Dead Nasty — Helen H. Durrant

A girl's body is found in a dustbin. Dead meat is written on a note found with her.The girl was part of a group of bullies from the local school. But Detective Inspector Calladine recognizes the MO of Craig Donnelly, a killer he thought he'd put away forever. And coincidentally Donnelly has just been released from prison. But when Calladine charges in, he finds out that Donnelly has a watertight alibi and is under the protection of the local vicar, who thinks Donnelly is a changed man.When another girl goes missing from the same group of friends, Calladine must look elsewhere for the killer and comes across a sinister online predator who was in touch with all the girls.Detective Sergeant Ruth Bayliss is back from maternity leave, but even her skills and common sense can't crack the case. They must stop the killer, someone who may even be close to home, before he continues his vicious killing spree.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 NASTY: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow, what a totally all-consuming read this book is . . . I read it in two sittings, I found it impossible to put down.' P.A. Burton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Keeps you guessing till the end. Lots of twists and turns making for compelling reading.' Kindle customer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Dead Nasty is edge-of-the-seat stuff and crime writing at its best. Full of twists and turns I couldn't put it down.' Tracey⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Readers who love crime thrillers will definitely love the Calladine and Bayliss series . . . Well-deserved five stars.' Maggie L.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I cannot get enough of these books . . . A great read.' Martin F.MEET THE DETECTIVESTom 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 SETTINGThe 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.