Dead Jealous

Calladine and Bayliss, Book 7

By: Helen H. Durrant

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's Summary

Two mothers have lost their daughters - 17 years apart. Can Detective Calladine bring them justice?

A teenage girl’s body is found in the back of a car on the notorious Hobfield housing estate. No one had reported her missing, but she’s been dead for a week.  

Meanwhile, an old jar is brought into the station. It was found carefully wrapped in a blanket, with a child’s pink hairclip. The jar contains ashes and bone fragments.  

Seventeen years ago, Detective Tom Calladine had been part of a team investigating the disappearance of Jessica Wilkins. Her mother had taken her to Leesdon Park one summer afternoon. She went to get the child an ice cream, and when she returned her daughter was gone. Over the years there were no sightings, no witnesses - nothing. Will there finally be closure for this unsolved mystery?  

And why was the girl found in the car killed, and why are her friends not telling the police the whole story?  

Detectives Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss will unravel a web of lies and pain in this fast-moving and gripping crime mystery.

©2017 Helen Durrant (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

Wonderful...

I liked Tom Calladine much better in this book. I like that he can be more confused than loud and hateful, like he was in the last one.

This was about a sixteen-year-old girl that was murdered. A bully that was murdered, which made an entire apartment building happy. And a 17-year-old cold case that was very sad and surprising.

Believe or not Calladine didn’t have a girlfriend in this book. BUT he did meet his new neighbor so I’m sure that’ll be in the next book.

No romance and no swearing.

As to the narration: Love, love, love Jonathan Keeble. He does such a great job on the voices and his reading emotions. He also read the 14 DCI Ryan books by LJ Ross and he’s just as good in all those.

GREAT!

This must be my favorite mystery writer, and favorite narrator for Ms. Durrant's mysteries. I hope she'll write more in this, or other, series, and also hope that Audible will have Mr. Keeble narrate them.
Audible addict,
Santa Fe, NM

Excellent

Good story up to the usual standard, looking forward to the next one, very well read

Can’t fault the twists and

All the new turns. Getting more interesting again and new faces cannot be bad to add to the suspense. And finally some humour and wit returned which I’m sure is essential to survive in the environment they live in and the crimes they face.

Another good book

Am so enjoying this series, this book was quite sad, makes you realise how some people end up with complicated lives. Quite surprised by the ending. Well written & narrated. Thank you.

Loved it!!! There were plenty of surprises! I have

I loved it. There were plenty of surprises right until the end.Ordered next book already!

Another fantastic book

Really like how the main characters have developed. Lots of twists and turns but I thought there was a lot of unanswered questions about Ricky and Sean. Still highly recommend and now on to the next book

*Fast Moving Case*

This instalment sees DI Tom Calladine & DS Ruth Bayliss unpicking a case of murders of 2 daughters 17 years apart why?

One a mouthy teenager found in the back of a car the other a young child and a cold case that was never solved and it always bugged Calladine at time.

The Team are still reeling after the death of one of their own and how will the team react the replacement?

As usual Tom’s private life is a bit chaotic and Ruth has troubles of her own managing a baby, her relationship and her job.

While they are putting the pieces together of the crimes another body is found and the victim’s killer could be anyone he had dealings with…..

A thoroughly great listen.

I got into this book from the very beginning; and it kept me rapt until the end. it is a very well written story, brilliantly narrated.

Recommended

Nicely plotted and the characters are getting more formed - I will keep reading the series.

good solid story

Getting into the charactors in this series now. not as violent as earlier books but a good story.

brilliant

great read. edge of my seat. love the twist and turns. brilliantly written. great great