{"product_id":"talking-to-the-dead","title":"Talking To The Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA crime you''ll always remember. A detective you''ll never forget.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDC 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiona 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Fiona Griffiths mystery series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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'' \u003ci\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Compelling...\u003cb\u003ea new crime talent to treasure\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eGritty, compelling\u003c\/b\u003e...a procedural unlike any other you are likely to read this year'' \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''With Detective Constable Fiona ''Fi'' Griffiths, Harry Bingham...finds a sweet spot in crime fiction...\u003cb\u003ethink Stieg Larsson''s Lisbeth Salander\u003c\/b\u003e...[or] \u003cb\u003eLee Child''s Jack Reacher\u003c\/b\u003e... The writing is terrific'' \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This cleverly plotted police procedural introduces a \u003cb\u003elikeable, maverick detective\u003c\/b\u003e destined for a bestseller following'' \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Angela Marsons, Peter James and Ann Cleeves will be gripped by the other titles in the Fiona Griffiths mystery series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1.       \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2.       \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Story, With Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e3.       \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e4.       \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Thing of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e5.       \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dead House \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e6.       \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Deepest Grave (coming soon!)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you''re looking for a crime thriller series to keep you hooked, then go no further: you''ve just found it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** Each Fiona Griffiths thriller can be read as a standalone or in series order **\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307046969726,"sku":"NW9781409137221","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781409137221.jpg?v=1778248108","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/talking-to-the-dead","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}