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A sweltering summer day on the Hobfield housing estate. New tenant Lisa Woodley is horrified when her cat comes home with a human foot in its mouth.
The foot belongs to 16-year-old Noah Crosby, whose decomposing remains are found in a rubbish-strewn alleyway. It’s not a robbery, as the kid has a gold watch, high-end trainers and a top-of-the-range mobile phone on him. Where did he get such expensive gear?
A letter X is carved into Noah’s flesh. Twenty years ago this was the hallmark of a serial killer who was never caught.
Is he back killing again?
Detectives Calladine and Bayliss reach a dead end. People are scared. No one will talk.
Then Calladine’s new girlfriend’s shop is targeted — and it’s clear she’s not telling him the whole truth about the attack. Just what is she hiding?
Can Calladine and Bayliss get answers before the murderer strikes again?
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 REAL:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great characters and plots.’ Amanda P.
''⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved it. Couldn’t put it down.’ Sue W.
⭐⭐⭐'''⭐ ‘Fantastic read. I love this series of books and characters.’ Booklover Bev
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fast-paced read and an exciting book.’ Amazon customer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a page turner, I was glued to the story.’ Els V.
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.
Genre: Mystery
A sweltering summer day on the Hobfield housing estate. New tenant Lisa Woodley is horrified when her cat comes home with a human foot in its mouth.
The foot belongs to 16-year-old Noah Crosby, whose decomposing remains are found in a rubbish-strewn alleyway. It’s not a robbery, as the kid has a gold watch, high-end trainers and a top-of-the-range mobile phone on him. Where did he get such expensive gear?
A letter X is carved into Noah’s flesh. Twenty years ago this was the hallmark of a serial killer who was never caught.
Is he back killing again?
Detectives Calladine and Bayliss reach a dead end. People are scared. No one will talk.
Then Calladine’s new girlfriend’s shop is targeted — and it’s clear she’s not telling him the whole truth about the attack. Just what is she hiding?
Can Calladine and Bayliss get answers before the murderer strikes again?
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 REAL:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great characters and plots.’ Amanda P.
''⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved it. Couldn’t put it down.’ Sue W.
⭐⭐⭐'''⭐ ‘Fantastic read. I love this series of books and characters.’ Booklover Bev
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fast-paced read and an exciting book.’ Amazon customer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a page turner, I was glued to the story.’ Els V.
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.
Genre: Mystery
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