{"product_id":"dead-guilty-9781805730354","title":"Dead Guilty","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Helen H. Durrant\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Joffe Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Joffe Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Police Procedural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetectives Calladine and Bayliss hunt for a missing child in a mystery with a shocking ending.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie Alder is the three-year-old daughter of local factory owner, Richard Alder. Richard and his wife Annie are locals from the rough housing estate who've made it big.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, there's a crime wave in Leesworth and the police can't cope. One thief even dares to break into Calladine's house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA number of local men have formed a vigilante group. On one of their patrols they catch the burglar and he ends up dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe investigation is complicated and the detectives keep hearing about a shadowy figure called 'Street, ' the mastermind behind the increase in drugs and theft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith two more murders and Calladine's personal life in turmoil, the detectives race to find 'Street' and the missing child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003cem\u003eDEAD GUILTY\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eWOW what an awesome read!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Addicted to Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you love crime thrillers with a twist you will\u003cstrong\u003e love this series of books\u003c\/strong\u003e from Helen Durrant.' KT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hits the ground running and doesn't stop until the very end. Full of twists and turns \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDead Guilty\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant read\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Tracey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fantastic fiction writer whose storytelling has you so gripped it's \u003cstrong\u003eimpossible to put down\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Mrs S.A. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant storylines, brilliant characters\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Amazon customer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEET THE DETECTIVES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SETTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46388128776343,"sku":"9781805730354","price":1026.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781805730354.webp?v=1768795771","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dead-guilty-9781805730354","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}