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by - written on 28/05/09 (Very useful, 42 readings)
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The Price of Darkness is the ninth in a series of police procedural novels by Graham Hurley. Although I've not read any of the preceding books, I was easily able to pick up the thread of this chronicle of South Coast crime. I have to declare first of all that I am not a particular fan of police procedural novels, in fact I'm always a little mystified as to why anyone would want to read one. Moving along at a leisurely pace, the novel comprises two main strands: the investigation of the murder of a property developer, and the adventures of Paul Winter, a former copper who's now working for Portsmouth's biggest criminal family. Yes, Portsmouth. ... Read the complete review
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