Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa[1] (born 17 August 1963, in London),[2] a British crime novelist.
After reading English at King's College London, Griffiths worked in publishing for many years.
This character was inspired by Griffiths' husband, who gave up a city job to train as an archaeologist,[4] and her aunt, "who lives on the Norfolk coast and filled her niece's head with the myths and legends of that area".
[5] Griffiths' second series, set in 1950s Brighton, focuses on the duo of Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto.
[8] In 2021, The Postscript Murders was shortlisted in the Gold Dagger category at the Crime Writers' Association Awards.