{"product_id":"dead-sorry-helen-h-durrant-9781805730378","title":"Dead Sorry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe past comes back to haunt them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years ago, a schoolgirl was attacked. Ambushed by three bullies at her home where she lived alone with her granny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, the mother of one of those bullies is found murdered on the Hobfield housing estate. Written on the wall in the victim's blood is the word 'sorry'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetectives Calladine and Bayliss discover a link to some bones found at an old house up in the hills. It was the home of the teenage girl who was attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detectives have more than this puzzling case on their hands. Arch-villain Lazarov is threatening Calladine's granddaughter and a valuable hoard of Celtic gold is coming to a local museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pressure is on, and this time Calladine is cracking . . .\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\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003cem\u003eDEAD SORRY\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Durrant is a master storyteller\u003c\/strong\u003e. Be it the mystery or the character development or keeping the readers hooked on to the story till the end, Helen is the best.' \u003cem\u003eThe Book Decoder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have read every book in this series and they never disappoint. \u003cstrong\u003eGreat storyline from start to finish, great characters\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Rboard⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eLoved every single word of this book\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Jeannie⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another \u003cstrong\u003etruly gripping read\u003c\/strong\u003e. Twists and turns which are unexpected, couldn't put this book down.' Lucy⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eReally love all the characters\u003c\/strong\u003e and their lives as well as their police team life.' Colin⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Totally gripping. \u003cstrong\u003eCouldn't put it down\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Shellybear\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 1805730371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805730378\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 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.62d","brand":"Helen H. Durrant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427631022335,"sku":"9781805730378","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_312ccb30-2515-45af-a86c-a8e3d3a90706.jpg?v=1761580592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-sorry-helen-h-durrant-9781805730378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}