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AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY WITH A MASSIVE TWIST A young man’s body is found burnt and tortured by a Manchester canal. He was a journalism student who told his friends he was working on a big story. His death leads the police on a false trail. Detective Rachel King investigates. She has a secret, the love of her life is a well-known villain. He has recently come back on the scene. But what does he really want? A brutal serial killer with a taste for good-looking young blonde men. A student who thinks she has a long-lost brother. But even her own father doesn’t believe her. She was involved with the first victim. As the murders continue, can Rachel keep her family together and stop the killer?

A man is found dead in his bed, suffocated, covered in confetti and with his ring finger missing. Detective Rachel King informs his daughter and takes her to identify the body. But she's never seen the man before in her life. Then a second murder. This time a woman, Alison, also suffocated and with her finger severed and confetti strewn over her body. The team desperately search for a link before anyone else dies. Meanwhile, someone has been running a property scam, selling dream houses that will never be built. And the love of Rachel's life has disappeared. Is he really the mastermind of a people-trafficking gang? Or does Rachel have enemies on her own team?

The decomposed remains of a body are found entombed in the depths of a disused Manchester cotton mill. Detective Rachel King is called in to investigate the grisly discovery. With gunshot wounds to the knees, this was no accident. This was murder. But the question is: was this a gangland killing or a murder motivated by a deadly secret closer to home? With the help of DS Elwyn Price, Rachel must follow the evidence where it takes her. But who can she trust? And who in this notorious area knows more than they're admitting to? Meanwhile, Rachel has a huge secret of her own. How long can she keep her pregnancy from her colleagues before she has to face up to the reality of her relationship with the shadowy character Jed McAteer? Can Rachel uncover the dark secrets of the past and catch the killer - before anyone else dies?

A two-month-old baby is missing. James's parents left him with a babysitter while they went out for dinner. But when they get home, there's no sign of baby or sitter.This is the last thing DCI Rachel King wants to hear on her last night of maternity leave. But worse is to come. The missing infant belongs to Scott Agnew, alleged member of Manchester drug-dealing ring, the Trio.Then the elderly mother of another Trio boss disappears. Rachel knows that if these are retaliation kidnappings, things will only go from bad to terrible.And guess who everyone thinks is behind all of this? The prime suspect is Rachel's partner Jed, ex-gangland boss and father of her youngest child.Find out if they're right in this race-against-time mystery full of stunning twists.

A female serial killer with a deadly agenda. The detective who must stop her. Luxury holiday lodges in the stunning Peak District. The game begins . . .Callum is lured to an isolated boathouse by an attractive older woman. When she gets him alone, she knocks him out with a single blow. As he wakes up, her voice comes out of the darkness, "You're a sprat to catch a mackerel".Surrounded by hills and lakes, Still Waters is home to a close-knit community of wealthy retirees. It's an unlikely setting for violence. The police don't take Callum's disappearance seriously: he's 24-years-old, after all. But Callum's mother, a Still Waters resident, knows that something is very wrong.Then a body is discovered floating in the lake. Head bashed in. But it's not Callum.And someone tweets: Come out to play one last time, Alice. Still Waters run deep. #MadHatter.That's when DCI Alice Rossi is called in. She's back.

Detectives Harry Lennox and Jess Wilde have never seen anything like it. The dead woman is dressed up like a Victorian doll. She's wearing a long, white dress, a bloodstained blonde wig, and a mask with red, cupid-bow lips. Beneath the mask, her face is beaten so badly it's unrecognisable. DNA identifies the victim as Lori Lansing, who was kidnapped three weeks ago. Her wealthy husband paid half a million pounds to secure her release - but he never saw his wife again. Then another young woman is reported missing. Could Harry and Jess be hunting a serial killer? Will Harry's past finally catch up with him? And will Jess find happiness with her new man?

Discover one of Britain's bestselling crime writers, with over three million books read First a shooting, then a grisly discovery on the common . . .A bag of severed fingers is found in the playground by a rough housing estate.Police partners, Detective Inspector Tom Calladine and Detective Sergeant Ruth Bayliss race against time to track down a killer before the whole area erupts in violence.Their boss thinks it's all down to drug lord Ray Fallon, but Calladine's instincts say something far nastier is happening on the Hobfield housing estate.Can this duo track down the murderer before anyone else dies and the press publicize the gruesome crimes?Calladine and Bayliss are led on a trail which gets dangerously close to home. In a thrilling finale they race to rescue someone very close to Calladine's heart.If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD WRONG: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gritty, fast paced and with characters who were well written and defined.' Tracey⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The ending is a shock I never saw coming.' Addicted to Books⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fantastic story A gripping thriller full of suspense.' Maggie L.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A high quality detective thriller with a totally believable cast.' Father Ted⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well, this certainly kept me on my toes. Gritty, with action from start to finish.' WalterMEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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.THE SETTINGThe 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.

Female students are going missing but nobody's noticed yet.A body is found in a car crash, but the victim was already dead . . .Police partners, Detective Inspector Tom Calladine and Detective Sergeant Ruth Bayliss race against time to catch a vicious serial killer.The first two victims are American university students and both have livestock tags fixed to their earlobes.Who wanted them dead and what's the connection?The detectives piece together the forensic evidence and track down the witnesses, to reach a shocking conclusion.If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD SILENT: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An outstanding police procedural that you won't want to put down. Brilliant ' Chris C.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another brilliant read. I am loving this series.' Addicted to Books⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripped from the very beginning and found it difficult to put down.' Beanie99⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A real page turner that kept me gripped. Not to mention a cliff hanger of an ending. Highly recommended.' Tracey⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely brilliant, a must-read for everyone ' David P.MEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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.THE SETTINGThe 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.

An unlikely serial killer with a bucket list of victims . . .DI Tom Calladine and DS Ruth Bayliss battle a murderer who is working their way through a list of victims. Each murder is meticulously planned and unique, and a tarot card is left at the scene of the crime.When two children disappear in the local area, the stakes are raised and the team are baffled by the link between the crimes. Calladine and Bayliss race against time to prevent any more carnage.If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD LIST: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another brilliant addition to a very addictive series.' Addicted to Books⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What a fantastic story ' Granniean⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I couldn't put it down . . . well worth five stars.' Maggie L.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you like a good detective series this has everything you need. Excellent and highly recommended. Brilliant author.' Kindle customer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Helen H. Durrant does it again . . . another great read from this author.' BookwormMEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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.THE SETTINGThe 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.

An abandoned cotton mill holds horrific secrets.DI Tom Calladine and DS Ruth Bayliss face one of their toughest challenges yet. A group of homeless people have set up camp in the grounds of a disused cotton mill belonging to local businessman, Damien Chase.But one of the men is not what he seems. He has a secret he will do anything to cover up. And once Calladine and Bayliss investigate they find the crimes go much further than they could have ever imagined.Will Bayliss be able to juggle her personal and professional lives, and can Calladine deal with their new boss, a woman he neither trusts nor likes? Willing to do anything to bring terrible suffering to an end, Calladine makes an astonishing move . . .If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD LOST: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another great book from Helen.' Granniean⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The author's books are so good that I'm getting through them like I would a bag of candy.' Maggie L.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is fantastic. In fact, I got so engrossed in it I read it over the course of an evening.' Tracey⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Excellently written . . . I loved it ' Mach1⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kept me gripped the whole way through. I would recommend any fan of crime fiction to read these books.' Kindle customerMEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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.THE SETTINGThe 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.

Forty years ago something terrible happened in Annie's new house . . .Annie Naden and her husband buy a remote country cottage at auction. It's the home they always wanted, but as they begin renovations, Annie discovers a satchel in a dusty old hidden cupboard.Inside are the usual schoolbooks, now over forty years old, and a girl's diary. Among the record of day-to-day crushes and pop concerts, is a secret whose terrible consequences are still resonating to this day.Detective Inspector Tom Calladine has problems of his own. A notorious villain, Vinny Costello, seems to be back in town, and the bodies soon stack up. With Calladine's loyal Detective Sergeant Ruth Bayliss on maternity leave, he gets in hot water with one of Costello's assistants, and must also cope with an abrasive new member of the team as they seek to untangle a complex series of murders.What happened to that girl forty years ago? And what's it got to do with the current crime wave?If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD & BURIED: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I highly recommend this author to any reader who enjoys British police procedurals and an intriguing mystery.' Maria⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The best Helen H. Durrant yet I enjoyed this novel so much that I didn't want it to end. And it ends on a great cliff hanger ' Flutterby Dee⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Lots of threads running through this gritty read, kept me glued to the storyline from start to finish.' P.A. Burton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Couldn't put this down. Another winner from this fabulous author.' Merlin M.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fast, gripping crime thriller with plenty of twists, hooks you from the start.' Ann L.MEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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.THE SETTINGThe 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.

A girl's body is found in a dustbin. Dead meat is written on a note found with her.The girl was part of a group of bullies from the local school. But Detective Inspector Calladine recognizes the MO of Craig Donnelly, a killer he thought he'd put away forever. And coincidentally Donnelly has just been released from prison. But when Calladine charges in, he finds out that Donnelly has a watertight alibi and is under the protection of the local vicar, who thinks Donnelly is a changed man.When another girl goes missing from the same group of friends, Calladine must look elsewhere for the killer and comes across a sinister online predator who was in touch with all the girls.Detective Sergeant Ruth Bayliss is back from maternity leave, but even her skills and common sense can't crack the case. They must stop the killer, someone who may even be close to home, before he continues his vicious killing spree.If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD NASTY: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow, what a totally all-consuming read this book is . . . I read it in two sittings, I found it impossible to put down.' P.A. Burton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Keeps you guessing till the end. Lots of twists and turns making for compelling reading.' Kindle customer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Dead Nasty is edge-of-the-seat stuff and crime writing at its best. Full of twists and turns I couldn't put it down.' Tracey⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Readers who love crime thrillers will definitely love the Calladine and Bayliss series . . . Well-deserved five stars.' Maggie L.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I cannot get enough of these books . . . A great read.' Martin F.MEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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.THE SETTINGThe 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.

MEET DETECTIVE ALICE ROSSI IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW BRITISH CRIME SERIES FULL OF STUNNING TWISTS.A brand-new mystery from #1 bestselling author Helen H. Durrant that will have you gripped from start to explosive finish.Day 1. A young woman's body is found in a shallow grave in the woods, buried in a white shroud. She's been dead for a week. Her teeth are smashed in, her lips stitched together. Her hands are missing.She's the fourth young woman found like this.With no witnesses, no clues and no leads to follow, the investigation is going nowhere.That's when Detective Alice Rossi is called in.Alice knows this case is a poisoned chalice. Not least because she has a new team to contend with - who don't like being bossed around by a woman.Day 2. Sixteen-year-old Maggie Hewson is reported missing. She never came home from school, and her father is beside himself.Will she be the fifth girl to die?Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, Joy Ellis, J.D. Kirk, Rachel Abbott, Elly Griffiths or J.M. Dalgliesh.