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This Thing of Darkness

Fiona Griffiths Crime Thriller Series (Book 4)

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What to expect

A marine engineer who tumbles off a cliff path on a windy night. A burglary where everything taken was returned by the thief. The suicide of a man in love with life.

An accident, a mystery, an unexplained tragedy. And nothing at all to connect them. Until, that is, Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths, searching for something - anything - to take her mind off the tedious job of evidence-cataloguing she's been assigned to, starts to wonder if all three incidents are not quite what they seem. It could just be her imagination. After all, she'd be the first to admit that she isn't exactly in the prime of psychological health right now, the darkness she's held at bay ever since she joined the police force now lapping dangerously at her door. But something tells her there are invisible threads linking the crimes, and as she investigates further, she starts to see the outlines of a conspiracy so unlikely and on such a vast scale, that it takes her breath away.

And that's when they come for her.

Read by Siriol Jenkins

(p) 2015 Orion Publishing Group

Critics Review

Praise for gripping, atmospheric crime thriller THE DEAD HOUSE: Chilling, atmospheric and so gripping it hurts. The Dead House is a masterpiece. You won't read a better crime novel this year
MARK EDWARDS
Intriguing and compelling - I love Fiona Griffiths
SHARON BOLTON
In a word - brilliant. One of the most enjoyable crime novels I've read in a while
JAMES OSWALD
Compelling and claustrophic, Without a doubt, Fiona Griffiths is one of crime's most memorable heroines
SARAH HILARY
One of the most interesting and complicated protagonists in current UK crime fiction. Truly unforgettable
MICK HERRON
Fiona Griffiths is one of the most unusual and engaging characters in British crime fiction. Those who haven't yet encountered Fiona will be drawn into a beautifully crafted world
SINEAD CROWLEY
Gripping...Fiona Griffiths kept me hooked to the last page and left me hungry for more
RACHEL ABBOTT
A stunner with precision plotting, an unusual setting, and a deeply complex protagonist
THE SEATTLE TIMES
The easiest five stars I've ever awarded a book. Fiona Griffiths is by far the most original detective I've come across
LORETTA MILAN
Compelling...a new crime talent to treasure
DAILY MAIL
Author Harry Bingham
Narrator Siriol Jenkins
Series Fiona Griffiths Crime Thriller Series
Duration 14 hours and 30 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781409160229
Format Audiobook
Publisher Orion
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Availability AU, GB, IE

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