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Talking to the Dead

Talking to the Dead

Paperback Published on: 28/03/2013
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Talking to the Dead
A different style of detective
Set in South Wales, Talking to the Dead introduces a new and very different detective. Young, female and teetotal, DC Fiona Griffiths is refreshing and beg... READ MORE
Dave Newman at Hastings
Talking to the Dead
Talking for the dead.
DC Fiona Griffiths is not your usual kind of Police officer....to be fair, she's a bit on the odd side! A murder of a woman and her six year old daughter..... READ MORE
Liz at Harrow
Talking to the Dead
Brilliantly executed!
I was unsure when I started this book, but as it got going I literally could not put it down. The main character Fiona is different and you begin to really... READ MORE
Tracy from Hull Uni Waterstones
Talking to the Dead
Dark and fresh.
I started this on impulse after reading a scathing review, so I almost expected to dislike it. I found myself loving it. Talking to the Dead takes a while ... READ MORE
Emma Prince at Portsmouth
Talking to the Dead
Great female copper!
I loved the character of DC Fiona Griffiths, part maverick, part weird (something about her you can't quite put your finger on). The book is well written, ... READ MORE
Sharon Ovenden at Southport
Talking to the Dead
Talking to the Dead
I totally loved this book. DC Fiona Griffiths is a force to be reckoned with as she uses her own initiative to solve crimes much to her superiors despair.S... READ MORE
Sally Boocock at Lancaster Marketgate
Talking to the Dead
The Land of my Fathers
This is one of those crime novels where it is hard to recommend it without giving too much away- so I’ll not reveal much of the plot. It’s set in Wales wi... READ MORE
June Davies at Northallerton
Talking to the Dead
Memorable Crime
An impressive start to what I hope will be a thrilling series. Fiona Griffith is a complex and damaged character, thankfully, not in a clichéd way. The plo... READ MORE
Charlie Hay at Brentwood
Talking to the Dead
Dark and fresh.
I started this on impulse after reading a scathing review, so I almost expected to dislike it. I found myself loving it. Talking to the Dead takes a while ... READ MORE
Emma Louise Pennell at Chichester

Synopsis

A crime you'll always remember. A detective you'll never forget.

A young girl is found dead. A prostitute is murdered. And the strangest, youngest detective in the South Wales Major Crimes Unit is about to face the fiercest test of her short career.

A woman and her six-year-old daughter are killed with chilling brutality in a dingy flat. The only clue: the platinum bank card of a long-dead tycoon, found amidst the squalor.

DC Griffiths has already proved herself dedicated to the job, but there's another side to her she is less keen to reveal. Something to do with a mysterious two-year gap in her CV, her strange inability to cry - and a disconcerting familiarity with corpses.

Fiona is desperate to put the past behind her but as more gruesome killings follow, the case leads her back into those dark places in her own mind where another dead girl is waiting to be found...

Praise for the Fiona Griffiths mystery series:

'I have to say that in a lifetime of reading crime fiction I have never come across anyone quite like Fiona Griffiths . . . Read this book. Enjoy every syllable. Hold your breath, and tick off the weeks until the next one' Crime Fiction Lover

'Compelling...a new crime talent to treasure' Daily Mail

'Gritty, compelling...a procedural unlike any other you are likely to read this year' USA Today

'With Detective Constable Fiona 'Fi' Griffiths, Harry Bingham...finds a sweet spot in crime fiction...think Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander...[or] Lee Child's Jack Reacher... The writing is terrific' The Boston Globe

'This cleverly plotted police procedural introduces a likeable, maverick detective destined for a bestseller following' Choice

Fans of Angela Marsons, Peter James and Ann Cleeves will be gripped by the other titles in the Fiona Griffiths mystery series:
1. Talking to the Dead
2. Love Story, With Murders
3. The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths
4. This Thing of Darkness
5. The Dead House
6. The Deepest Grave (coming soon!)

If you're looking for a crime thriller series to keep you hooked, then go no further: you've just found it.

** Each Fiona Griffiths thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order **

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781409137221
  • Number of pages: 384
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 272g
  • Languages: English

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Talking to the Dead
Talking to the Dead
Another crime novel with a strong female character. Or maybe she is just strange and falling apart. Think Saga Noren from The Bridge but working in Cardiff... READ MORE
Anja de Jager
Talking to the Dead
I'll buy the next Fiona Griffiths novel
There was definitely enough in this book to make me want to see how Harry Bingham develops the character of DC Griffiths especially now that I know what he... READ MORE
She who is too fond of books
Talking to the Dead
Brilliant
This is the book that introduces us to DC Fiona Griffiths of the South Wales Police and she certainly is not in the Miss Marple mode of female crime fighte... READ MORE
atticusfinch1048
Talking to the Dead
Battles with Demons
This novel is unusual in that although it is written by a male author ,the narrator is actually a young female detective in South Wales. The device is succ... READ MORE
sheils
Talking to the Dead
A crime novel with a great new detective
Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths becomes deeply involved in a horrific murder case involving a woman and a six-year-old girl. She is very perceptive and... READ MORE
CuteBadger
Talking to the Dead
Fairly good crime novel
The book was well written, however I did not find myself longing to read on and loathe to put it down. I will read the sequel just to see if it gets more e... READ MORE
MathsNerd3125
Talking to the Dead
Brilliant new detective
This is an intriguing take on the traditional detective story. The protagonist is an unusual personality and a lower rank than we are used to seeing to dri... READ MORE
foxyhlc
Talking to the Dead
I couldn't put it down!
I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a pre release copy of this and so glad I did! What a book! I couldn't put it down and read the book in three sitt... READ MORE
StokieBecks
Talking to the Dead
A good reag not a wonderful one
At the start of the book I found the style irritating a bit. Why do authors use one word then a full stop over and over again ? The author does that a lot ... READ MORE
Eleanorre
Talking to the Dead
Wonderfully wacky
What a refreshing read. A compelling, brilliantly written tale. This is a new author for me and I now have all 3 of the Fiona Griffiths books - compulsive ... READ MORE
tecky reader
Talking to the Dead
a must-read
Crime novels are my favourite read so I was delighted to find a new author (for me) and a new detective. The only problem I had with DC Fiona Griffiths was... READ MORE
Hela
Talking to the Dead
More about the detective than the crime
This is the first book in what I assume will be a series, if it isn't already, and this is our introduction to DC Fiona Griffiths. A young girl and her mot... READ MORE
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