I’m thrilled to be able to introduce crime author, Elly Griffiths to the blog today to talk about her first draft process. Elly wrote four books under her real name, Domenica de Rosa, before her husband’s career change inspired her to write about forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway. Her agent told her she needed a […]
Recently Read – The Woman In Blue by Elly Griffiths
The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths Genre; Crime In the next Ruth Galloway mystery, a vision of the Virgin Mary foreshadows a string of cold-blooded murders, revealing a dark current of religious fanaticism in an old medieval town. Known as England’s Nazareth, the medieval town of Little Walsingham is famous for religious apparitions. So […]
Recently Read – Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths Genre; Crime Ruth’s old friend Dan Golding thinks he has made a discovery that will change archaeology forever – but he needs Ruth’s help. Then, Dan is killed in a fire, leaving Ruth with one clue: the tomb of the Raven King. DCI Nelson is also rediscovering the past. He […]
Congratulations to Mel Sherratt and Mari Hannah
The UK based Crime Writers Association announced the shortlist for the Dagger in the Library award on Thursday. The award is for a body of work from an author. The long list was chosen by voting readers and the shortlist is decided by a panel of judges including previous winner Steve Mosby, CWA Director Lucy Santos […]
Recently Read – A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths On Halloween night, the Smith Museum in King’s Lynn is preparing for an unusual event — the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval bishop. But when forensic archaelogist Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise, she finds the curator, Neil Topham, dead beside the coffin. […]
Recently Read – The House at Seas End by Elly Griffiths
The House at Seas End by Elly Griffiths Published by Quercus (first published January 1st 2010) ISBN13: 9781849163675 When bones are unearthed at the foot of a north Norfolk cliff, forensics expert Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson are put on the case. The skeletons have lain there for decades, possibly since the war, and for all […]