Sign-In
Cart
Dead Bad
Paperback
Series: Calladine & Bayliss Crime Thrillers, Book 7
ISBN13: 9781805730347
Publisher: Joffe Books Ltd
Published: Feb 27 2025
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Detectives Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss face a vicious serial killer in a mystery with a shocking ending.
A 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.
DS Bayliss must work out whether a serial killer has returned, or if a new killer is just taunting the police.
Her 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 . . .
With the team under massive pressure and drugs flooding the streets, another gruesomely presented body is found.
In an ending with a huge twist, the detectives must unpick decades' old lies before anyone else dies.
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 BAD:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is a great series, every book holds me from start to finish.' Rboard
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A thrilling page-turner which I just couldn't put down! Very highly recommended!' John D.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you haven't tried this series then I honestly recommend you do . . . it really is fabulous!' P.A. Burton
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A truly gripping crime thriller . . . brilliant read.' Kindle customer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great twists, breath stopping. Didn't see the twist coming, just can't trust anyone. Didn't put this book down.' Julie O.
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.Also from
Durrant, Helen H.
Two Wives: An absolutely gripping and totally addictive psychological thriller
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
The Funeral: A totally addictive and completely unputdownable psychological thriller
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
In the Dark Places: A completely jaw-dropping crime thriller with absolutely addictive twists
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
THE WRONG WOMAN an absolutely gripping crime mystery with a massive twist
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
THE RAVENSWOOD MURDERS an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
FORGOTTEN VICTIM an absolutely gripping crime mystery with a massive twist
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
THE ASH LAKE MURDERS an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
DIG TWO GRAVES an absolutely gripping British crime thriller with a massive twist
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
The Funeral: A Totally Addictive and Completely Unputdownable Psychological Thriller
Durrant, Helen H.
Paperback
Also in
Mystery & Thriller
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
Coffin Road: An Utterly Gripping Crime Thriller from the Author of the China Thrillers
May, Peter
Paperback
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-In Edition): Book 1 of the Millennium Trilogy
Larsson, Stieg
Paperback
The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
Big Little Truths: Reese's Book Club: A Novel: The Sequel to Big Little Lies
Moriarty, Liane
Hardcover
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover
The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel and the Future of the World
Cahn, Jonathan
Hardcover