Elly Griffiths: Author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries

Join us as we welcome back Elly Griffiths, queen of Crime fiction and author of over 25 novels in the genre, for her second appearance at Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival. Elly, last talked about her work as a headline act for our inaugural festival in 201. This time she will be interviewed about her work, with a focus on her East Anglia set Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and her most recent novel in that series THE LAST REMAINS. Elly will also talk about her shortly to be released NORFOLK, a photographic journey through magical Norfolk and a stunning companion to her beloved crime series. In this book Elly takes us through a year in the Norfolk landscape, featuring the fascinating locations that have inspired her series and her writing.

Elly is the author of the bestselling DR RUTH GALLOWAY SERIES, THE BRIGHTON MYSTERIES and three stand-alone crime novels. She also writes the JUSTICE JONES MYSTERY SERIES for children. She won the 2020 Edgar Award for THE STRANGER DIARIES and, in 2016 was awarded the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her work in the genre.