[New post] Dead Real (Calladine and Bayliss 12) by Helen H. Durrant @hhdurrant @JoffeBooks #BookReview #BlogTour
Ljwrites85 posted: " Title: Dead Real by Helen H Durrant Date Published: 26th July 2022 Publisher: Joffe Books Genre: Police Procedural Description: Looking for a brilliant bestselling crime mystery with great detectives?SOMETHING BAD'S GOING DOWN — AND NO ONE" On The Shelf Reviews
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SOMETHING BAD'S GOING DOWN — AND NO ONE WILL TALK.
One of the Hobfield estate's newest tenants is horrified when her cat returns home with a human foot in its mouth.
The foot belongs to 16-year-old Noah Crosby, whose decomposing remains are found in a rubbish-strewn alleyway. He was wearing an expensive gold watch, high-end trainers and had a top-of-the-range mobile phone on him when he died. The motive clearly isn't robbery.
But how could a young lad from the wrong side of the tracks afford such expensive gear?
The post-mortem reveals that the letter X has been carved into Noah's skin. The signature of a killer known as the Shadow, who plagued the estate more than twenty years before. A killer who was never caught.
Could the Shadow be back at large?
Detective Tom Calladine and his partner DS Ruth Bayliss are finding it difficult to make headway. People are scared. No one will talk.
At the same time, Tom's new girlfriend's shop is targeted — and it's clear she's not telling him the whole truth about the attack. Just what is Kitty hiding? And when an old flame returns to Leesdon, Tom senses trouble ahead . . .
Love Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Mel Sherratt, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham? You'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.
DEAD REAL is the brand-new book in the series of detective thrillers featuring DS Ruth Bayliss and DI Tom Calladine.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CALLADINE & BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES:
"Yet again an absolutely amazing book. I love the characters and how the storyline flows from book to book. I can't wait for the next one already." Michelle G.
"Classic Helen Durrant . . . Just when you think you have worked it out there is another twist!" Carol S.
"Addictive." Christina M.
"Helen Durrant is a master storyteller. Be it the mystery or the character development or keeping the readers hooked on to the story till the end, Helen is the best." The Book Decoder
"A gritty novel with great characters. The series gets better and better." Trina D.
THE DETECTIVES Tom Calladine is a detective inspector who is devoted to his job. His personal life, however, is not so successful. Having been married and divorced before the age of twenty-one has set a pattern that he finds difficult to escape.
Ruth Bayliss is in her mid-thirties, plain-speaking but loyal. She is balancing her professional life with looking after a small child.
THE SETTING The fictional village of Leesdon is on the outskirts of an industrial northern English city. There is little work and a lot of crime. The bane of Calladine's life is the Hobfield housing estate, breeding ground to all that is wrong with the area that he calls home.
Review:
I want to thank Joffe books for providing me with a copy of Dead Real. All opinions are my own.
This is the twelfth book in the series, it can be read as a standalone, but I would highly recommend reading a few of the other novels first to get a better feel for the characters.
Sixteen-year-old Noah Crosby is found dead in an alleyway in the infamous Hobfield estate. He has a high end watch and trainers on him, but how was he able to afford it all? The case ramps up quickly for Calladine and Bayliss, getting a little too close to home for Calladine when his girlfriend is targeted by a masked gunman. It's up to Calladine and his team to stop the brutal killer before someone else dies.
It's nice to get back to a series I haven't read in a while, a bit like I'm coming back to see old friends.
Calladine is still his stubborn self, although this time he's trying to take care of himself a bit more due to a health scare. His love life is still a bit of a mess, but I'd honestly be worried if it wasn't! I felt Bayliss took more of a secondary role in this story, but is always there to put Calladine in his place.
Like previous novels, there's several storylines woven through the book. I felt some storylines got pushed to the side and overshadowed when they should have been more prominent in the story.
Dead Real is a solid police procedural with likeable detectives and plenty of clues and red herrings to keep you guessing along the way.
About The Author:
OVER 1 MILLION BOOKS SOLD!
Helen is one of the 'baby boomer' generation and began writing when she retired from her job at a local college. Born in Edinburgh to an English father and Scottish mother the family settled in a Pennine village between the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is an environment which has shaped her stories. Writing is a second career and, despite having a bus pass, keeps her busy, and tuned in.
Helen's children are all grown-up and she has five grandchildren.
BOOKS BY HELEN H. DURRANT
CALLADINE & BAYLISS SERIES:
DEAD WRONG
DEAD SILENT
DEAD LIST
DEAD LOST
DEAD & BURIED
DEAD NASTY
DEAD JEALOUS
DEAD BAD
DEAD GUILTY
DEAD WICKED
DEAD SORRY
DEAD REAL
DI GRECO SERIES:
DARK MURDER
DARK HOUSES
DARK TRADE
DARK ANGEL
DI MATHEW BRINDLE SERIES:
HIS THIRD VICTIM
THE OTHER VICTIM
DCI RACHEL KING SERIES:
NEXT VICTIM
TWO VICTIMS
WRONG VICTIM
FORGOTTEN VICTIM
LAST VICTIM
DETECTIVES LENNOX & WILDE SERIES:
THE GUILTY MAN
THE FACELESS MAN
DETECTIVE ALICE ROSSI MYSTERY SERIES:
THE ASH LAKE MURDERS
BOX SETS:
DETECTIVES CALLADINE & BAYLISS BOOKS 1-3
THE DETECTIVE CALLADINE & BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES BOOKS 1-9 BOX SET
DETECTIVE STEPHEN GRECO BOOKS 1-3
THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE STEPHEN GRECO BOX SET
THE DETECTIVE RACHEL KING BOOKS 1-3
DETECTIVE MATT BRINDLE DOUBLE-BOOK BOX SET
JOFFE BOOKS MURDER MYSTERY & SUSPENSE SHORT STORY COLLECTION
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