A Girl Called Justice · Book 1

A Girl Called Justice

Published
2 May 2019
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9781786540591
Type
novel
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About this book

A Girl Called Justice (May 2019, 320 pages) opens the series by sending eleven-year-old Justice Jones to Highbury House, a Sussex boarding school for the 'Daughters of Gentlefolk,' after her mother's death -- where a body found in the snow gives the young sleuth her first case.

Key facts about A Girl Called Justice

Elly Griffiths wrote A Girl Called Justice, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2 May 2019. The book has 320 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781786540591 to find the main one.

A Girl Called Justice is book 1 of 4 in A Girl Called Justice series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. The Spy at the Window is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 26 May 2022.

Additionally, Elly Griffiths writes Ruth Galloway, The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) and Harbinder Kaur, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle grade and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Case of the Christmas Card is the latest published Elly Griffiths book on file, from 8 October 2026.

About Elly Griffiths

Elly Griffiths is the pen name of British novelist Domenica de Rosa, who worked in publishing and wrote several novels under her own name before turning to crime fiction. See every Elly Griffiths book in order.

Its place in A Girl Called Justice

A Girl Called Justice is book 1 in the A Girl Called Justice series. It is followed by The Smugglers' Secret. See the full A Girl Called Justice reading order.

Elly Griffiths's only series for younger readers sends eleven-year-old Justice Jones to Highbury House, a boarding school for the "Daughters of Gentlefolk" on the edge of a Sussex marsh, after the death of her mother. Justice is a super-smart, super-observant sleuth in the Golden Age tradition -- equal parts Nancy Drew and a young Miss Marple -- who can't help noticing the things adults miss: a missing maid, a suspicious new teacher, a body that shouldn't be where it is. Griffiths sets the series in the 1930s…

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