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<\/figure>\nDesperate Silence by Mark Pettinger (DI Calvert Series Book 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n Digital Tour \u2013<\/strong> 1st \u2013 7th May<\/p>\n Print Tour \u2013 <\/strong>19th \u2013 25th May\u00a0<\/p>\n Genre: <\/strong>Crime fiction<\/p>\n Pages:<\/strong> 303<\/p>\n Blurb<\/strong><\/p>\n A nine-year-old girl is missing. Her parents are frantic with worry, and local searches turn up nothing.<\/p>\n Having been widowed in the past year, Hull based Detective Inspector Paul Calvert takes some time away and heads to Argyll, Scotland, for some fell walking, whisky drinking and relaxation. Always in the wrong place at the wrong time, Calvert is pulled into the investigation of the missing girl.<\/p>\n When she, Florence Findlay, is found, she utters only one word, \u2018Hayley\u2019.<\/p>\n Initially overjoyed to have Florence safely returned to them, the Findlay\u2019s emotions now rollercoaster as they discover that Hayley, their other daughter missing for a decade, could still be alive.<\/p>\n Calvert races against time to find a second missing girl, and potentially, against all odds, reunite the Findlay family<\/p>\n Author bio\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Mark Pettinger is a crime fiction writer of the DCI Priest novels set in Manchester, and the more recent DI Calvert series set in Hull.<\/p>\n Fitting his writing around his \u2018day job\u2019, Mark\u2019s writing pattern is somewhat sporadic, and he writes when he can, which currently is in hotel rooms \/ foyer, or in an airport lounge trying to keep one eye on the departure board to ensure he doesn\u2019t miss his flight!<\/p>\n Mark\u2019s interest in the murky world of crime started a number of years ago when he was attracted to reading true crime. He became fascinated with the exploits of the Yorkshire Ripper, Dennis Nilsen, John Wayne Gacy, Andrei Chikatilo etc. An avid reader of many genres, but his attention turned to favouring crime fiction; and his reading list includes Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Lynda La Plante, Jo Nesbo, and latterly CJ Tudor (for something just that little bit special).<\/p>\n Mark has openly credited Ian Rankin as the primary inspiration for not only stirring his interest in reading crime fiction, but also \u2018picking up the pen\u2019.<\/p>\n Mark has published four hugely successful crime fiction novels: The Decalogue, Tick Tock Time\u2019s Up, Paper Soldiers and more recently Where Darkness Lies. Two books in the series entered the Amazon Bestseller Top 100 list, and the Top 10 on the sub-genre of \u2018police procedurals\u2019.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/230601478-desperate-silence<\/a><\/p>\n Got any questions? We\u2019re here for you! Just drop us an email at<\/p>\n If you have any questions or need assistance, don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to us at LBTtourhelp@gmail.com.<\/p>\n For a great time and awesome conversations with our admin team and fellow LBT influencers, come join the<\/p>\n If you would like to review as part of the Love Books Tour crew, please apply here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe080qfnh8Q-Ax1FW4340IfyCLqZJyUh2C5RllOkykjU1kaCQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Offering successful book tours, bookstagram tours, cover reveals and blitzes. I would love to work on the promotion of your book. For new and previously released titles. All genres are welcome. Use my contact form to drop us an email or download our info kit here.<\/p>\n https:\/\/kellylacey.com\/love-books-tours\/.<\/a><\/p>\n If you have any questions, please email lovebookstours@gmail.com and we will be very happy to talk you through our services and answer your questions.<\/p>\n Please note our first reply sometimes hides in the spam folder. So please check there if you don\u2019t get anything in your inbox. As we reply to each query.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kellylacey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745581446.png?w=1024\")
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