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Scottish mystery author
Lexie Elliott speaks at the 2024 St Andrew's Book Festival

Lexie Elliott is a Scottish mystery and thriller author whose books include The French Girl and How To Kill Your Best Friend, which was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. She grew up in Braco, Perthshire.

Biography

Elliott graduated from the University of Oxford with a doctorate in theoretical physics. After losing her banking job in 2008 during the financial crisis, she started working on her first novel, The French Girl.

Elliott is a triathlete, marathoner, and open-water swimmer. She has represented Great Britain in the Europe Triathlon Multisport Championships. Elliott has swum the English Channel twice, in 2000 as part of a relay team and as a solo swim in 2007.

Elliott lives in London, England with her two children and her husband.

Bibliography

Elliott's novels have been published by Berkley Books in the US, and Corvus in the UK.

  • The French Girl (2018)
  • The Missing Years (2019)
  • How To Kill Your Best Friend (2021)
  • Bright and Deadly Things (2023)

References

  1. ^ "Richard & Judy Introduce How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott". Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Champion swimmer turned thriller writer Lexie Elliott on cross-Channel ordeal". 18 July 2022. The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. "Lexie Elliott Talks About Her Psychological Thriller Bright and Deadly Things". 14 February 2023. Book Club Babble. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. Ledbetter, Christina. "Lexie Elliott's The French Girl is tangled mystery". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. Flood, Alison. "The best recent thrillers - review roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. Edwards, Donna. "Review: Paranoia-racked thriller 'Bright and Deadly Things'". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  7. Sanderson, Mark. "Crime Club". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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