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Graham Hurley is probably my favorite writer of classic police procedurals. Not many people these days can bring the reader into the midst of the police investigation, hotbed of leads and dead-ends, excitement and crushed hopes. And more than anything the police officers, honest and bent, creative and useless. Well, Graham Hurley does that with an amazing ease. Great plot, vivid characters, all you need in one book. Pure joy.


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Deadlight DI Joe Faraday Graham Hurley 9780752858906 Books Reviews

I think this book should have been titled - Portsmouth Major Crime investigates the disappearance of Simon Parkes in Gibraltar.
The term Deadlight is a naval one, which fits with the setting of this book - Portsmouth, a naval base - and with the subject as a dead prison officer has a history with the Navy. DI Joe Faraday, arrived from London, investigates the murder of this man, Coughlin, who was not a sympathetic character. Investigations lead Faraday to a group of men who gather to recall the Falklands War. Coughlin worked in the galley of a ship and feared the Exocet missiles which were heat-seeking. A young man who also worked in the galley was constantly being teased and went missing overboard. Does this have a bearing on today's events?
The locality is also scoured for the reader's benefit with all kinds of petty and serious crime offered up, drug abuse in dead-end estates being high on the list of causes of crime. Faraday also has to visit Gibraltar to conduct an interview although we see little of the locale, palm trees and the Trafalgar graveyard being the extent of our tour. A football match where England plays Argentina is nicely juxtaposed to remind us of how times change.
The various police officers and their procedures are very well detailed but I was sorry that Portsmouth, or Pompey, comes across as such a drug-ridden, depressing dead end city.
This is one of my favorite British police procedural series. Faraday is a determined investigator who demands truth and justice. As a widower, he hasn't had an easy time of raising his deaf son by himself, but he's done a good job-- even though both his job and his son have had him hiking out to commune with the birds he loves so much. (Some detectives hit the bottle, others listen to jazz or opera, Faraday goes bird watching.) Joe's son is pretty much independent at this stage and even helps during the investigation. I've enjoyed watching him grow up during this series.

The case is an absolute beast of a maze. Coughlin went out of his way to be hated, and his decades of practice stood him in good stead. Faraday has his hands full weeding through all the suspects, and his efforts at piecing together the dead man's history are hampered by a brick wall called the Royal Navy. I found the entire plot thread of the Falklands war to be very interesting, and Hurley uses it to give readers a slight advantage that Faraday does not have. (It doesn't mean that we get to the resolution any quicker however.)

As usual, the Portsmouth setting is superb from its wildlife habitats to the mean city streets. Hurley seems to be a writer that's not all that well known outside of the UK. It's a pity because his books are excellent, but that lack of "world renown" also makes me feel as though I'm getting an insider's look at his patch of England. His books aren't polished up or toned down for international audiences. It's an insider's look that I appreciate and keep coming back to for more.
very good , but the eader gets more if they have Royal Naval experience
Hurley's books always take a while to get going. But I always enjoy his books.
Firstly, I admit I'm not a "bird" person and I did struggle with the first couple of the novels in this series. Too many birds, too much "family background" not enough plot. However, the third in the series, "Angels Passing" and this one have really gripped me. The writing is very good and the characters have become more rounded, real people. I really couldn't put this one down and am about to purchase the next couple in the series.
Graham Hurley is probably my favorite writer of classic police procedurals. Not many people these days can bring the reader into the midst of the police investigation, hotbed of leads and dead-ends, excitement and crushed hopes. And more than anything the police officers, honest and bent, creative and useless. Well, Graham Hurley does that with an amazing ease. Great plot, vivid characters, all you need in one book. Pure joy.