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DEAD JEALOUS a gripping crime thriller full of twists (Calladine & Bayliss Mystery Book 7) Kindle Edition

by HELEN H. DURRANT (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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TWO MOTHERS HAVE LOST THEIR DAUGHTERS — SEVENTEEN 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.

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the stunning conclusion.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DEAD JEALOUS

“The plot twists and turns satisfyingly with great pace and tension. If you have never read this series of books you are in for a real treat.” Amanda Perrot

“Just won't let you put it down until the end.” Viv

“I was hooked from the first page. There were three crimes being investigated at the same time and the investigations were fast paced and kept you guessing until the last moment.” Barbara

“Another brilliant book. I love the way the story all intertwined with the different cases.” Janet

“If you are looking for a well done British police procedural, Dead Jealous is a fantastic choice.” Crittermom

If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Mel Sherratt, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will enjoy this exciting new crime fiction writer.

DEAD JEALOUS is book seven of a new series of detective thrillers featuring D.S. Ruth Bayliss and D.I. Tom Calladine.

THE DETECTIVES
Tom Calladine is a 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 but loyal. She is balancing her professional life with looking after a small child.

THE SETTING
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.

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY SERIES.

ALSO BY BY HELEN H. DURRANT
THE CALLADINE & BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES
Book 1: DEAD WRONG
Book 2: DEAD SILENT
Book 3: DEAD LIST
Book 4: DEAD LOST
Book 5: DEAD & BURIED
Book 6: DEAD NASTY
Book 7: DEAD JEALOUS
Book 8: DEAD BAD
Book 9: DEAD GUILTY
Book 10: DEAD WICKED
Book 11: DEAD SORRY
Book 12: DEAD REAL

THE DCI GRECO SERIES
Book 1: DARK MURDER
Book 2: DARK HOUSES
Book 3: DARK TRADE
Book 4: DARK ANGEL

DETECTIVE RACHEL KING THRILLERS
Book 1: NEXT VICTIM
Book 2: TWO VICTIMS
Book 3: WRONG VICTIM
Book 4: FORGOTTEN VICTIM
Book 5: LAST VICTIM

DI MATT BRINDLE
Book 1: HIS THIRD VICTIM
Book 2: THE OTHER VICTIM

DETECTIVES LENNOX & WILDE
Book 1: THE GUILTY MAN
Book 2: THE FACELESS MAN

DETECTIVE ALICE ROSSI
Book 1: THE ASH LAKE MURDERS
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Helen sets her books in the area she has lived in for many years. The towns and villages that sit in the shelter of the Pennine hills. This is an area between two counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and between the city and the hills. It offers a rich mix of the industrial and the countryside and all the character therein.

Helen always planned to write crime novels. But until she retired from full-time work in a local further education college, it had to go on the back burner. Once she did retire - there was no excuse. She now writes full-time. Retirement proper will have to wait!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B073ZFN6D9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books crime, thriller, and mystery (July 16, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 16, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1084 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 229 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1912106884
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Helen sets her books in the area she has lived in for many years. The towns and villages that sit in the shelter of the Pennine hills. This is an area between two counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and between the city and the hills. It offers a rich mix of the industrial and the countryside and all the character therein.

Helen always planned to write crime novels. But until she retired from full-time work in a local further education college, it had to go on the back burner. Once she did retire - there was no excuse. She now writes full-time. Retirement proper will have to wait!

She has been married forever, has two grown up daughters, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. When she isn't writing Helen enjoys spending time with them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One old case, two new ones
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017
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Seventeen years ago a young mother pushed her baby's tram to the park. She thought the bay was sleeping, so she walked away to get some ice cream. When she came back the baby was gone. Calladine investigated that disappearance at the time, but now the case has been reopened. Meanwhile, a teenaged girl's decomposing body is found in the trunk of a car; and the local bully is stabbed and bushed off a balcony. To make matters even worse for Calladine, Bayliss' parter wants them to move to the south of the country. How will he ever get along without her? A lot bad stuff is going on and very little evidence and nobody is talking. Will Calladine and Bayliss be able to figure it out in the end? Once again Durrant has written an engaging, page-turning book. This book will stand alone, but to really appreciate this cast of characters, I recomend that you start with the first book and read all seven. If you don't, you might not enjoy the characters and all they've gone through together. I so hope Durrant intends to continue with this series. I know she's started another, but what if it's not as good as this one and I'm disappointed? Guess I'll just have to give the first one a try and see how it goes.
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Hillary
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017
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A very good story, not unrealistic like a lot of mystery/crime books. It was suspenseful, but a little anti-climatic. Overall a good read though!
Another reason I only gave 4 stars is because the last couple of chapters were printer crooked and the spine started to tear apart.
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A. Steven Toby
5.0 out of 5 stars Another detective novel that keeps you guessing
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
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DCI Calladine (?) gets hit by a cold case he remembers being unable to solve more than ten years ago at the same time as he’s working on the murder of a teenager from one of the public housing projects that, just like in the US, soon become haunts of criminal activity. (This particular “estate” figures in many of the other novels in the series so prominently that I’m led to wonder if it’s a real place). This is a much richer story than most, not only bringing in a history but also a shocking number of suspects who are suitable to take the blame. When the estate loan shark finally goes too far and is killed by a disgruntled customer the police know they will get nowhere solving that case because all the residents are so happy the bad guy is gone. So it’s a bit more subtle than we’re used to seeing from Ms. Durant. Accordingly I’m giving it the highest rating!
Still finding a few words in the text that are not in the handy glossary of British slang but certainly I get the gist and like the local color.
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Sue B.
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2017
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Too much jumping around. Too many people to keep straight. Many unfamiliar terms. Just not enjoyable.
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snave51
4.0 out of 5 stars Good police procedural
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019
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I've enjoyed this series . Lots of crime and procedure. Characters are interesting . Calladine and Bayliss are a good team. Tom isn't much of a people person so Ruth balances him nicely . A teenage girl is murdered and stuffed into a car "boot". A jar of ashes with a baby blanket is found. What happened there . Sean Hopwood is terrorizing the neighborhood trying to get collection for loans he's made . This feels like the last story here however there are some personal loose ends .
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Donna Dee
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great addition
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2017
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Great read, interesting story and I'm really enjoying the characters development in this series. If you haven't read the rest, do yourself a favour as it's a great series, I can't wait for the next one!
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Magnificent M
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2020
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I really enjoyed this series and have enjoyed every one of Helen's books. Highly recommended. I am an avid reader.
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Bonnye Reed Fry
4.0 out of 5 stars a good quick read
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2017
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Dead Jealous is an excellent English who-done-it, with likeable police personnel and interesting civilians. The mystery is fairly well camouflaged until late in the tale, and all comes together with a sense of satisfaction. I will want to read more of Calladine & Bayliss mysteries.
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Peter J Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2017
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Another amazing book by this author. I have read the whole series. Enjoyed all of the books.Helen is a great story teller.
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P A Burton
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2018
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Oh so disappointed there isn't another one in this series to download.
Just like the previous Calladine and Bayliss books this grabs your imagination from the start. I found it impossible to put down, there's so much going on, but not to much that it clouds your concentration on each crime.
This author packs so much into her storylines and plots, it's impossible not to feel involved in the characters lives, working and personal.
Several threads running through, makes you eager to sort the chaff from the seed, making for an ingenious, well crafted storylines.
I really didn't want this story to end, but I was absolutely desperate to know how it would work out, as Calladine and his team seem to be hitting one brick wall after another.

The only downside with this author's books is the compulsion to read from start to finish, without a break, to which I desperately try to abide by...........unfortunately it hasn't worked very well so far!

Clever storylines by a fantastic writer. Hope there will be another in this series, in the not to distant future.
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Zelda
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
Reviewed in France on October 11, 2017
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Interesting characters and written without unnecessary padding so the good plot moves quickly and keeps you turning the pages. The link between the murders doesn't reveal itself until the end and is perfectly plausible so you don't feel disappointed.
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Terry K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written and an enjoyable read.
Reviewed in Australia on June 16, 2020
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The crimes (read - murders) have now become realistic which is great.
The obsession that work comes 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last is getting worse - especially as there is now a baby in the mix for Ruth. Spoilt baby Tom needs to realise that Ruth, Jake and Harry are family first, work second. Actually, so does Ruth. I see that there are couple more books so I am not holding much hope that the life balance is realised.
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WorcesterBlue
4.0 out of 5 stars Great series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2020
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This is the 7th book in the Calladine and Bayliss series by author Helen Durrant.

Another gruesome case for DI Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss when a teenage girl’s body is found in the back of a car on the notorious Hobfield housing estate. The girl has been dead for a week and no one has reported her missing. 

Around the same time an old jar containing ashes and bone fragments along with a child's hair-clip, carefully wrapped in a blanket is handed in at the police station. 

Seventeen years ago Detective Tom Calladine was on the case investigating the disappearance of Jessica Wilkins. Along with her mother they visited a nearby park one afternoon and while the mother purchased an ice cream Jessica went missing. Jessica was never found and no witnesses or sightings were ever reported.

Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss need to untangle the lies and find the truth. Why was the girl found in the car killed and what are her friends hiding from the police. Can Calladine and Bayliss give the families closure.

These books can be read as stand alones but in my opinion so much better to read in order. The characters are the strength in this series and to get the best out of these novels you do need to read them in order. There are plenty of back stories and re occurring characters so I recommend you start from the beginning.
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