DEAD SILENT a gripping detective thriller full of suspense (Calladine & Bayliss Mystery Book 2)

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This is the first book I’ve read by Helen Durrant but after finishing this one, it won’t be my last. All this and a missing child and mysterious, horribly tortured body found at the scene of an auto accident. The storyline of the missing child felt incomplete, although perhaps it will be explored in the next book?

Ray Fallon also makes an appearance and it looks like Tom will never find any peace when it comes to his notorious cousin. I was about to put up the review for book 3 when I noticed I hadn't yet put up the review for book 2. I have not marked it quite so high as the previous book 'Dead Wrong' but it was a very strong 3 star rating and could of easily have been a 4. This starts with two cases the first a missing child and the second a body found at the scene of a road accident that forensics said was dead prior to crash.She has been married forever, has two grown up daughters, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Heen H Durrant is my new author to look out for as although the downside was my struggling for attention at the start, it did end up a very good and an all consuming read. I've listened to MANY mysteries/thrillers and really enjoy this author's writing skills in this genre. Although, if you look at how many are in the series, I'm sure you can figure out how it ends for at least one character.

I think this had some bearing on me only giving this four stars as I'd enjoyed the case in book 3 so much and there were parts of the characters stories I knew outcomes to already too. Helen is one of the ‘baby boomer’ generation and began writing when she retired from her job at a local college. Longer isn't always better but in an extended format a book tends to have more than a passing interest. Although this is the second in the series I would say it works perfectly well as a stand alone book and you wouldn't have needed to have read the first in the series Dead Wrong. Much in demand for his voice work, Jonathan's broad range also includes voicing the audio guide for The Sistine Chapel.In this novel, we get to appreciate the rapport between the two detectives Ballantine and Bayliss, one of dedication and respect for one another. The investigation begins when the body of a young American student is found in the backseat of a car during a large road accident, but it quickly comes to light that this was not how the young woman met her death. Lydia is just slutty and Jones is a cheap-skate, too concerned with saving money than solving crimes. The author obviously recognizes she has readers from this side of the pond and provides quite a detailed glossary.