Elly Griffiths Reading Order

4 books (2025–2027)

Elly Griffiths' Ali Dawson series consists of three books published between 2025 and 2026, with more titles planned. The mystery and thriller series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Frozen People, followed by The Case of the Christmas Card, and then The Killing Time. This ongoing series is best experienced from the beginning to follow character development and plot threads across installments.

Start with The Frozen People and read in order.

4 books (2017–2025)

Elly Griffiths contributes to four distinct mystery and thriller anthologies published between 2017 and 2025, which should be read in publication order. The series remains ongoing and includes Killer Women Crime Club Anthology #2, Marple: Twelve New Mysteries, Murder in Harrogate: Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, and Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club. Each collection features short fiction from multiple contributors alongside Griffiths' work.

Start with Killer Women Crime Club Anthology #2, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Killer Women Crime Club Anthology #2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Marple: Twelve New Mysteries 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder in Harrogate: Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2001–2023)

The Brighton Mysteries is a complete mystery series by Elly Griffiths consisting of eight books published between 2001 and 2023. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food and continuing through The Great Deceiver. These mysteries are set in Brighton and follow a consistent cast of characters across the books, making sequential reading essential for following character development and ongoing storylines.

Start with The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food(As: Domenica de Rosa), the first of 8 books in the Brighton Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	The Little Book of Shakespeare and Food(As: Domenica de Rosa) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Zig Zag Girl 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Smoke and Mirrors 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Blood Card 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Vanishing Box 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Now You See Them 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Midnight Hour 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Great Deceiver 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2018–2024)

The Harbinder Kaur series is a four-book mystery thriller sequence by Elly Griffiths that began in 2018 and remains ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, starting with The Stranger Diaries and continuing through The Postscript Murders, Bleeding Heart Yard, and The Last Word. Each installment deepens the investigative narrative centered on Detective Harbinder Kaur as she uncovers dark secrets and supernatural elements woven throughout the cases she pursues.

Start with The Stranger Diaries, the first of 4 books in the Harbinder Kaur series.

#	Title
1	The Stranger Diaries 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Postscript Murders 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bleeding Heart Yard 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Last Word 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2019–2022)

Elly Griffiths's Justice Jones series comprises four mystery novels published between 2019 and 2022, appearing to be complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Girl Called Justice and continuing through The Smugglers' Secret, A Ghost in the Garden, and The Spy at the Window. This series combines mystery and thriller elements across its installments.

Start with A Girl Called Justice, the first of 4 books in the Justice Jones series.

#	Title
1	A Girl Called Justice 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Smugglers' Secret 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Ghost in the Garden 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Spy at the Window 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (2009–2023)

The Ruth Galloway series is a 17-book mystery and thriller sequence following forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway through cases spanning from 2009 to 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Crossing Places. Each book builds on character development and ongoing storylines, making sequential reading essential for full enjoyment of the narrative arc.

Start with The Crossing Places, the first of 17 books in the Ruth Galloway series.

#	Title
1	The Crossing Places 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Janus Stone 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Room Full of Bones 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The House at Sea's End 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Dying Fall / Tomb of the Raven King 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ruth's First Christmas Tree 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Outcast Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Ghost Fields 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Woman in Blue 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Chalk Pit 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Dark Angel 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Stone Circle 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Lantern Men 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Man in Black 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Night Hawks 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Locked Room 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Last Remains 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2023–2023)

1 book (2024–2024)