Elly Griffiths Books In Order
Elly Griffiths is a bestselling British author best known for the Ruth Galloway series, along with several other long-running crime series.
This page lists all Elly Griffiths books in order, including the adult and children’s series, standalone novels, short stories, and books written under the name Domenica de Rosa, organized primarily by publication order.
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Ruth Galloway Series (Books in Order)
The Ruth Galloway series follows a forensic archaeologist at the University of North Norfolk as she assists police investigations by analyzing human remains to find evidence of crimes.
Publication Order
- The Crossing Places (#1), 2009
- The Janus Stone (#2), 2010
- The House at Sea’s End (#3), 2010
- A Room Full of Bones (#4), 2011
- Ruth’s First Christmas Tree (#4.5), 2012
- A Dying Fall (#5), 2012 (also titled The Tomb of the Raven King)
- The Outcast Dead (#6), 2014
- The Ghost Fields (#7), 2015
- The Woman In Blue (#8), 2016
- The Chalk Pit (#9), 2017
- The Dark Angel (#10), 2018
- The Stone Circle (#11), 2019
- The Lantern Men (#12), 2020
- The Night Hawks (#13), 2021
- The Locked Room (#14), 2022
- The Last Remains (#15), 2023
Brighton Mysteries Series (Books in Order)
The Brighton Mysteries, also called the DI Stephens & Max Mephisto series, follows Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto as they investigate murders in post-war Brighton during the early 1950s.
- The Zig Zag Girl, 2014
- Smoke And Mirrors, 2016
- The Blood Card, 2016
- The Vanishing Box, 2017
- Now You See Them, 2019
- The Midnight Hour, 2021
- The Great Deceiver, 2023
Harbinder Kaur Series (Books in Order)
The Harbinder Kaur series follows a Sikh Detective Sergeant who investigates crimes in Sussex.
Publication Order
- The Stranger Diaries, 2018
- The Postscript Murders, 2021
- Bleeding Heart Yard, 2022
- The Last Word, 2024
Justice Jones Series (Books in Order)
The Justice Jones series follows a schoolgirl sleuth as she solves mysteries at a boarding school in 1930s England.
Publication Order
- A Girl Called Justice, 2019
- The Smugglers’ Secret, 2020
- A Ghost in the Garden, 2021
- The Spy at the Window, 2022
Ali Dawson Mysteries Series (Books in Order)
The Ali Dawson Mysteries follows a cold case detective who uses time travel to investigate unsolved crimes from the past.
Publication Order
- The Frozen People, 2025
- The Killing Time, 2026
- The Case of the Christmas Card, 2026
Short Story Collections & Anthologies
- Killer Women Crime Club Anthology 2, 2017
- Exit Wounds, 2019
- Marple: Twelve New Mysteries, 2022 (with Val McDermid, and others)
- The Man in Black: And Other Stories, 2024
Written as Domenica de Rosa
- The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food, 2001
- The Italian Quarter, 2004 (also titled Return to the Italian Quarter)
- The Eternal City, 2005
- Villa Serena, 2007 (also titled Secret of Villa Serena)
- Summer School, 2008 (also titled One Summer in Tuscany)
Elly Griffiths Biography
Elly Griffiths is a British author who writes under the pen name Elly Griffiths, while also publishing earlier books under her real name, Domenica de Rosa.
Official website: ellygriffiths.co.uk
Domenica de Rosa was born in 1963 in London. She studied English at King’s College London and worked in publishing for many years in magazine and book publicity. Later, she became Editorial Director for children’s books at HarperCollins.
Her first novel, The Italian Quarter, was published under the name Domenica de Rosa, followed by several novels that were focused on family and identity.
In 2009, she published The Crossing Places, the first book in the Ruth Galloway series, and its success established her as an important British crime author. She wrote the series under the alias Elly Griffiths, which is a name she continues to use today.
Since then, she has written several additional series, such as the Brighton Mysteries, featuring DI Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto, the Harbinger Kaur series, and the Ali Dawson Mysteries.
Elly Griffiths lives in Brighton, England, where she writes her novels.
Elly Griffiths Awards and Honors
Awards
- The Crossing Places – Mary Higgins Clark Award (2011)
- CWA Dagger in the Library (2016)
- The Stranger Diaries – Edgar Award for Best Novel (2020)
- The Night Hawks – Crime Fiction Lover Awards (2021)
- The Last Remains – Crime Fiction Lover Awards (2023)
- Author of the Year Award at the Booksellers Association Conference Awards (2024)
- Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award (2025)
Nominations and Shortlists
- The Crossing Places – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2010)
- The House at Sea’s End – Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (2012)
- Dying Fall – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2014)
- CWA Dagger in the Library (2014)
- The Outcast Dead – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2015)
- CWA Dagger in the Library (2015)
- The Ghost Fields – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2016)
- Smoke and Mirrors – CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (2016)
- The Chalk Pit – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2018)
- The Dark Angel – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2019)
- The Lantern Men – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2021)
- The Postscript Murders – CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (2021)
- The Postscript Murders – CWA Gold Dagger (2021)
- The Night Hawks – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2022)
- The Locked Room – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2023)
- The Locked Room – CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (2023)
- The Spy at the Window – CrimeFest: Best Crime Fiction Novel for Children (2023)
- The Great Deceiver – CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (2024)
- The Last Remains – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2024)
- The Last Word – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2025)
- The Valley of the Queens – Short Story Dagger (2025)
