Elly Griffiths is the pen name of Domenica de Rosa^, a British crime novelist.

Her Ruth Galloway book series is super popular.

Ruth is a forensic archaeologist who lives in a remote seaside cottage near King’s Lynn in Norfolk and teaches at the University of North Norfolk.

She had a daughter, Kate, with on-again, off-again love interest DCI Harry Nelson.

I tried the most recent — The Locked Room #14 (2022) — mainly because it was set just at the start of the pandemic. And that was interesting.

The murder mysteries were complicated by Covid lockdown rules.

It is a good book. But I’m not sure I’ll ready more Ruth Galloway. I’m keener on her Harbinder Kaur book series.

Post-holiday blues got you down? The solution is to cozy up with a great thriller! 😌📖

And do we have the recommendation for you—The Locked Room by @ellygriffiths. Ruth is feeling isolated—until Nelson investigates a string of murder-suicides that’s looming ever closer…😱 pic.twitter.com/pBuSZyoWxQ

— Mariner Books (@MarinerBooks) January 5, 2023