The Price of Darkness (Di Joe Faraday) - Tapa dura

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)