Emylia hall biography

Emylia Hall lives in Bristol with her husband and son where she writes from a hut in the garden and dreams of the sea. The Shell House Detectives is the first novel in her crime series, following the exploits of sleuthing duo Ally and Jayden and the people in and around the fictional village of Porthpella.

On release it was a Kindle Top 10 bestseller, and the rights have been optioned for TV by Playground Entertainment. The Harbour Lights Mystery – the second book in The Shell House Mystery series – was published in October 2023, with The Rockpool Murder and The Death at the Vineyard following in 2024.

Emylia hall biography

The Arts Trail Killer will be released in April 2025. Described as Contemporary Cosy Crime, Emylia’s bestselling series is inspired by her love of Cornwall’s wild landscape.

Emylia’s writing career began in 2012 with the coming-of-age story The Book of Summers.

It was one of the bestselling debuts of the year and a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. A Heart Bent Out o