Litsy

Talking to the Dead: A Novel | Harry Bingham

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A former prostitute and drug addict, who seemed to have been turning her life around, is found dead in a squat with the body of her 6 year old daughter. Next to her body is a credit card belonging to a multi-millionaire who had died in a plane crash 6 months earlier.

rwmg Rather grittier than the mysteries I usually read. The only reason I kept going was the intriguing character of DC Fiona Griffiths, the most junior member of the investigating team, and the gradual reveal of part of her back-story. I'm not sure though whether finding out more of it is enough to keep me going. I can recognise the book was very well done, but just not my cup of tea, so I'll still give it a Pick. 3mo

Meshell1313 Caught my eye! Bingham is my maiden name! 😂 related 🤔? (edited) 3mo

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rwmg

Talking to the Dead: A Novel | Harry Bingham

#coffeeandabook

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rwmg

Talking to the Dead: A Novel | Harry Bingham

Interview, October 2006
Beyond the window, I can see three kites hanging in the air over Bute Park.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Bookzombie

The Dead House: Fiona Griffiths Crime Thriller | Harry Bingham

#12Booksof2023 #September

I think I missed a day. Oops.

In September, I started to get my reading mojo back and my top pick was the fifth book in the Fiona Griffiths series. I highly recommend starting at the beginning.

Andrew65

Andrew65 A great author. 13mo

Bookzombie @Andrew65 I really wish there were more than 6 books in the series. 13mo

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Blueroseis

The Silver Locomotive Mystery | Edward Marston

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Out of the eight Railway Detective books that I have read by Edward Marston, this was by far the best. It was enjoyable from start to finish. While I had an idea part way through that the evidence was not all that it seemed, the way the story progressed made me dismiss my theory. This book is all that one can expect from an excellent historical police procedural murder mystery and with a great ending I would class it as a cosy read.

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Bookzombie

The Deepest Grave | Harry Bingham

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This is more of a series review. The Deepest Grave is the last book published and I loved it like I did the others. Bingham has said there will be another but I‘m not holding my breath so I will call this complete, at least for now.
Fiona is a police officer in South Wales, but as a teenager she was hospitalized and diagnosed with Cotard‘s Syndrome. Fiona is different from your average copper and I love her. I also love the ⬇️

Bookzombie recurring characters, especially DI Rhiannon Watkins and DCI Dennis Jackson. I have read some in print, but I highly recommend them on audio because, well, Welsh spellings are sometimes hard and it‘s lovely to hear them pronounced. For example, Gwenhwyfar is Guinevere and Caledfwlch is Excalibur. Book 6 had an Arthurian angle. I‘m sure I will reread this series at some point. #serieslove2023 1y

TheSpineView 👍🤩📖 1y

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BarbaraBB

The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi

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This book has been on my shelves for ages but I am glad I finally read it, it is a well told story.

In a Maltese immigrant neighborhood in Wales, Dolores grows up with her five sisters. It‘s a hard life with a gambling, abusing father and a mother who is loving but not able to take good care of all six.
Years later the sisters reunite for a funeral and Dolores discovers that her truth is not the only one.

#booker #ukroadtrip #cardiff

LeeRHarry, jenniferw88, JenniferP

LeeRHarry Thanks for the tag - glad you enjoyed it. 😊 2y

jlhammar Glad to hear this was good. I've had the hardcover waiting on my shelves for (I think) almost 20 years now! 2y

BarbaraBB @jlhammar Me too, I bought it in 2000. I can‘t believe how time flies 😳 2y

JenniferP Glad you liked it! I'll keep it on the shelf instead of donating unread. 2y

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BarbaraBB

The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi

#WeeklyForecast 19/23

I am trying to read an #InternationalBooker shortlisted book a week and am now in the middle of Time Shelter. Afterwards I‘ll read some oldies off my TBR before I dive into my new books for #CampToB23.
The tagged one was shortlisted for the #BookerPrize years ago, a #Persephone just because and The Mandibles because I love Shriver!

Cinfhen

LeeRHarry Will be interested to hear your thoughts on the tagged book - it has been on my radar for a while now as it‘s set in Cardiff and my family is from South Wales. 😊 2y

Cinfhen I‘ve been curious about the tagged book too @LeeRHarry (Time Shelter) and as much as I LOVE Shriver I could not get into

The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047

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TrishB Have a good week 👍🏻 2y

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JenniferP I've also had The Hiding Place on my shelf for a long time! Curious to see how you like it. 2y

BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @JenniferP I‘ll make sure to tag you in my review of

The Hiding Place

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I am reading The Mandibles on audio and print and I feel the same so far! (edited) 2y

BarbaraBB @TrishB Thanks! You too, with The Ferryman! 2y

Suet624 Shriver certainly has some misses amidst her fascinating ones. Some I struggle with but remember for years. I don‘t think I‘ve read the one you‘re reading though. 2y

LeahBergen I want to read that Persephone, too. 👍 2y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s all about money and an dystopian final crisis. If that doesn‘t ring a bell you probably haven‘t! 2y

BarbaraBB @LeahBergen You haven‘t yet? That doesn‘t happen often! 2y

LeahBergen 😂😂 Well, at this point I think my number of owned Persephones is higher than my number read! 2y

Suet624 @BarbaraBB oh dear. I definitely shouldn‘t read that right now. 🤪 2y

BarbaraBB @Suet624 I wouldn‘t 🩵 2y

BarbaraBB @LeahBergen that says a lot about your collection 🥰🥰 2y

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EadieB

Talking to the Dead: A Novel | Harry Bingham

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#TalkingToTheDead #HarryBingham #BookSpinBingo

First off Fiona Griffiths finds a young woman undone by drugs and prostitution, her six-year-old daughter dead alongside her. Then she finds 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?

Andrew65, TheAromaofBooks

EadieB Fiona Griffiths is a bit odd and suffers from Cotard's Syndrome, which is a condition of depression and psychosis. 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. 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. 3y

EadieB This book is an excellent start to a new series. It has a clever plot with original characters that starts out slowly but develops into an intense drama. I am going to investigate the rest of the series and I'm happy to find a new series to read. 3y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y

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