{"product_id":"dead-bad-helen-h-durrant-9781805730347","title":"Dead Bad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetectives Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss face a vicious serial killer in a mystery with a shocking ending.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman's body is found in a disused church, a homemade stuffed toy by her side. The victim had been dumped there months ago. The crime has the hallmarks of a twenty-year-old case whose alleged perpetrator is in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDS Bayliss must work out whether a serial killer has returned, or if a new killer is just taunting the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer partner, DI Calladine, faces the fight of his life to clear his name of corruption accusations. And then things go from bad to worse for Calladine . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the team under massive pressure and drugs flooding the streets, another gruesomely presented body is found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an ending with a huge twist, the detectives must unpick decades' old lies before anyone else dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003cem\u003eDEAD BAD\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is \u003cstrong\u003ea great series\u003c\/strong\u003e, every book holds me from start to finish.' Rboard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eA thrilling page-turner\u003c\/strong\u003e which I just couldn't put down! Very highly recommended!' John D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you haven't tried this series then I honestly recommend you do . . . \u003cstrong\u003eit really is fabulous\u003c\/strong\u003e!' P.A. Burton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A truly gripping crime thriller . . . \u003cstrong\u003ebrilliant read\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Kindle customer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great twists, breath stopping. Didn't see the twist coming, just can't trust anyone. \u003cstrong\u003eDidn't put this book down\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Julie O.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEET THE DETECTIVES\u003c\/strong\u003eTom Calladine is a single, fifty-one-year-old 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 and loyal. She wishes she had more time for the gym and a love life. She uses her demanding workload as an excuse not to try too hard with the men she meets.\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SETTING\u003c\/strong\u003eThe series is set in the fictional village of Leesdon 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen H. Durrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805730347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805730347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joffe Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.59d","brand":"Helen H. Durrant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930891501823,"sku":"9781805730347","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b050beee-072c-455f-87f5-5a1fca676c31.jpg?v=1766344992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-bad-helen-h-durrant-9781805730347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}