Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finisterre | 2016 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 2 | Aurore | 2017 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 3 | Estocada | 2018 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 4 | Raid 42 | 2019 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 5 | Blood of the Wolf / Last Flight to Stalingrad | 2021 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 6 | Kyiv | 2021 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 7 | Katastrophe | 2022 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 8 | The Blood of Others | 2023 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
| 9 | Dead Ground | 2024 | Graham Hurley | Buy |
Graham Hurley’s Wars Within / Spoils of War series marks a significant departure from his crime fiction, moving into historical territory with nine novels set during and after World War II. Beginning with Finisterre (2016), the series covers the war from various angles: the Spanish Civil War’s aftermath, the French Resistance, the Eastern Front (Blood of the Wolf / Last Flight to Stalingrad), the fall of Ukraine (Kyiv), and the war’s catastrophic end (Katastrophe).
Hurley brings the same research-heavy, location-specific approach to his historical fiction that he used in his Portsmouth crime novels. Each book is set in a specific place and moment, with the geography and politics of that setting shaping the story. The series has grown steadily, with The Blood of Others (2023) and Dead Ground (2024) continuing to explore the war’s consequences and the moral compromises people made to survive.