Category Archives: Griffiths, Elly
The Vanishing Box by Elly Griffiths
‘The Vanishing Box’ is the 4th novel in Elly Griffiths’ series featuring DI Edgar Stephens and Magician Max Mephisto. The series is set in Brighton in the 1950s. It is a cold Christmas and Max and his daughter Ruby are … Continue reading
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The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths
It is 1953. The young Elizabeth is about to be crowned queen, rationing is still in place in Britain and DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto take on their 3rd case together in ‘The Blood Card’. When Edgar and … Continue reading
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Elly Griffiths Profile and Books
Elly Griffiths is the penname for Domenica de Rosa. Griffiths was born in London in 1963 and lived there till the age of 5 when her family moved to Brighton. She was interested in writing from an early age, so … Continue reading
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The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
‘The Janus Stone’ is the 2nd novel in the series by Elly Griffiths featuring forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DI Harry Nelson. At the end of the previous novel ‘The Crossing Places’, Ruth and Harry fell into a night of … Continue reading
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Smoke and Mirrors by Elly Griffiths
‘Smoke and Mirrors’ is the 2nd novel in the Stephens and Mephisto series by Elly Griffiths. Once again the story is set in Brighton in the early 1950s. I enjoyed this novel more than the first in the series ‘The … Continue reading
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The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
The Zig Zag Girl’ is the first stand-alone novel by Elly Griffiths after her very successful series featuring archaeologist Ruth Galloway. The book is set in the 1950s, mostly in Brighton among the itinerant variety theatre community. The heyday of … Continue reading
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The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
‘The Crossing Places’ is Elly Griffiths first novel and is also the first in a series featuring forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway. I’ve had this book on my reading list for a while and I’m glad that I’ve finally got to … Continue reading
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