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.
Every book with Helen Weeks
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2011LGood as Deadlead · Tom ThorneTaken hostageBuy
- 2013·The Dying Hoursminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2014·The Bones Beneathminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2015·Time of Deathminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2017·Love Like Bloodminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2018·The Killing Habitminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2019·Their Little Secretminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2022·The Murder Bookminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
- 2025·What the Night Bringsminor role · Tom ThorneBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Phil HendricksPathologist and Thorne’s best friend | 9 |
| Russell BrigstockeDetective Chief Inspector, Thorne’s boss | 9 |
| Tom ThorneDetective Inspector in London | 9 |
| Yvonne KitsonDetective Inspector | 9 |
| Dave HollandDetective Sergeant | 8 |
| Nicola TannerDetective Inspector | 5 |