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Top 10 Time Travel Books

Top 10 Time Travel Books

Elly Griffiths on the special magic of time travel fiction.

By Elly Griffiths | July 8, 2025

Elly Griffiths' 10 Favourite Short Stories

Elly Griffiths' 10 Favourite Short Stories

The bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway mysteries takes on the art of the short story.

By Elly Griffiths | October 15, 2024

10 Great Books About Books

10 Great Books About Books

Elly Griffiths on the special pleasures of novels about books, writers, and literary mysteries.

By Elly Griffiths | April 22, 2024

Elly Griffiths on Knowing When to Say Goodbye

Elly Griffiths on Knowing When to Say Goodbye

In bringing her own long-running series to an end, Griffiths reflects on how other authors have done it.

By Elly Griffiths | April 25, 2023

The Magic of London

The Magic of London

London has always been a special setting for crime novels. Its appeal is always evolving.

By Elly Griffiths | November 15, 2022

Elly Griffiths on Lockdown, Locked Room Mysteries, and Pandemic Fiction

Elly Griffiths on Lockdown, Locked Room Mysteries, and Pandemic Fiction

When the world turns into a series of locked rooms, what's a mystery novelist to do?

By Elly Griffiths | June 30, 2022

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The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

Why Marshes Capture Our Imaginations—And Inspire Some of Our Most Unsettling Folklore

By Elly Griffiths | July 14, 2020

Abandoned Estates, Empty Hotels, and Isolated Schools

By Elly Griffiths | March 11, 2019