One of our Books of the Year 2013.
A favourite author of mine changes tack. He used to write sweeping, Jeffrey Archer-esque sagas (wonderful), now he turns to crime and introduces a new series detective, Fiona Griffiths. She is the reason for reading this - and read it you must. A strange, clever woman with an honours degree in Philosophy from Cambridge, she suffers from Cotard's Syndrome, a rare condition on which the author includes a note. It is an intricate, complex novel with an absorbing plot but, as I've said, it is the character of Fiona (Fi) that drives it. Don't miss it for as it begins a series you do need to know Fi from the start. Brilliant addition to the genre.
April 2013 Book of the Month.
The Lovereading view...
Welcome to the world of D.C. Fiona Griffiths. This new pacey, compelling series, set in Cardiff, is told purely from the point of view of Fiona – seriously good detective but with a shed load of issues and haunted by her own dark past. In this opening book a brutal murder of a mother and child, that on the surface looks like an open and shut case, leads to a much darker mystery. We know Harry has already written more in this series which we can’t wait to read when they are published.
For rookie detective constable Fiona Griffiths, her first major investigation promises to be a tough initiation into Cardiff's dark underbelly. A young woman and her six-year-old daughter have been found brutally murdered in a squalid flat, the single clue a platinum credit card belonging to a millionaire businessman who died in a plane crash six months before. For her fellow cops, it's just another case of a low-rent prostitute meeting the wrong kind of client and coming to a nasty end, but Fiona is convinced that the tragic lives and cruel deaths of this mother and daughter are part of a deeper, darker mystery.
| Primary Genre | Crime and Mystery |
| Other Genres: | |
| Recommendations: |
Win Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series So Far!
Closing date: 30/09/2026
Win a Pair of Tickets to Agatha Christie’s The Hollow at a Venue of Your Choice.
Closing date: 15/10/2026
For rookie detective constable Fiona Griffiths, her first major investigation promises to be a tough initiation into Cardiff's dark underbelly. A young woman and her six-year-old daughter have been found brutally murdered in a squalid flat, the single clue a platinum credit card belonging to a millionaire businessman who died in a plane crash six months before.
Talking to the Dead features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Books of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Talking to the Dead was written by Harry Bingham and published by Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
Talking to the Dead has 378 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
