Dead Sorry

The past comes back to haunt them.

Twenty-five years ago, a schoolgirl was attacked. Ambushed by three bullies at her home where she lived alone with her granny.

Now, 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’.

Detectives 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.

The 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.

The pressure is on, and this time Calladine is cracking . . .

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 SORRY:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’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

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’I have read every book in this series and they never disappoint. Great storyline from start to finish, great characters.’ Rboard

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’Loved every single word of this book.’ Jeannie

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’Another truly gripping read. Twists and turns which are unexpected, couldn’t put this book down.’ Lucy

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’Really love all the characters and their lives as well as their police team life.’ Colin

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’Totally gripping. Couldn’t put it down.’ Shellybear

MEET THE DETECTIVES

Tom 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 SETTING

The 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.