Dead Wrong

Calladine and Bayliss, Book 1

By: Helen H. Durrant

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

First a shooting, then a grisly discovery on the common....

Police partners, D.I. Calladine and D.S. Ruth Bayliss race against time to track down a killer before the whole area erupts in violence. Their boss thinks it's all down to drug lord Ray Fallon, but Calladine's instincts say something far nastier is happening on the Hobfield housing estate. Can this duo track down the murderer before anyone else dies and before the press publicise the gruesome crimes?

Detectives Calladine and Bayliss are led on a trail which gets dangerously close to home. In a thrilling finale they race against time to rescue someone very close to Calladine's heart. If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Mel Sherratt, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will be gripped by this exciting new crime fiction writer.

Dead Wrong is the first in a new series of detective thrillers featuring D.S. Ruth Bayliss and D.I. Tom Calladine. Tom Calladine is a single, 51-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 21 has set a pattern that he finds difficult to escape. Ruth Bayliss is in her mid-30s, plain-speaking but 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 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.

©2015 Helen H. Durrant (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Critic reviews

"An edge of your seat detective thriller which had me completely enthralled. Calladine and Bayliss are fascinating police partners. The end was both surprising and uplifting." (Beth Boyd)
"A must-read new police procedural that will have you gripped. The characters, setting, and plot are detailed and believable. Can’t wait for the next one." (Sarah Stevens)

Charming

Not great literature, but nonetheless enjoyable. It has very charming flawed characters. Nice plot, too. Jonathan Keeble is a great narrator. I’ve listened to him with other authors as well - he makes the books he does even better than they may otherwise be!

Not a bad start

I've been reading a lot of British police procedurals lately and this came up on Audible's "you might like" recommendations. It wasn't bad.

First off, I like the narrator's voice except when he tries too hard to do a female one. They always seem to be whiny.

The characters were okay and I will read (listen) to subsequent books to see how things unfold. The Who-done-it wasn't too complicated but the actual villain was. And it was gory. If you're the least bit squeamish you may have to skip parts.

Narration is fabulous!

I can listen to Johnathan Keeble read a phone book as they say...he has a fabulous voice and his accents are wonderful even his female characters are well done not over the top ridiculous as some male narrators do. The story was good and the introductions to these characters was a good start to getting know them. I will definitely go on to the next book in the series .

how dis these people become detectives?

they spend so much time second guessing themselves and are too self absorbed to detect anything.

Dead Wrong

I enjoyed this book, it was fast pacing and had a good ending. Looking forward to reading the next in the series. The narration was very good.