'Another gripping chronicle of crime in Portsmouth... A vivid portrait of a decadent society in which even the local criminal thinks crime is out of control' LITERARY REVIEW 'Portsmouth has provided rich pickings for this British author with its history and pride... Joe Faraday's ninth outing opens like an episode of Skins but Hurley expands to explore our need to belong.' ESQUIRE 'It's a mystery in itself why Hurley is not better known as a crime writer. His Joe Faraday police procedural novels are spot on - well-written and plotted, utterly convincing and really exciting... An excellent and complex crime novel' DAILY MAIL 'Faraday's gloom was a nice way to set off the decline of modern Britain, and Portsmouth a perfect petri dish of a setting for Hurley's perceptive eye, sharp ear, and sensitivity to all his characters... To my mind, this is the most undervalued of all the British police series, its arguably the most consistently interesting , and it's certainly as entertaining as any.' CRIME TIME 'Hurley never disappoints and here proves his standing as one of the UK's finest crime novelists.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Gripping' DEADLY PLEASURES 'a crime thriller that packs a punch' WESTERN MORNING NEWS 'As ever, Hurley's work is disturbing, gripping and committed' MORNING STAR 'Another fine Portsmouth thriller' PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH 'No Lovelier Death is another gritty and uncompromising slice of urban life from one of the country's finest crime writers' SHOTS 'Authentic, nerve-jangling and utterly compeling' LANCASHIRE EVENING POST 'A new book from Graham Hurley is a very welcome treat. You'll need to set aside a long weekend to devote to it, though, as it's not a quick, throwaway read... Hurley's world is so real and his creations so vivid that you feel like you'd meet them walking down any street in Portsmouth. And he proves again that he's one of the best crime writers around.' REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE
