Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham

In this series launch, Bingham introduced one of the most complex characters in crime fiction, Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths. She is a part of the investigative team at the Cardiff Police Department but most of her colleagues give her a wide birth. She is overly intense and doesn’t fit in; she has a degree in Philosophy from Cambridge and her strong analytical skills mean she gets assigned to tedious paperwork instead of the more interesting investigations.