A review by trusselltales
The Dead House by Harry Bingham

4.0

Well written and paced crime novel, but one that stands hands above the competition. Featuring DS Fiona Griffiths - maverick, eccentric, determined and possessed of a sharp detective instinct - in a case that starts with the discovery of the body of a young women laid out respectfully in an old 'dead house" (church annexe), the story goes in directions that I didn't foresee. Some amazing, powerful scenes, especially as the plot reaches its climax. Very engrossing and compulsive, avoiding a lot of the cliches of the police procedural genre.