Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the eARC.
This is no. 10 in the Calladine & Bayliss series.
A young man, very drunk, is on his way home when he's brutally murdered, with his severed tongue stuck down his throat. A business woman receives malware that shuts down her computer system, with a message that only if she pays in bitcoin to get her system back. She refuses and disappears. The same thing happens to Calladine's mother, who also disappears.
There is a vicious murderer on the loose...is it the man just released from prison who threatened Calladine's life? Bayliss, newly single and upset, and Calladine are racing to solve this difficult case.
Another good read in the series, recommended.

201 pages

5 stars

Acting DCI Tom Calladine hates his new job and can't wait to join his former partner DS Ruth Bayliss at a crime scene.

The man has been badly beaten, but the most outstanding feature of his death is that his tongue was cut out and stuffed down his throat.

At the same time, Calladine's team is dealing with a rash of persons being extorted by ransomware. These are particularly heinous crimes.

This book is littered with murders and the tension is increased when the new DCI assigned to the station turns out to be Stephen Greco. Calladine and Greco have never seen eye to eye. Calladine thinks Greco is too prissy.

This is a great book. Ms. Durrant has written a sharp police procedural which illustrates the triumphs as well as the frustrations of a day to day police investigation. Her characters are interesting and true to life. The reader is in the the station or on the streets with the investigators as they try to sort out the cases. Are they related? Calladine doesn't think so.

This book comes complete with surprises and turns. The identity of the murderer was a big surprise. I loved it!

I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this absolutely great book for me to read, enjoy and review.

What a fantastic read! I absolutely love this author and this series of books. It didn’t disappoint it was tense and had me hanging on to every word. I read this book in record time, I just devoured it. Highly recommend this book it was an excellent read and deserving of 5 stars.

Totally addictive.
Book ten calladine and bayliss.
On the Hobfield estate Halifax, Kieron Ramsey heading to home at heron house towers, drunk but he has to be kept quiet after been set upon his tongue is cut out.
The estate is a magnet of villains, Tom Calladine and Ruth Bayliss investigate and found him badly beaten looks like he's upset the killer. Gina Haigh out of care staying with her Aunt moira works in the same supermarket as Kieron after an incidence she flees so are the two connected?
Just what can I say, wow its a cracker, I loved it, fast pace, with a cracking end. Lots going on through out this book, its action packed and I couldn't put it down.

Another brilliant book by this author. Lots of twists and turns if you like detective books you will really enjoy Helens books. Definitely another good read