Dead Bad

<p><strong>Detectives Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss face a vicious serial killer in a mystery with a shocking ending.</strong></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>DS Bayliss must work out whether a serial killer has returned or if a new killer is just taunting the police.</p><p></p><p>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 . . .</p><p></p><p>With the team under massive pressure and drugs flooding the streets another gruesomely presented body is found.</p><p></p><p>In an ending with a huge twist the detectives must unpick decades' old lies before anyone else dies.</p><p></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>If you like Angela Marsons Rachel McLean J.D. Kirk Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT <em>DEAD BAD</em>:</strong></p><p></p><p>????? 'This is <strong>a great series</strong> every book holds me from start to finish.' Rboard</p><p></p><p>????? '<strong>A thrilling page-turner</strong> which I just couldn't put down! Very highly recommended!' John D.</p><p></p><p>????? 'If you haven't tried this series then I honestly recommend you do . . . <strong>it really is fabulous</strong>!' P.A. Burton</p><p></p><p>????? 'A truly gripping crime thriller . . . <strong>brilliant read</strong>.' Kindle customer</p><p></p><p>????? 'Great twists breath stopping. Didn't see the twist coming just can't trust anyone. <strong>Didn't put this book down</strong>.' Julie O.</p><p></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>MEET THE DETECTIVES</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>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.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify>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.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong>THE SETTING</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify>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.</p>