R.J. Ellory

R.J. Ellory originally studied graphics and photography, he intended to pursue a career in photojournalism, but for many reasons - all of them well within his control - this never came to fruition. He started writing more than ten years ago and hasn't stopped since. His novels have been translated into Italian, German and Dutch, and his novel Candlemoth  was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger for Best Thriller in 2003. He has also written books under the name Roger Jon Ellory, which can be viewed by clicking here.

He divides his time between his work as a novelist and voluntary programmes in the areas of drug rehabilitaion and youth literacy. He is married with one son, and currently resides in England.

In 2011 R. J. Ellory was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library, awarded to an author for a body of work.

Author photo © Adam Scourfield

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Saints of New York R.J. Ellory One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. A disturbing, double-edged story of a man fighting his own demons and those he is investigating, all tied round an increasing quantity of dead girls. It’s a gripping read, intense... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

The Anniversary Man R.J. Ellory This man is incapable of writing a mediocre book. All are, without doubt, first class. Here a serial killer in New York is copy-catting past killings. One man, a crime researcher for a newspaper, knows an awful lot about the... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

A Simple Act of Violence R.J. Ellory Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010. April 2009 Book of the Month. R J Ellory was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library 2009 - the prize... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/04/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

A Simple Act of Violence R.J. Ellory Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 15 January 2009. This is a big book by an author with a big future. He is one of my favourites and has now become one of the nation’s favourites too since his Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2008 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

A Quiet Belief in Angels R.J. Ellory January 2008 Book of the Month. Named the No.1 Mystery of the Year by The Strand Magazine.Now for something completely different – a small-town setting for a riveting tale, one that grows... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

City of Lies R.J. Ellory Book number four and I still can’t believe how good this author is. Don’t pigeon-hole this man a ‘crime author’, he is so much more than that. A phone call tells our protagonist, John, that the father he assumed dead... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

A Quiet Vendetta R.J. Ellory Book number three and now we have real depth of character, a man who literally lives and breaths and jumps off the page. He is a Mafia hit-man and this is his story over four decades, again steeped in history,... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/03/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Ghostheart R.J. Ellory Book number two and a lot of history surrounds this compulsive tale, from Auschwitz to gangland America in the 50s and 60s but now our narrator is a woman, Annie, and my admiration for this author increases. We are treated... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Candlemoth R.J. Ellory The first novel and as such my introduction to an author I assumed to be a middle-aged American. When I met the young Brummie hunk I was astounded for this is a tale of America’s prejudice in the 50s and... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2004 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)