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G.I. Joe: Faraday

This series follows a seasoned detective navigating the complexities of challenging cases and personal tragedy. Hampered by bureaucracy and limited resources, he strives to balance his demanding job with his private life. Readers witness his persistent pursuit of justice amidst the struggles of a tough police environment. It offers a compelling exploration of resilience in the face of adversity.

Blood and Honey
Cut to Black
Deadlight
Angels Passing
The take
Turnstone

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Turnstone

    • 368 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    Portsmouth is a city on the ropes. It has the highest volume of cases going through the Crown Courts of anywhere in England. And it is home for DI Joe Faraday.

    Turnstone1
    3.7
  2. A missing doctor with a long list of aggrieved patients leads to a complicated case for DI Faraday.

    The take2
    3.7
  3. Angels Passing

    • 424 pages
    • 15 hours of reading

    Why did a young girl fall to her death from a tower block? And is there a connection with a boy captured on the block's CCTV? DI Joe Faraday is on the case, but his investigation is hampered when resources are switched to a murder enquiry.

    Angels Passing3
    3.6
  4. Deadlight

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading

    A twenty-year-old crime throws DI Joe Faraday into the violent legacy of the Falklands War...

    Deadlight4
    4.1
  5. Cut to Black

    • 480 pages
    • 17 hours of reading

    Portsmouth's major drug dealer's time is up. For years Bazza Mackenzie has made millions selling cocaine and heroin into the streets of Portsmouth. He's laundered the money and on the surface at least is one of Hampshire's great and the good. The police have had enough and a year long undercover operation is set up to trap Mackenzie. But when one of the investigation's leading lights is run over and put in hospital Joe Faraday is drafted in to wrap things up. It should be a dream job but Joe fears someone will move in to fill the vacuum when Bazza is gone. Bazza seems to be one step ahead of the investigation at every turn in any case. And then Faraday's son J-J is arrested. He faces a manslaughter charge for supplying drugs to an addict who has subsequently overdosed...

    Cut to Black5
    3.9
  6. Blood and Honey

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    The discovery of a headless corpse on the rocks below the cliffs on the Isle of Wight is only the beginning of a journey for DI Joe Faraday. It's a journey which takes him right to the heart of the grim trade in human cargo from the crippled societies of the Balkans. From cheap labour to prostitution, Portsmouth, like every other city in the UK is home to untold human misery; a black economy built on illegal immigration. Joe Faraday is determined to find the real criminals that lie behind the tabloid hysteria. DC Paul Winter on the other hand is determined only to find a way out of the disciplinary action that threatens his entire career. A burgeoning relationship with a young prostitute isn't exactly helping his cause. And for Winter, it's beginning to look as if time is running out ...

    Blood and Honey6
    3.7
  7. One Under

    • 496 pages
    • 18 hours of reading

    Two crimes, two tangles of emotions and thwarted love...From the author of BEYOND REACH.

    One Under7
    3.7
  8. Graham Hurley's acclaimed crime series takes a step into the dark side as DC Winter wonders whether crime might pay...From the author of BEYOND REACH.

    The Price of Darkness8
    4.4
  9. Two murdered teenagers. Who will get to the killer first? The police, or the crimelord who owes a debt to the dead girl's father?

    No Lovelier Death9
    4.0
  10. A brutal hit-and-run killing opens the path to another 25-year-old crime.A young couple are mown down in a hit-and-run incident. The girl is badly injured, the boy dies on the way to hospital. According to the sole witness the boy was in the middle of the road giving the approaching car the finger. Operation Melody is launched with DI Faraday at the helm. It reveals a mother driven to desperation by the attacks on her son—and a link to a terrible crime from the early 1980s that the victim does not want investigated. The investigation will rip apart a happy family, but the high-ups are desperate for their cold cases to be cleared up, whatever the cost. And round it all circles ex-DC Paul Winter, who has his own reasons for keeping the lid on an old crime.

    Beyond Reach10
    3.9
  11. The 12th and final Faraday and Winter novel brings the series to a devastating and exciting close.

    Happy Days12
    4.5