The Recurring Cast
Character · Tom Thorne · 9 books

Helen Weeks

Helen Weeks is a detective sergeant in a child protection unit who becomes Thorne’s partner in life.

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Character facts

First appearance
Good as Dead (2011)
Latest appearance
What the Night Brings (2025)
Books
9 (1 as lead, 8 minor)
Series
Tom Thorne
Author
Mark Billingham
Circle
Tom Thorne

Where to meet Helen Weeks

Helen Weeks first appears in Good as Dead (2011), as the lead, book 10 of the Tom Thorne series.

Buy Good as Dead

Every book with Helen Weeks

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2011LGood as Deadlead · Tom ThorneTaken hostageBuy
  2. 2013·The Dying Hoursminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  3. 2014·The Bones Beneathminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  4. 2015·Time of Deathminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  5. 2017·Love Like Bloodminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  6. 2018·The Killing Habitminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  7. 2019·Their Little Secretminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  8. 2022·The Murder Bookminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
  9. 2025·What the Night Bringsminor role · Tom ThorneBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Phil HendricksPathologist and Thorne’s best friend9
Russell BrigstockeDetective Chief Inspector, Thorne’s boss9
Tom ThorneDetective Inspector in London9
Yvonne KitsonDetective Inspector9
Dave HollandDetective Sergeant8
Nicola TannerDetective Inspector5