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The Dead House
The Dead House: Fiona Griffiths Crime Thriller | Harry Bingham
14 posts | 8 read | 8 to read
British detective Fiona Griffiths, one of the most engaging female protagonists in crime thrillers, is back with her toughest case yet. When the body of a young woman is found in an old 'dead house' - the annexe where the dead were stored before burial in medieval times - of a tiny church in a small town in Wales, it seems that past and present have come together in a bizarre and horrifying way. For DC Fiona Griffiths, the girl - a murder victim whose corpse was laid out with obvious tenderness - represents an irresistibly intriguing puzzle, given Fiona's unusual empathy for the dead. And when her investigations lead her to an obscure and secretive monastery hidden in a remote valley, she finds that the murder victim is far from the only victim of a dark and disturbing melding of modern crime and medieval religious practices. Only Fiona is capable of solving this brilliantly crafted mystery.
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Bookzombie
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#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 A great author. 3mo
Bookzombie @Andrew65 I really wish there were more than 6 books in the series. 3mo
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jenniferw88
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#whodunituk books 2 and 5 of my first book are cheap on kindle at the mo.

TrishB That‘s a bit random! Read both those, now up to 6. 5y
suzie.reads Brilliant series, I love Fiona. One of my upto date series 😊 5y
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Ms.Story
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The fifth in the series but the first I've read. It's good but I'm not totally smitten. Perhaps beginning with the first in the series would have helped me better appreciate Fiona's idiosyncrasies.

Bookzombie I just read the first recently and I would say it probably makes a difference. 🙂 5y
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TrishB
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My son‘s graduation in July 🎉
No goals, just carry on reading!!
Best of 2018- picture above. Worst - just too many and listing them would like be living them again, moving on....
No resolutions- they never work!
Tagged is the first book - finished today.
#humpdaypost

Cathythoughts Oh my goodness.... ye are the image of each other ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
Tamra Great pic! You must be a proud mom! 5y
TheLibrarian What a lovely picture! 5y
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Pricel101 I agree! Here‘s to out with 2018 & on to a wonderful new 2019! 📖😻 5y
squirrelbrain Fab pic! ❤️ 5y
Kaye A handsome young man. A proud mom. Can you tell me how old that building is behind you ? 5y
andrew61 Great photo - belated congratulations. 5y
TrishB @Cathythoughts aww- seems to be the older he gets 💕 5y
TrishB @Tamra thank you - very 😁 5y
TrishB @TheLibrarian thank you 👍🏻 5y
TrishB @Pricel101 exactly 😁 5y
TrishB @squirrelbrain thanks Helen 😁 5y
TrishB @kaye thank you 😁 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Building,_University_of_Liverpool details here. It‘s a wonderful building ❤️ 5y
TrishB @andrew61 thank you 👍🏻 5y
Kaye Beautiful ! Thank you 5y
batsy Gorgeous pic 💕 5y
readordierachel Great pic! Love your dress! 5y
scowler1 Liverpool is so beautiful! You guys too of course. 5y
TrishB @scowler1 😁👍🏻 5y
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TrishB
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Brilliant crime thriller - yet again Fiona‘s thought processes are so different to everyone else‘s!!
The caving bits were extremely claustrophobic 😱😱
#2019readinggoals - first of #booked2019 #femaledetective #winter
#anewchapter

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
vkois88 👍👍👍 5y
Cinfhen And she‘s completed her first prompt 🙌🏻🎉‼️I predict you‘ll be done by Easter 🐣 😂 5y
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TrishB @Cinfhen I‘ve said no more than 2 a month!! 😁😁 5y
Bookzombie Did you know that if you go to his website and sign up there are several short stories available to read? I haven‘t downloaded them yet, but I will. 5y
TrishB @Bookzombie thanks 👍🏻 will check this out. 5y
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TrishB
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#newbeginnings #anewchapter
New year - new book.
My first for #booked2019 #winter #femaledetective
I would love to finish today but our guests left at 3.30am and my eyes keep shutting!!

suzie.reads This is a great book I love the Fiona Griffiths series 😍 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh goodness 😴😴😴 5y
TrishB @suzie.reads me too 👍🏻 5y
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TrishB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I know! Need 😴 5y
Cinfhen Back to work tomorrow??? 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen back Thursday 😔 thankfully one more day off! 5y
Cinfhen Yay!!! So reading tomorrow rest today 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen hopefully!! So much tidying up to do.... 5y
vkois88 Oh, it sounds good. I hope you enjoy! And hopefully you got the rest you needed today. 5y
alisiakae Enjoy your last day off today! 5y
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jenniferw88
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A close-up of the review!

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jenniferw88
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So every other Friday afternoon, I volunteer in one of my local libraries... last time I was there I created a review for this book and this is part of the new display!

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Well done! You're famous! 6y
minkyb 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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rabbitprincess
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Another excellent Fiona Griffiths book. This one might be the creepiest I've read. On to book 6 whenever my mum or the library gets it.

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rabbitprincess
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I would be somewhat taken aback under these circumstances 😳😶🤐

DivineDiana Yikes! 6y
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rabbitprincess
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Fiona and I have similar Christmas-shopping strategies 😊 (although I would at least finish up in the queue before leaving).

batsy Yes! This is actually the only way I can stay sane during shopping. (But agreed, never leave the queue. What if you come back and the queues are longer? Doesn't bear thinking about.) 6y
rabbitprincess @batsy My thoughts exactly! 6y
RaimeyGallant Books to temper shopping. Good idea! 6y
rabbitprincess @RaimeyGallant My strategy is usually to go early, stick to the list, and quit when you're not getting anywhere. Then I go home and read 😄 6y
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rabbitprincess
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Hanging out with Smaug and Fiona on this cold #litsypartyofone weekend.

jenniferw88 Enjoy! I have to wait until October to read #6 as I'm using it for #booked18! 6y
rabbitprincess @jenniferw88 So far so good! This is the first one I've read since our trip to Wales, and having heard the Welsh language and accents really helps me with Fiona's voice and the place names 😊 6y
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Timidmagick
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Fiona is beginning to become one of those annoying people who wouldn‘t get into trouble if she just told people her plans. Interesting medieval church lessons. Don‘t like the international criminal plot line as all popular novels/tv shows seem to go there

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Cpb
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I love this series and the protagonist, Fiona Griffiths. I love a complex character.