Roger Jon Ellory

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Roger Jon Ellory is a British thriller writer. He was born in 1965

His first novel, Candlemoth, was published in 2003 and was shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award in the same year. Ghostheart was published in 2004 and A Quiet Vendetta was published in 2005.

He continues to work full-time with people affected by long-term drug abuse and is married and lives in the West Midlands.

His next publication is entitled 'City of Lies' and is due for release by Orion Books in September 2006. Though British, his novels are set in the USA. He has received tremendous reviews from numerous UK newspapers including The Telegraph and The Guardian.

In August of 2006, Ellory's fourth novel was released. Entitled City of Lies, it has garnered admirable praise from the major UK journal newspapers - the Independent, the Guardian et al. Ellory is demonstrating an ability to cross genres, incorporating elements of history, politics and cultural comment within his crime thrillers.

His fifth novel A Quiet Belief In Angels, tipped to be a major seller, is to be released in August 2007. In trade magazine articles A Quiet Belief In Angels has been likened in prose style to such authors as Steinbeck, Styron and E. Annie Proulx whilst still being very much an Ellory thriller. 'The most unusual serial killer novel you will ever read' has been mentioned as the shout line for this work. If the August release of his new book proves to be as popular as the previous novels he has penned, Ellory will have carved a niche that is rare and unusual in this very commercially-oriented marketplace.

[edit] Works

• Candlemoth. ISBN 0-7528-5666-9
• A Quiet Vendetta. ISBN 0-7528-6060-7
• Ghostheart. ISBN 0-7528-6409-2
• City of Lies ISBN 0-75287-366-0

[edit] External links

• www.rogerjonellory.com (His homepage)
• http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/features2005/rj_ellory/quietvendetta.html
• An interview with Roger Jon Ellory.