- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: William Heinemann (24 April 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0434014451
- ISBN-13: 978-0434014453
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 635,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Flesh and Blood was John Harvey's most successful book to date. Ash and Bone is set to surpass it, and now Darkness and Light will bring Harvey to an even wider audience, confirming his status as "lights out one of the best."
-Michael Connelly
-Michael Connelly
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'John Harvey is one of my favourite authors. Whenever he has a new book out it goes straight to the top of my reading list.' - Peter Robinson
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like the last reviewer I am a huge John Harvey fan. I've read all his Resnick books and the new Frank Elder series is superb. The characters are skillfully and lovingly created, Frank Elder himself has a calm dignity and intelligence which makes him much to be admired. That said, the actual plots of Harveys books are extremely gripping. In the case of Darkness & Light we are slowly made aware that the quiet middle-aged divorcee who goes missing has actually had something of a double life and when she is found murdered the book literally becomes unputdownable. Harveys books have that magical quality of really getting under your skin. If you're looking for an exciting, original and extremely well written book then buy this and then be prepared to buy everything else he's ever written!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
John Harvey's Frank Elder trilogy is simply brilliant - vivid characters, dark, complex plots, superb dialogue and a real sense of the physical surroundings of each story. Here, Elder's back in Nottingham, his former stamping ground, at the request of his ex-wife, to look into the disappearance of her friend's sister. Her body is soon discovered, laid out in a remarkably neat and ordered manner, which reminds Elder of his very first case in Nottingham. He quickly becomes a civilian consultant to the police investigation. There are links with Elder's first, unsolved, murder case in Nottingham, with occasional flash-back chapters to this time (1997), as well as flash-backs to some events in the 1960s, the significance of which becomes apparent in the second half of the novel. Here we have Elder and colleagues attempting to deal with a highly-planned murder, with several suspects, alongside which, Elder's continuingly difficult relationship with his daughter and ex-wife add a richness to the plot, as does the greater insight we finally get into DI Prior's background. All in all, a great read, but read the earlier novels in the trilogy first. I'm now looking forward to exploring Harvey's long series featuring Charlie Resnick.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Well up to the standard we've come to expect from Harvey. Some Harvey fans, I realise, don't like Elder (the detective hero), but I do. Elder is a character of greater depth and complexity than some others Harvey has created. Let's have more featuring this detective!
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John Harvey - Darkness and Light
Bought the book for my husband and he thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who likes this sort of reading.
Published 8 months ago by Lainey
Nottingham in the Spot Light
Another thrilling Frank Elder novel from the UK's master of crime. Set in and around the Nottingham area it all adds up to an extra dimension to the reading experience as the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by B. Edwards
GOOD STORY BUT SPOILT
John Harvey displays a good mind in creating his book "Darkness & Light" that brings into the storyline a retired police officer to investigate a murgder alongside serving... Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. B. Prentice
Excellent writer...............................
This is the first time I have read John Harvey and I was impressed.
His style of writing is easy to read and flows along smoothly in a manner easy to assimilate without boring... Read more
His style of writing is easy to read and flows along smoothly in a manner easy to assimilate without boring... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by L. Hay
OK but routine
Modern day UK crime thriller concentrated on Nottingham. Detective who wanders around known only by surname Elder. Hang on is this Edinburgh's Morse? Read more
Published on 20 April 2009 by Officer Dibble
Good Crime Fiction
John Harvey is best known for his excellent Nottingham-based Charlie Resnick novels. He is also a poet, dramatist and broadcaster. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2008 by J. Chippindale
A sinister tale of sexual frustration and murder
I have to say that I wasn't sure about this book when I read the first few pages. It made me wonder if perhaps it might be riding a little close to the bone to be comfortable... Read more
Published on 17 July 2007 by Mrs. B
Fairly Good Detective Novel
Frank Elder is a retired Detective Inspector, living in Cornwall. When, his estranged wife calls him from Nottingham, and asks him to help to find her friend's sister, Claire, who... Read more
Published on 5 July 2007 by J.Flood
This is for the screen
All reviewers have liked this book so I wont go on about it. I have only just discovered John Harvey. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2007 by C Elyod
Excellent Crime Fiction Writing
John Harvey is best known for his excellent Nottingham-based Charlie Resnick novels. He is also a poet, dramatist and broadcaster. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2007 by J. Chippindale
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