The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths
2014 • 448 pages
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When DC Fiona Griffiths says 'yes' to her policeman boyfriend, it's an affirmation that she wants finally to put her psychological breakdown behind her. But she still can't resist the challenge of an undercover policing course, and finding it remarkably easy to assume a new identity, she comes top of the class. So when an ingenious payroll fraud starts to look like the tip of a huge criminal iceberg, she is selected to infiltrate the fraudsters' operation. Posing as a meek former payroll clerk now forced to work as a cleaner, she becomes Fiona Grey, hoping the criminals will try and recruit her - knowing that if they discover her real identity, she's dead meat.
Series
5 primary booksFiona Griffiths is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Harry Bingham.
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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From the instant that it was mentioned in Love Story, With Murders that Fi Griffiths had signed up for a course in Undercover work, every reader knew that she'd end up doing some deep undercover work soon. Thankfully, Bingham didn't make us wait too long because here comes both the course and the assignment. But before we get to the assignment, Fi gets this wonderful reality check after her course:
I'm tasked to process paperwork on a couple of cases that are coming to court. Someone assigns me to help on a team that is developing advice on how to avoid thefts from vehicles. The first of our meetings takes an hour and forty minutes and the gist of our advice will be, ‘Lock your car and hide your valuables.' Or, to simplify further, ‘Don't be a bloody idiot.'
I suggest that as a slogan and everyone looks at me.
Brattenbury says, ‘Fiona, this is remarkable work. You—'
Jackson interrupts him. ‘Don't flatter her. She'll cock everything up. Or start shooting people.'
Strange Death
