- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (31 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752881736
- ISBN-13: 978-0752881737
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 3.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 227,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'There is no-one writing better police procedurals today than Graham Hurley. He gives an almost cinematic quality to the narrative, creating a convincing sense of watching a team of real detectives at work' (Suzanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'Hurley is one of the great talents of British police procedurals. Every book he delivers is better than the last and ONE UNDER is no exception. I can't recommend it highly enough' (Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
'A first-rate thriller, which is graphic and gritty and will hit you right in the stomach from the very start.' (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )
'A wonderfully plotted yarn' (SUNDAY TRIBUNE (Ireland) )
'ONE UNDER is a majestic book. It's immaculately-plotted, has a strong character to anchor it, and shows police work in all its graft and frustrations' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )
Hurley started the DI Faraday series in 2000, when you might have thought the genre didn't need another police series. But he brings something different to an overworked medium...The story begins in the dark of a train tunnel, and finishes in the darkness of men's hearts.' (TANGLED WEB ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Hurley is one of the great talents of British police procedurals. Every book he delivers is better than the last and ONE UNDER is no exception. I can't recommend it highly enough' (Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
'A first-rate thriller, which is graphic and gritty and will hit you right in the stomach from the very start.' (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )
'A wonderfully plotted yarn' (SUNDAY TRIBUNE (Ireland) )
'ONE UNDER is a majestic book. It's immaculately-plotted, has a strong character to anchor it, and shows police work in all its graft and frustrations' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )
Hurley started the DI Faraday series in 2000, when you might have thought the genre didn't need another police series. But he brings something different to an overworked medium...The story begins in the dark of a train tunnel, and finishes in the darkness of men's hearts.' (TANGLED WEB ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"This is how a crime novel should be written..."
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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First of all, I should state I am from Portsmouth.
Graham Hurley's novels about Portsmouth, Faraday and Winter are absolutely spot on. He captures the spirit of the city and its environs - the Isle of Wight and parts of south east Hampshire - to a "T". His characters are realistic and his narratives are spell binding.
Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly eat your respective hearts out!
As you may have gathered, I highly recommend Graham Hurley's Faraday novels - buy the lot and start from the beginning!
Graham Hurley's novels about Portsmouth, Faraday and Winter are absolutely spot on. He captures the spirit of the city and its environs - the Isle of Wight and parts of south east Hampshire - to a "T". His characters are realistic and his narratives are spell binding.
Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly eat your respective hearts out!
As you may have gathered, I highly recommend Graham Hurley's Faraday novels - buy the lot and start from the beginning!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Hurley is the top of the police-procedural hierarchy. I find Rankin a vastly overrated self-publicist, and many other police procedurals are ho-hum at best.
The key to Hurley, as another reviewer pointed out, is the sense of place. My father was a cop in Portsmouth, and the atmosphere, the language, the description and the sense of sneering, striving desperation is spot-on.
Allied to this, Hurley's characters ring true, and he is prepared to leave a crime unsolved, something many others in the genre would do well to attempt.
The key to Hurley, as another reviewer pointed out, is the sense of place. My father was a cop in Portsmouth, and the atmosphere, the language, the description and the sense of sneering, striving desperation is spot-on.
Allied to this, Hurley's characters ring true, and he is prepared to leave a crime unsolved, something many others in the genre would do well to attempt.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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No, I don't think this is his best, but that still puts it pretty high up in my opinion. Hurley has to be the best this country has in trerms of police-procedural. As others have said, begin with the first one [Turnstone] and read them all [this one is N07]. So why not 5*? I think he may have taken on too much here. There are two inquiries with inevitably a whole heap of characters which I tended to find confusing. He does go into psychology quite a bit as well and I'm not sure if I like the ending. I'm another one who didn't know Faraday had a beard!!!!!!! As in other books, Winter tends to dominate, even if he's a bit different this time [for an obvious reason to those who've read thus far] but he's nonetheless likeable. I don't know Portsmouth that well but I do get the feeling Hurley has it spot on. Excellent feeling of place. I'm already looking for the next one!
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Keep your promises - or else
Another well-plotted story in that den of iniquity, Portsmouth. Faraday is the main detective character in this series of crime novels though it was what his assistant Winter gets... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Noel
Another good read
As a recent convert to Graham Hurley (after reading reviews on Amazon) I have to say that I find his books well written and entertaining. Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. Williams
The Winter collection
This seventh novel from Graham Hurley to feature DI Faraday has at last, for me, anyway, reached the five star slot; something not achieved since the very first book, 'Turnstone'. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2010 by Michael Watson
Good but perhaps a bit over ambitious
My first Hurley and i was impressed by his meticulous procedural approach. That's perhaps a strength and a weakness - the double plot in One Under got a bit confusing at times -... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2009 by Huck Flynn
Utterly dreadful
This is with out doubt the worst book I have ever read. The character development is week. The plot is appalling. The writer wastes no opportunity to spout right wing vitriol. Read more
Published on 21 July 2008 by Mr. S. F. Thomas
The best yet
A body chained to a railway line, and a missing person. Two seperate crimes. Probably the best 'Joe Farraday' novel yet. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2008 by P. Horrex
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