A review by stanl
Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham

5.0

Harry Bingham's character, Fiona Griffiths, has been compared to Lizbeth Salander, Stieg Larsson's incredible creation. Don't put much stock in that; the comparison is simply an advertising or a merchandising ploy. Fiona Griffiths stands on her own as a creation to be enjoyed, with hopes of many more returns. Harry Bingham's style is a precise simplicity compared to Stieg Larsson's. Mr. Bingham excels in the execution of a contemporary crime fiction novel and is all the more entertaining and worthy for that. While Mr. Larsson's style is chunkier and benefits, in my opinion, by mirroring the messiness of human reality by it, Mr. Bingham, mastering the technique of this type of storytelling, is deserving of the attention and,equally,satisfying,if through following different compass points. Mr. Bingham seems quite capable of rendering Ms. Griffiths to us in future episodes of continuing interest and excitement.