Emily Elgar books

Emily Elgar is a British author of psychological thrillers including If You Knew Her and Grace Is Gone, praised by Clare Mackintosh as 'a stunning example of psychological suspense.'

Emily Elgar Standalone Novels Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
If You Knew Her 2017 Buy
Grace Is Gone 2020 Buy

Emily Elgar is a British author of psychological thrillers. She grew up in the Cotswolds, studied at Edinburgh University, and later worked as a travel writer in Southern Africa and as an events coordinator for international NGOs in New York and Istanbul.

Her debut, If You Knew Her (2017), was praised by Clare Mackintosh as “a stunning example of psychological suspense.” The novel features a man with locked-in syndrome who witnesses a crime but cannot communicate. It was translated into eight languages.

Grace Is Gone (2019) was inspired by the true story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Elgar works as a support worker for a charity supporting vulnerable women and lives in Lewes, England.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is If You Knew Her about?

If You Knew Her features a man with locked-in syndrome who becomes the only witness to a crime but cannot communicate what he knows. Clare Mackintosh called it ’emotionally charged and tautly plotted.'

What is Grace Is Gone about?

Grace Is Gone was inspired by the true story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. It’s a psychological thriller about a mother and daughter whose perfect bond hides dark secrets.

Are Emily Elgar's books connected?

No. Her novels are standalone psychological thrillers with different characters and stories. Each can be read independently.

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