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Elly Griffiths

British novelist
Person human Q9252926
Elly Griffiths
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
August 17, 1963, 1963[7]
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
novelist, crime fiction writer, children's writer, writer
Educated at
Rider University, King's College London[9][10]
Award received
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[12]
Notable work
The Stranger Diaries[11]
Genre
crime novel[14]
Official website
ellygriffiths.co.uk[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Griffiths[15]
Given name
Elly[16]
Pseudonym
Elly Griffiths[17]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Domenica de Rosa en Elly Griffiths ar إيلي غريفيثز fa گریفیتس، الی، ۱۹۶۳- م. ja エリー・グリフィス ru Гриффитс, Элли ru Элли Гриффитс
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000072678655, 0000000136669951
VIAF cluster ID
78857571, 229219438
Library of Congress authority ID
n2009010299
GND ID
1189922932, 1189922827
BIBSYS ID
9018158
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
GriffithsElly
Babelio author ID
303346
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16900929r
British Authors author ID
elly-griffiths
CBDB.cz author ID
74461
CWA writer ID
griffiths-elly
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10576233
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
85274
Fantastic Fiction author ID
g/elly-griffiths
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000040132, 000040131
Freebase ID
/m/0y6233s
Goodreads author ID
2541526
IdRef ID
249902877
LibraryThing author ID
griffithselly
Libris-URI
gdsw2lq03rb1mqz
MusicBrainz artist ID
8e2d244a-dddb-41f9-b6f2-ea5ef4facbb1
NL CR AUT ID
xx0198832
NLAI ID
1618629
NUKAT ID
n2011044022
National Library of Greece ID
359439
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987014637775205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202193390
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Dgjp;=CP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810586568105606
National Library of Russia ID
770237466
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
318936194
Open Library ID
OL6605313A
Penguin Random House author ID
96232
Prabook ID
2415291
SBN author ID
PARV549840
SELIBR ID
340860
SVKKL authority ID
0352559-Griffiths-Elly-1963
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls012724805, vtls012726254
The StoryGraph author ID
72dca169-0fe5-489d-b24d-3dc07a6279f4
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwRYJ7w6wGmxFjVrRdhHC
Yale LUX ID
person/c23e9f31-bcaf-4e31-9182-944abdf5f0c6

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Educated at 2
King's College London, Rider University
Occupation 2
writer, novelist
Award received 1
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Griffiths
Genre 1
crime novel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Elly Griffiths was born on August 17, 1963[1], in London[2]. She has worked as a novelist[3], crime fiction writer[4], children's writer[5], and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Elly Griffiths born?

Elly Griffiths was born in London[2].

What did Elly Griffiths do for work?

Elly Griffiths worked as a novelist[3], crime fiction writer[4], children's writer[5], and writer[6].

Where did Elly Griffiths go to school?

Elly Griffiths was educated at Rider University[9] and King's College London[10].

What awards did Elly Griffiths receive?

Honors received include Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[12].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → novelist, crime fiction writer, children's writer +1
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  2. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → English
    National Library of Russia ID → 770237466
    Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID → vtls012724805, vtls012726254
    National Library of Greece ID → 359439
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  5. 5d ago · Riggus · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 1189922932, 1189922827
    VIAF cluster ID → 78857571, 229219438
    ISNI → 0000000072678655, 0000000136669951
    Date of birth → +1963-08-17T00:00:00Z, +1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  6. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987014637775205171
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0352559-Griffiths-Elly-1963
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  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → novelist, crime fiction writer, children's writer +1
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  9. 25w ago · MineoBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MusicBrainz artist ID → 8e2d244a-dddb-41f9-b6f2-ea5ef4facbb1
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → —
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
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