Talking To The Dead
Summary:
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 over-intense. And there’s that gap in her past, the two-year hiatus that everyone assumes was a breakdown.
Group Reviews/Comments:
- So interesting, loved the use of [her mental health disorder. Note: I’m replacing this so no spoilers. MP].
- Good procedural.
- Ending was over the top, but just roll with it!
- Liked the Lev character!
- 3 out of 5 stars—liked the headstrong protagonist.
- Fascinating.
- Very psychologically complex. Made me curious about the main character’s past.
- Liked it, but took a while to get into it.
- Really liked it!
- Fiona really a unique character. I got mad at her at times, but the mystery with her back story really interesting.
- Found quirky Fiona refreshing and intriguing.
- Thumbs up.
- Found the murder too gruesome.
- I’m almost more intrigued by Fiona’s personal mystery [than the murder].
- There were several intertwined mysteries; well done, author made it work.
- Would definitely read more in the series.
- Liked the supporting characters.
- Liked this book, already reading second in series.
- Liked Fiona’s tenacity.
- There was a good sense of place, and liked the humor.
- Liked the supporting characters.
- Liked the humor in the book.
- Liked being in Wales!
- The investigation not really a mystery, but I still enjoyed it.
- Incredulous that Fiona would have made it onto the police force with her mental illness.
- Dialogue at times clunky.
- Hard to get over her personality and get to know her.
- Good writing.
- This book really pissed me off. Unbelievable in so many places!
I didnt attend the regular meetup so adding my comment here:
Thumbs up for me since the book was an easy read and the procedural part, and using the mental illness was done well. However, the MC working on two cases which happened to be related were too coincidental and the ending/climax was completely unbelievable.