Lexie Elliott

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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. [1] She grew up in Braco, Perthshire. [2]

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Biography

Elliott graduated from the University of Oxford with a doctorate in theoretical physics. [2] [3] After losing her banking job in 2008 during the financial crisis, she started working on her first novel, The French Girl. [2] [4]

Elliott is a triathlete, marathoner, and open-water swimmer. She has represented Great Britain in the Europe Triathlon Multisport Championships. Elliott has swam the English Channel twice, in 2000 as part of a relay team and as a solo swim in 2007. [2]

Elliott lives in London, England with her two children and her husband. [2]

Bibliography

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Richard & Judy Introduce How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott" . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Champion swimmer turned thriller writer Lexie Elliott on cross-Channel ordeal".The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. "Lexie Elliott Talks About Her Psychological Thriller Bright and Deadly Things". 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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