{"product_id":"dead-wicked-paperback","title":"Dead Wicked - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen H. Durrant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetectives Calladine and Bayliss hunt for a vicious killer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first victim is found on waste ground. His tongue has been cut out and stuffed down his throat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen another body is found dumped in a lake up in the hills. The same gruesome murder method is used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd guess who the detectives' new boss is? The incredibly difficult Stephen Greco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twisted killer . . . And a wicked twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile DS Ruth Bayliss's personal life is falling apart and someone is targeting local businesses with ransomware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prime suspect is a criminal DI Tom Calladine thought he'd seen the last of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho's the serial killer and who's next on the list?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you like Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin or Rachel Abbott, you'll love this bestselling crime fiction writer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT \u003cem\u003eDEAD WICKED\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Yet again another \u003cstrong\u003eaddictive read with a great twist\u003c\/strong\u003e which leads nicely into the next book. I really struggled to put it down.' Vix⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another excellent story with familiar characters, lots of twists and turns and \u003cstrong\u003ea proper page turner\u003c\/strong\u003e. Recommend all this series.' Peter B.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great characterisation, as always, and a storyline that keeps you \u003cstrong\u003ehooked from start to finish\u003c\/strong\u003e. I loved it!' P.A. Burton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eA very well written series of books\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Jan⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eI love these characters!\u003c\/strong\u003e' Maggie L.\u003cstrong\u003eMEET THE DETECTIVES\u003c\/strong\u003eTom 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.\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SETTING\u003c\/strong\u003eThe 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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580248813875,"sku":"9781805730361","price":22.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/BbjBCtFs_M9781805730361.webp?v=1761508340","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dead-wicked-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}