Elly Griffiths Books in Order
Elly Griffiths has written 49 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food (As: Domenica de Rosa) (2001) and the newest is The Case of the Christmas Card (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 36 of 49 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,402 in 27 of 49 books
- Reading time
- 157–235 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,402 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 49 titles with a page count on record.
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa, a British crime novelist born in 1963. Three series appear under the Griffiths name: the Ruth Galloway books, a series featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Max Mephisto, and the Harbinder Kaur novels. The catalogue lists 49 books from 2001 to 2026, the earliest being The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food, credited as Domenica de Rosa. The Crossing Places (2009) and The Janus Stone (2010) come later, and the Justice Jones and Ali Dawson series are also listed. Subjects include women forensic anthropologists and archaeologists.
How many Elly Griffiths books are there?
Elly Griffiths has 49 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 5 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Elly Griffiths Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 Elly Griffiths books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food (As: Domenica de Rosa)Brighton Mysteries #12001 · 160 pages · confirmed 4/420011604/4
- 2The Italian Quarter2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 3The Eternal City2005 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420052241/4
- 4Villa Serena2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 5Summer School2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 62009–3/4
- 72010–3/4
- 820113903/4
- 92011–3/4
- 102012–4/4
- 1120124003/4
- 122014–3/4
- 1320143844/4
- 1420153524/4
- 15The Outcast Dead2015 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/420153741/4
- 1620153704/4
- 172016–3/4
- 18Woman In Blue2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420163841/4
- 1920163584/4
- 2020173574/4
- 2120173604/4
- 2220183684/4
- 23The Vanishing Box2018 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420183681/4
- 24The Chalk Pit2018 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420183681/4
- 2520183454/4
- 2620193204/4
- 272019–4/4
- 28The Dark Angel2019 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420193681/4
- 292019–4/4
- 3020203364/4
- 3120203204/4
- 32The Stone Circle2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420203681/4
- 3320203684/4
- 342020–4/4
- 3520213204/4
- 3620213524/4
- 37The Lantern Men2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420213681/4
- 382021–4/4
- 392022–4/4
- 402022–4/4
- 4120223524/4
- 42Ruth Galloway and the Ghost of Max Mephisto (Short Story)Elly Griffiths Short Stories/Novellas #12023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 432023–4/4
- 44The Locked Room2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420233681/4
- 452023–3/4
- 462024–4/4
- 472025–4/4
- 482026–3/4
- 492026–3/4
Elly Griffiths series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Ruth Galloway books in order 17 books
- Harbinder Kaur books in order 4 books
Elly Griffiths books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Brighton Mysteries in order
8 booksJustice Jones in order
4 booksAli Dawson in order
3 booksElly Griffiths Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
12 books12 Elly Griffiths titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Elly Griffiths Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Elly Griffiths books run from The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food (As: Domenica de Rosa) (2001) to The Case of the Christmas Card (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Elly Griffiths in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Elly Griffiths books in order?
You only need to read Elly Griffiths books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Elly Griffiths books in?
Read Elly Griffiths one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Ruth Galloway starts with The Crossing Places (2009) and Harbinder Kaur starts with The Stranger Diaries (2018). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food (As: Domenica de Rosa) (2001).
What is the newest Elly Griffiths book?
The Case of the Christmas Card (2026) is the newest Elly Griffiths book released so far.
Is there a new Elly Griffiths book coming?
No next Elly Griffiths book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Elly Griffiths has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Elly Griffiths. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel2020Wonfor The Stranger Diaries
Elly Griffiths at a glance
- Still publishing
- Elly Griffiths published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Elly Griffiths books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,402 pages across the 27 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elly Griffiths books, 23 of 49, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 26 of the 49 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 36 in at least three.
What the Elly Griffiths books are about
27 of the 49 Elly Griffiths books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 10 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 10 of 27 books
- Women forensic anthropologists 8 of 27 books
- Investigation 7 of 27 books
- Murder 7 of 27 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 27 books
- Ruth Galloway (Fictitious character) 5 of 27 books
- Crime 4 of 27 books
- England 4 of 27 books
- English literature 4 of 27 books
- Anthropologists 3 of 27 books
- Crimes against 3 of 27 books
- Magicians 2 of 27 books
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