Books by Elly Griffiths
The Postscript Murders
by Elly Griffiths
☆ Shortlisted for the 2021 CWA Gold Dagger
The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths is the second book featuring Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur (the first was The Stranger Diaries, the brilliant mystery that won the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe award for best novel). This one is set in the British seaside town of Shoreham.
The Stranger Diaries
by Elly Griffiths
🏆 Winner Best Novel 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
The Stranger Diaries is a Gothic take on a modern mystery, with a fictional Victorian author, RM Holland, as a central part of the plot. The book has won a number of accolades, as well as being a Richard & Judy Bookclub pick, suggesting it’s also a relatively easy read. That said, it is educational: the book pulls you along, but you also feel the need to look up the ghost stories of MR James (on whom, one can’t help but presume, RM Holland is based), and reread Wilkie Collins.
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The Best Mystery Books of 2020
If you like mysteries, 2020 was an outstanding year, particularly in the domestic noir genre, with standouts like The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths and Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins. There were also excellent installments in existing series, whether featuring police or non-police detectives. 2020 also saw the publication of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, a publishing sensation that demonstrates the continuing demand for humorous, cozy mysteries.
Best Mystery Books of 2021
2021 was fantastic for fans of the mystery genre, with lots of different types of books to choose from. There were also a wide variety of different evocative settings, including Tasmania, Ghana, a ski resort, a retirement village, and the Nevada desert. The year also saw new books in popular mystery series, including the second instalment of The Thursday Murder Club.
