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'Britain's finest and hardest-hitting series of police procedural novels.The Price of Darkness is Graham Hurley's best book yet and should put Pompey firmly on the literary map... Hurley presents a world that has lost its moral compass, where selfishness, betrayal and brutality prevail, and the rare instances of decency and kindness seem almost aberrant. Readers who enjoy convincing, well-crafted thrillers won't go wrong with this one.' (Laura Wilson GUARDIAN )
'[His] Portsmouth-based series gets better with each book... Hurley handles the two stories skilfully, with a particularly good murder mystery and, as always, vividly realised characters.' (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'An outstandingly good novel... The theme is individual loyalty and collective betrayal but the subject is contemporary life and its increasing brutality.' (LITERARY REVIEW )
'Interesting characters and two strong storylines drive the book along at high speed.' (FINANCIAL TIMES )
'A thoroughly enjoyable read' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'A study of the desperate measures some people take when their friends and their society let them down.' (DAILY SPORT )
'One of the most able proponents of the crime novel... Questions of loyalty and betrayal are handled with quite as much skill as the standard crime novel apparatus of violence and suspense.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
'Dark, gritty, engrossing and totally believable' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )
'A tale of betrayal and of vengeance, packed with action, often violent, but also one which reflects the often slow but meticulous work of police investigations' (LEICESTER MERCURY )
'The accomplished Hurley creates a terrific atmosphere as the investigation slowly builds, clue by clue and suspect by suspect. Fantastic value. ****' (COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH )
'With a story that crackles with menace and is difficult to predict, this is probably Hurley's best book yet.' (WESTERN DAILY PRESS )
'With his customary flair for authenticity, Hurley plunges Winter and Faraday into thoughtful study of broken friendships and betrayals, wrapped up in a satisfyingly-complex mystery story.' (YORKSHIRE EVENING POST )
'If you don't know this superb British series set in Portsmouth, there is no better place to begin. The Prince of Darkness is vintage Hurley, with brilliant characters, a superb plot and a great story about loyalty and betrayal.' (TORONTO GLOBE AND MAIL ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'[His] Portsmouth-based series gets better with each book... Hurley handles the two stories skilfully, with a particularly good murder mystery and, as always, vividly realised characters.' (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'An outstandingly good novel... The theme is individual loyalty and collective betrayal but the subject is contemporary life and its increasing brutality.' (LITERARY REVIEW )
'Interesting characters and two strong storylines drive the book along at high speed.' (FINANCIAL TIMES )
'A thoroughly enjoyable read' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'A study of the desperate measures some people take when their friends and their society let them down.' (DAILY SPORT )
'One of the most able proponents of the crime novel... Questions of loyalty and betrayal are handled with quite as much skill as the standard crime novel apparatus of violence and suspense.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
'Dark, gritty, engrossing and totally believable' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )
'A tale of betrayal and of vengeance, packed with action, often violent, but also one which reflects the often slow but meticulous work of police investigations' (LEICESTER MERCURY )
'The accomplished Hurley creates a terrific atmosphere as the investigation slowly builds, clue by clue and suspect by suspect. Fantastic value. ****' (COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH )
'With a story that crackles with menace and is difficult to predict, this is probably Hurley's best book yet.' (WESTERN DAILY PRESS )
'With his customary flair for authenticity, Hurley plunges Winter and Faraday into thoughtful study of broken friendships and betrayals, wrapped up in a satisfyingly-complex mystery story.' (YORKSHIRE EVENING POST )
'If you don't know this superb British series set in Portsmouth, there is no better place to begin. The Prince of Darkness is vintage Hurley, with brilliant characters, a superb plot and a great story about loyalty and betrayal.' (TORONTO GLOBE AND MAIL ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Laura Wilson, GUARDIAN
'Britain's finest and hardest-hitting series of police procedural novels.The Price of Darkness is Graham Hurley's best book yet and should put Pompey firmly on the literary map... Hurley presents a world that has lost its moral compass, where selfishness, betrayal and brutality prevail, and the rare instances of decency and kindness seem almost aberrant. Readers who enjoy convincing, well-crafted thrillers won't go wrong with this one.'
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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D/I Faraday is back investigating the professional shooting of a property developer. Then a government minister is shot dead whilst sitting in the back of his chauffered car in a traffic queue on the way to the railway station. Faraday become deputy SIO on both cases, until the second case is taken away from him due to political beliefs that terrorism is involved.
Meanwhile D/C Winter is undercover, working for the local big time criminal Bazza Mackenzie. In the previous novel "One Under", Mackenzie had humiliated D/C Winter and has photographic evidence to remind Paul Winter.
This is a police procedural that is at the top - there is no detailed descriptions of blood and gore, the beating that D/C Winter gets is not graphically described but the true slog and frustrations of the Police investigatory work is depicted in detail. Hurley does this in a way that "dullness" never creeps in but through writing that gets you hooked and immersed into the story line.
There is a lot of reported speech which has the effect of convincing realism and gives the feel of imagining the team at work and avoids repetition/recap of scenes which would slow the pace down and may become tedious to read. Hurley is a talented documentary maker and he has brought these skills to his writing.
There is also an underlying theme of the police officers questioning the situations that they face in the modern world and the changes to society.
The characters remain strong and believable and certainly easy to visualise. D/C Winter has to really question his loyalty - both to himself and in a wider sense which may lead him to cross over to the "dark side".
Hurley gets stronger and better with this series. There are references to events that have happened earlier on in the series but these are deftly explained and should not put off anyone who is new to the Faraday and Winter series.
Meanwhile D/C Winter is undercover, working for the local big time criminal Bazza Mackenzie. In the previous novel "One Under", Mackenzie had humiliated D/C Winter and has photographic evidence to remind Paul Winter.
This is a police procedural that is at the top - there is no detailed descriptions of blood and gore, the beating that D/C Winter gets is not graphically described but the true slog and frustrations of the Police investigatory work is depicted in detail. Hurley does this in a way that "dullness" never creeps in but through writing that gets you hooked and immersed into the story line.
There is a lot of reported speech which has the effect of convincing realism and gives the feel of imagining the team at work and avoids repetition/recap of scenes which would slow the pace down and may become tedious to read. Hurley is a talented documentary maker and he has brought these skills to his writing.
There is also an underlying theme of the police officers questioning the situations that they face in the modern world and the changes to society.
The characters remain strong and believable and certainly easy to visualise. D/C Winter has to really question his loyalty - both to himself and in a wider sense which may lead him to cross over to the "dark side".
Hurley gets stronger and better with this series. There are references to events that have happened earlier on in the series but these are deftly explained and should not put off anyone who is new to the Faraday and Winter series.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Police procedurals seem to be two-a-penny these days. Any old fool with a computer and a few CSI episodes on DVD think they can knock out a thriller. What separates those with genuine skill from wannabes are two things: a sense of place, and a central character.
This is why Graham Hurley is the best police procedural of the moment. His evocation of Portsmouth - its sights, sounds, atmosphere and changing context - is spot-on. The city is as much a character as any of the people within the book. This sets the characters not just in a place and time, but also fills in many of the background blanks that other authors leave.
Faraday is a character of nuance, self-doubt, and a hinterland. He is well contrasted with other characters, instead of being the be-all and end-all of a book's characterisation. He is sufficiently central to be a focal point, without having to carry the whole thing by himself. Other authors could learn from this.
Unlike many authors, Hurley does not feel the need to patronise the reader by reviewing the plot details every twenty pages. He expects you to keep up - and everything you need to do so is there - but it is refreshing to be treated like an intelligent adult.
Each book in the Faraday series takes the prevailing political and social issues along with it, without teetering into a polemic, or feeling as if contemporary references are being awkwardly shoehorned where they don't belong. In addition, it is nice to see an author who leaves threads at the end, instead of feeling obliged to wrap everything up in the last pages like a lame Scooby Doo episode.
Readers of Rankin, or any of the other mainstream procedural writers, will have their eyes opened by these books. They are light years ahead of Rebus et al, in depth, pacing, attention to detail, and contemporary insight.
This is why Graham Hurley is the best police procedural of the moment. His evocation of Portsmouth - its sights, sounds, atmosphere and changing context - is spot-on. The city is as much a character as any of the people within the book. This sets the characters not just in a place and time, but also fills in many of the background blanks that other authors leave.
Faraday is a character of nuance, self-doubt, and a hinterland. He is well contrasted with other characters, instead of being the be-all and end-all of a book's characterisation. He is sufficiently central to be a focal point, without having to carry the whole thing by himself. Other authors could learn from this.
Unlike many authors, Hurley does not feel the need to patronise the reader by reviewing the plot details every twenty pages. He expects you to keep up - and everything you need to do so is there - but it is refreshing to be treated like an intelligent adult.
Each book in the Faraday series takes the prevailing political and social issues along with it, without teetering into a polemic, or feeling as if contemporary references are being awkwardly shoehorned where they don't belong. In addition, it is nice to see an author who leaves threads at the end, instead of feeling obliged to wrap everything up in the last pages like a lame Scooby Doo episode.
Readers of Rankin, or any of the other mainstream procedural writers, will have their eyes opened by these books. They are light years ahead of Rebus et al, in depth, pacing, attention to detail, and contemporary insight.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is Graham Hurley's latest DI Faraday police procedural novel set in Portsmouth. Previous reviewers have already outlined the plot, so suffice to say that this is an excellent addition to the series. Strong characters, very well written, and a well thought out and developed plot - Hurley just keeps getting better and better.
For what it's worth, I would strongly recommend reading the Faraday novels in sequence. Although each book would still be enjoyable on a stand-alone basis, you really need to follow the development of the characters throughout the series to understand what makes them tick.
For what it's worth, I would strongly recommend reading the Faraday novels in sequence. Although each book would still be enjoyable on a stand-alone basis, you really need to follow the development of the characters throughout the series to understand what makes them tick.
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A Decent Read
This police procedural, set in Portsmouth England, has 2 strands. One focuses on two murders investigated by D.I. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Bowen
"Have you come to apologise? Or are you here to share the joke?"
Set in Portsmouth, hard-nosed and gritty from the beginning this is a very good police procedural with thriller elements that make it a bit special. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Eileen Shaw
The price of pleasure
A great follow-on in this eighth novel to feature DI Joe Faraday and, of course, DC Paul Winter. This series which usually if not always leads the reader down two investigative... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Michael Watson
This series just gets better and better
I am so glad I discovered these books - through the recommendation of another reviewer on Amazon. I have now started the ninth in the series, having read them in sequence as... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by A. Bunny
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Excellent credible police detective story. I love it how the comparative complexity of Faraday's cases turn out to have very simple straight forward and logical solutions in the... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by Mr. Patrick J. Larkin
His best yet!
Superb book - how Hurley manages to improve with each book is amazing!
Not only well-written, tightly-plotted procedural but one with more than a hint of political morality... Read more
Not only well-written, tightly-plotted procedural but one with more than a hint of political morality... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2009 by Jeff
Superb Addition to Excellent Series!
If you haven't read the Joe Faraday series, you've missed a treat! And you should really go back to the start to get the real benefit. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2008 by Kevan James
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