10/18
I’m very excited because my first stand-alone crime novel The Stranger Diaries will be published in the UK on 1st November 2018. Talgarth School in Sussex used to be the home of a Victorian writer called RM Holland, famous for a ghost story called The …
An update from Elly
Posted on: 15/06/17
Well, it’s been a busy six months. I finished writing Stephens and Mephisto 4, The Vanishing Box, on New Year’s Eve (also a good way of avoiding helping with the cooking for the party we had rashly decided on giving) and started Ruth 10, The Dark Angel …
Elly Griffiths on tour
Posted on: 10/02/17
I’m really excited to be going on tour to publicise The Chalk Pit. Schedule at present: Wednesday 22nd February 7.30pm Topping & Co, Ely For tickets: https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/elly-griffiths-6/ 9 High Street, Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 …
My Latest Books
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Standalone novels
The Postscript Murders
PS: Thanks for the murders. The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should absolutely not be suspicious. DS Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing to concern her in carer Natalka’s account of Peggy Smith’s death. But when Natalka rev …
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The Ruth Galloway Novels
The Locked Room
Ruth is in London clearing out her mother’s belongings when she makes a surprising discovery: a photograph of her Norfolk cottage taken before Ruth lived there. Her mother always hated the cottage, so why does she have a picture of the place? The only …
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The Brighton Mysteries
The Midnight Hour
When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the postmortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, eccentric ex-Music Hall star Verity Malone. Frustrated by the …
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The Justice Series
A Girl Called Justice
Missing maids, suspicious teachers and a snow storm to die for… For a fearless girl called Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, it’s just the start of a spine-tingling first term at Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. …
Research
Background Research
I love doing research, which is just as well really. All the Ruth books feature a particular archaeological discovery, and for the Stephens and Mephisto books, I got to explore my home town of Brighton. Read more >
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It has rained on almost every one of my many birthdays. You’re welcome 😊
Thrilling book post today! A beautiful early edition of @Beathhigh’s latest, A Heart Full of Headstones. Thanks so much @orionbooks How did you know it was my birthday tomorrow?
Hi @MichaelRosenYes. Is it possible to send you a direct message? It’s about Grimes Graves 😊
Fans of crime fiction will be in for a treat at this year’s Shoreham Wordfest, with a whole day dedicated to the genre. Hosted by authors @ellygriffiths and @william1shaw, the Fatal Shore Festival of Crime Writing will feature 19 best-selling crime novelists. Find out more: 👇 https://twitter.com/william1shaw/status/1557668927072870407

Tickets for the one-day Fatal Shore Crime festival in Shoreham a snip at £40. Loads of train connections from London. Join us for a dark day out by the sea. https://shorehamwordfest.com/event/fatal-shore-festival-of-crime-writing-all-day-event/
2day in addition 2 BBC which I hope 2 post later C’s channel has been viewed 20 million times wherever u r C I hope u can c what a massive difference u have made 2 raising awareness also just raised 1st £250,000.00 TY everyone who has supported us they say things come in 3’s 😊
What a great list from @thetimes featuring three authors who will be coming to Dulwich for our amazing events this September! @Robert___Harris @ellygriffiths @PublicityBooks
What books to read next — our guide to autumn fiction 2022
Get set for a new Maggie O’Farrell, Ian McEwan, Cormac McCarthy and more
www.thetimes.co.uk