Lexie Elliott

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]

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

Biography

Elliott graduated from the University of Oxford with a doctorate in theoretical physics.^[2][3] After losing her banking job during the 2008 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 swum 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.

• The French Girl (2018)
• The Missing Years (2019)^[5]
• How To Kill Your Best Friend (2021)^[1]
• Bright and Deadly Things (2023)^[6][7]