Blood and Honey (DI Joe Faraday) [Paperback]

Graham Hurley (Author)

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'Hurley's decent, persistent cop is cementing his reputation as one of Britain's most credible official sleuths... a brilliantly depicted microcosm of contemporary Britain. His investigations are realistic and authoritative... a sterling demonstration of the way crime writing can target society's woes.' -- GUARDIAN Maxim Jakubowski 'Excellent... Another first rate thriller from a writer who is firmly up there with the best' -- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Susanna Yager 'There is no doubt that his series of police-procedural novels is one of the best since the genre was invented more than half a century ago... As always Hurley has pulled off the trick of filling his pages with downbeat, depressing details and making them into an upbeat enjoyable read.' LITERARY REVIEW 'Blood and Honey shows why Graham Hurley is at the forefront of British crime writers... [he] again proves himself a champion of the genre' WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY 'Graham Hurley is a safe pair of hands at delivering slightly grungy, atmospheric crime novels and is here true to form.' SPECTATOR 'extremely realistic and very convincing' CRIMESQUAD.COM 'A riveting read, with two intense storylines and more than an injection of human trials and tribulations to make it more than just a crime book. 10/10' PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH 'a brilliantly depicted microcosm of contemporary Britain... realistic and authoritative... a sterling demonstration of the way crime writing can target society's woes.' -- GUARDIAN 'There is no doubt that his series of police-procedural novels is one of the best since the genre was invented more than half a century ago...' LITERARY REVIEW 'A Southern crime writer every bit as good as his Scottish counterpart [Ian Rankin]' PUBLISHING NEWS --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Graham Hurley is an award-winning TV documentary maker who now writes full time. He lived in Portsmouth for 20 years. He is married and has grown up children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Orion Publishing (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752878018
• ISBN-13: 978-0752878010
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,505,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Joe Faraday story yet!, June 12, 2006

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Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood and Honey (DI Joe Faraday) (Hardcover)

Firstly, it needs to be made clear that in order to fully appreciate the context of "Blood and Honey" it helps to have read the previous (fifth) book in the series "Cut to Black" to appreciate some of the references in this, the sixth of them. Joe Faraday is an ever developing creation, with a range of concerns from the welfare of his deaf son, finance for the operations that he wants to mount to discover the identity of the dead body that is central to the plot, a woman friend who has returned to the Antipodes and his obsession, birdwatching! His 'oppo' DC Winter has gradually developed a grudging respect for Faraday in the course of the series, and is as ever concerned with the 'information' from his wide ranging band of 'snouts' and a growing relationship with an extremely up-market hooker.There are some of the familiar characters from the other stories, both in the police force and outside it, toether with an interesting development in the character of DI Tracey Barber. Hurley laces the book with sub plots which he sustains throughout, as well as flinging in a fine selection of Portsmouth (Pompey) high and low life. A geographical idea of how insular Portsmouth is would help potential new readers, as would an appreciation of just how important the soccer team is to the life of the City. As ever the plots come together with a scattering of a believable sense of happenstance and willing suspense of belief, but the book builds on the strengths of the previous books in the series, as well as offering some interesting avenues to explore in the next book in the series. If you're looking for a 'new' English detective based in a gritty and believable environment then the Joe Faraday stories should provide some excellent reading.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great mystery, May 4, 2008

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brenda ough (Saint John, New Brunswick) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood and Honey (DI Joe Faraday) (Paperback)

This is the first Graham Hurley book I have read but it won't be the last. This was an absolutely great read....wonderful characters and a real page turner. I am very anxious to read the other books in the series although I feel that this one stood very well on its own. Highly recommend to readers who enjoy British police procedurals.