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A review by myrdyr
Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham
3.0
3.5/5 stars
While I enjoyed this book enough to keep reading it and to start the next one in the series, I can't completely suppress the disbelief I have that any modern police force would have allowed Fiona to become a police officer with her history of SEVERE psychological problems. I thought most organizations did psych evaluations to screen out people who might be ill-equipped to deal with the high stress/violent aspects of police work. Half the time, she appears to barely be functioning, so I'm not sure I can accept the fact that she would have been a successful candidate. I also agree with the observation in CarolinefromConcord's review that it seems unbelievable that her parents never disclosed her abandonment, even while she was hospitalized for a medical condition that is linked to early childhood trauma. The doctor's might have considered it relevant, don't ya think? As I parent, I would be mentioning every little paper cut to try and pinpoint the possible trauma, and they sit on the fact that she was abandoned? Not likely.
While I enjoyed this book enough to keep reading it and to start the next one in the series, I can't completely suppress the disbelief I have that any modern police force would have allowed Fiona to become a police officer with her history of SEVERE psychological problems. I thought most organizations did psych evaluations to screen out people who might be ill-equipped to deal with the high stress/violent aspects of police work. Half the time, she appears to barely be functioning, so I'm not sure I can accept the fact that she would have been a successful candidate. I also agree with the observation in CarolinefromConcord's review that it seems unbelievable that her parents never disclosed her abandonment, even while she was hospitalized for a medical condition that is linked to early childhood trauma. The doctor's might have considered it relevant, don't ya think? As I parent, I would be mentioning every little paper cut to try and pinpoint the possible trauma, and they sit on the fact that she was abandoned? Not likely.