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A mesmerizing and thrilling novel--perfect for fans of Tana French and Stieg Larsson--that introduces a modern, unforgettable rookie cop whose past is as fascinating and as deadly as the crimes she investigates. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Boston Globe - The Seattle Times SHE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE. . . . At first, the murder scene appears sad, but not unusual: a young woman undone by drugs and prostitution, her six-year-old daughter dead alongside her. But then detectives find a strange piece of evidence in the squalid house: the platinum credit card of a very wealthy--and long dead--steel tycoon. What is a heroin-addicted hooker doing with the credit card of a well-known and powerful man who died months ago? This is the question that the most junior member of the investigative team, Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths, is assigned to answer. But D.C. Griffiths is no ordinary cop. She's earned a reputation at police headquarters in Cardiff, Wales, for being odd, for not picking up on social cues, for being a little overintense. And there's that gap in her past, the two-year hiatus that everyone assumes was a breakdown. But Fiona is a crack investigator, quick and intuitive. She is immediately drawn to the crime scene, and to the tragic face of the six-year-old girl, who she is certain has something to tell her . . . something that will break the case wide open. Ignoring orders and protocol, Fiona begins to explore far beyond the rich man's credit card and into the secrets of her seaside city. And when she uncovers another dead prostitute, Fiona knows that she's only begun to scratch the surface of a dark world of crime and murder. But the deeper she digs, the more danger she risks--not just from criminals and killers but from her own past . . . and the abyss that threatens to pull her back at any time. Praise for Talking to the Dead "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 . . . Denise Mina's 'Paddy' Meehan [or] Lee Child's Jack Reacher. . . . The writing is terrific."--The Boston Globe "The mystery-thriller genre is already so staffed with masterminds that it's hard to make room for another. But along comes a book like Talking to the Dead, and suddenly an unadvertised opening is filled. . . . [This] has the feel of something fresh and compelling."--New York Daily News "A stunner with precision plotting, an unusual setting, and a deeply complex protagonist . . . We have the welcome promise of more books to come about Griffiths."--The Seattle Times "Recommended highly . . . [a] riveting procedural thriller."--Library Journal (starred review)

About the Author :
Harry Bingham is an author and literary consultant who runs the U.K.'s largest literary consultancy firm, The Writers' Workshop. He has been longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and shortlisted for the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award for previous titles available in the U.K. He resides in Oxfordshire, where he is at work on the next novel in the Fiona Griffiths series.

Review :
"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 . . . Denise Mina's 'Paddy' Meehan [or] Lee Child's Jack Reacher. . . . The writing is terrific."--The Boston Globe "The mystery-thriller genre is already so staffed with masterminds that it's hard to make room for another. But along comes a book like Talking to the Dead, and suddenly an unadvertised opening is filled. . . . [This] has the feel of something fresh and compelling."--New York Daily News "A stunner with precision plotting, an unusual setting, and a deeply complex protagonist . . . We have the welcome promise of more books to come about Griffiths."--The Seattle Times "Recommended highly . . . [a] riveting procedural thriller."--Library Journal (starred review) 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 . . . Denise Mina s Paddy Meehan [or] Lee Child s Jack Reacher. . . . The writing is terrific. " The Boston Globe" The mystery-thriller genre is already so staffed with masterminds that it s hard to make room for another. But along comes a book like "Talking to the Dead, "and suddenly an unadvertised opening is filled. . . . [This] has the feel of something fresh and compelling. New York "Daily News" A stunner with precision plotting, an unusual setting, and a deeply complex protagonist . . . We have the welcome promise of more books to come about Griffiths. "The Seattle Times " "" Recommended highly . . . [a] riveting procedural thriller. " Library Journal "(starred review)" "The mystery-thriller genre is already so staffed with masterminds that it's hard to make room for yet another. But along comes a book like "Talking to the Dead", by Harry Bingham, and suddenly an unadvertised opening is filled....has the feel of something fresh and compelling. The best thing coming out of this gem of a crime story is the promise of another." --"Daily News " "The promising first installment in a new series, this book is so good it has you wondering who should play Fiona on the big screen." --"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) "Fans of Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander will cotton to the heroine of British author Bingham's highly entertaining U.S. debut....An insightful look at a damaged unusual woman trying to fit...enhance the brisk, realistic plot." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780345533739
  • Publisher: Delacorte Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Delacorte Press
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 337
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Width: 163 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0345533739
  • Publisher Date: 25 Sep 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 562 gr


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