Elly Griffiths was born in London. She worked in publishing for many years. Her bestselling series of Dr Ruth Galloway novels, featuring a forensic archaeologist, are set in Norfolk. The series has won the CWA Dagger in the library, and has been shortlisted three times for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her Stephens and Mephisto series is based in 1950s Brighton. She lives near Brighton with her husband, an archaeologist, and their two children.
A memorable, breathless race against time...One of the most cinematic finales in recent British crime novels - Daily Telegraph Ruth Galloway is one of the most interesting new characters on the crime fiction scene - Good Book Guide All will enjoy Ruth's largely self-aware sardonic perspective on life, death, and relationships. - Publishers Weekly Once again, Griffiths does a great job of drawing us in to the chaotic, fractured world of Ruth Galloway, her unconventional, loveable heroine - CurledUp