What is the connection between an illegal abortion in Granny Slaters's home which went gone wrong back on the 1960's, and the deaths of a woman and young men from a council estate in Leesdon
It is DI Tom Calladine job to investigate.
This unfortunately didn't really catch my interest either with the story or the characters.
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A mysterious 40 year old diary seems somehow connected to a recent string of murders which start after the re-emergence of a local villain. It is the setting of the fifth book in the Calladine & Bayliss series.

They are nice if a bit short police procedurals. In this case Bayliss is on pregnancy leave which leaves us with more Calladine time, unfortunately. As always, this was a nice quick read.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! ( )

More bodies and unsolved crimes in a small Pennine town near Manchester. DCI Callandine and some of the other members of the team from the other books in the series are on the case plus an abrasive woman from another division who is there temporarily, working on a different angle. These stories work best if you read the other books in order. I liked some of the characters but that Callandine is a one with his women - don't know how he does it! This is a gripping tale and not too violent, ideal for the more sensitive souls amongst us and would make a good holiday read. ( )

A 40-year-old mystery and a new crime lord coming into the area to cause grief for Detective Tom Calladine. There's a little stress in Tom's life now with his partner on maternity leave and another DCI has been brought in for what seems like mysterious reasons but is only getting in his way and slowing down his investigation. This next book in the series of Calladine and Bayliss can be read alone but I prefer to read the others first, as it's always nice to get the background of the characters. I think it would make the book easier to get into.

This isn't my favorite in the series as the story seems to drag a bit and I wasn't wild about the back and forth between the visiting DCI. She didn't seem to have many redeeming qualities. Calladine was a bit more mopey than his usual and I didn't care for it much. I think it may have been the fact that he didn't have Bayliss to play off as she wasn't in the book as much as the others. She seems to lighten him up a bit and I missed their interaction. The entire book was good though and I still recommend it, especially as part of the entire series. The author does a great job of not letting the reader know what's coming next and hitting them with some surprises. ( )