The little girl reached for her motherās face with one pudgy hand. But the eyes stayed closed, and the blood continued to trickle across the floor.
When the body of a young woman is found, tied to her bed and the victim of a brutal attack in her own home,Ā Detective Morgan BrookesĀ is sickened by what she finds as she searches the house. And unprepared for the nightmares it inspires about her childhood.
When the DNA collected gives a positive ID, Morgan canāt wait to put the attacker behind bars. But the person it matches to is already in prison.Ā How could the DNA of someone who has been locked up for over twenty years have shown up in Morganās crime scene? And then they make another close match. To Morgan herself.
Faced with the impossible proof that she is somehow connected to this case, Morgan delves deep into the crimes of a killer who stalked the Lake District two decades ago. ButĀ distracted by the old case, she misses the signs that he has found a new victim. And when he strikes close to home, Morgan finally realises that she has been living on borrowed time.Ā To find this killer, itās clear she must confront the nightmares in her pastā¦
A heart-racing, nerve-wracking crime thriller.Ā Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Patricia Gibney will be completely gripped.
Readers love Helen Phifer:
āBrilliantā¦Ā keeps you on the edge of your seat right until the last chapterā¦ loving this series and the characters in it.ā Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
āPlenty of twistsā¦Ā I didnāt want to put it downā¦Ā suspenseful and riveting, you will want time toĀ read it in one sitting.ā Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
āHooked from the beginningĀ and it kept me engagedĀ until the very last page.ā Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
āFull of twistsā¦ full of tensionā¦Ā several times I caught myself holding my breath.ā Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
āAnotherĀ thrilling, tightly plottedĀ addition to this alreadyĀ fabulousĀ seriesā¦Ā I loved this bookā¦Ā fast-paced, realisticā¦Ā plenty of action, mystery and suspects.Ā Definitely comes highly recommended and deserves all of 5 stars.ā NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
āI thoroughly enjoyedā¦ anĀ engrossingĀ taleā¦ I donāt know where the time went,Ā one minute I started to read and a few hours later I was finishing.ā Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
āAĀ humdinger of a crime thrillerĀ thatĀ grabs you and draws you inĀ from the brilliantly written andĀ powerful opening sceneĀ to theĀ nail-biting, butt-clenching finale.ā NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars