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| Search for missing author Helen Bailey stepped up | Search for missing author Helen Bailey stepped up |
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| The search for a missing children's author has been stepped up by police amid growing concerns for her welfare. | The search for a missing children's author has been stepped up by police amid growing concerns for her welfare. |
| Helen Bailey, who wrote the Electra Brown series, was last seen walking her dog near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire on 11 April. | Helen Bailey, who wrote the Electra Brown series, was last seen walking her dog near her home in Royston, Hertfordshire on 11 April. |
| The 51-year-old reportedly said she "needed a little time to herself" prior to her disappearance. | The 51-year-old reportedly said she "needed a little time to herself" prior to her disappearance. |
| Specialist searches are currently taking place in the Royston area, police said. | Specialist searches are currently taking place in the Royston area, police said. |
| Det Insp Lynda Coates, who is leading the investigation, added: "I would ask Helen to please get in contact with us if she sees this appeal to let us know she is safe and well." | Det Insp Lynda Coates, who is leading the investigation, added: "I would ask Helen to please get in contact with us if she sees this appeal to let us know she is safe and well." |
| More on this story and others from Hertfordshire | More on this story and others from Hertfordshire |
| Mrs Bailey is best known for her series of novels for teenagers but began writing an online blog called Planet Grief after her husband, John Field, drowned in February 2011. | Mrs Bailey is best known for her series of novels for teenagers but began writing an online blog called Planet Grief after her husband, John Field, drowned in February 2011. |
| In her most recent post, she wrote about the fifth anniversary of her husband's death, in which she claimed their lives "were too tightly woven for death to completely destroy the links between us". | In her most recent post, she wrote about the fifth anniversary of her husband's death, in which she claimed their lives "were too tightly woven for death to completely destroy the links between us". |
| 'Over that loss' | |
| Friends have said her disappearance "doesn't make sense" and is "totally out of character". | Friends have said her disappearance "doesn't make sense" and is "totally out of character". |
| Mrs Bailey's grief counsellor, Shelley Whitehead, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the author had "moved forward" since her husband's death and was "well over that loss". | Mrs Bailey's grief counsellor, Shelley Whitehead, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the author had "moved forward" since her husband's death and was "well over that loss". |
| Hertfordshire Police said it is committing more resources to look for the Northumberland-born author. | Hertfordshire Police said it is committing more resources to look for the Northumberland-born author. |
| She is understood to have connections to Kent, Northumberland and London. | She is understood to have connections to Kent, Northumberland and London. |
| Mrs Bailey's dog, believed to be called Boris, is described as a shaded red miniature Dachshund with a slightly greying muzzle. | Mrs Bailey's dog, believed to be called Boris, is described as a shaded red miniature Dachshund with a slightly greying muzzle. |