Title: The Killer's Girl
Author: HELEN PHIFER
Publication Day: 10/12/20
Description:
‘Mama, wake up.’
The little girl reached for her mother’s 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, Detective Morgan Brookes 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 can’t wait to put the attacker behind bars. But the person it matches to is already in prison. How could the DNA of someone who has been locked up for over twenty years have shown up in Morgan’s 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. But 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. To find this killer, it’s clear she must confront the nightmares in her past…
A heart-racing, nerve-wracking crime thriller. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Patricia Gibney will be completely gripped.
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Review for 'The Killer's Girl' by Helen Phifer.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous
Publication date 10th December 2020
This is the third book I have read by this author. It is also the second book in her 'Detective Morgan Brookes' series but can be read as a standalone. The first book in the series is called 'One Left Alive' which I also highly recommend and I also loved her second book in her 'Beth Adams' series 'The Girls In The Lake'.
I was originally drawn to this book by its beautiful eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis. It is also the second book in the series that I have read the first one of so I'm looking forward to continuing it. It also stated in the synopsis that fans of Angela Marsons will be gripped. I am a huge fan of Angela's books so am looking forward to see if it loves up to this. I haven't got any doubts to be honest as I also love Helen s books. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture. I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).
This novel consists of 58 chapters and an epilogue. The chapters are short to medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
This book is based in the Lake District, UK 🇬🇧. The bonus for me of books that are partly or fully based in the UK is that I live in the UK and have sometimes visited places mentioned in the book which makes it easier to picture. I have actually visited the Lake District on several occasions so am looking forward to seeing if I recognise anywhere that Helen has based the book on.
This book is written in third person perspective and the main protagonist are Detective Constable Morgan Brooks, Detective Sergeant Ben Matthews and Detective Constable Amy Smith. The benefits of third person perspective are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out on anything.
Wow!!! Just Wow!!! I did not see that one coming!!! Another brilliant book from this very talented author. Fantastically written and such an addictive and compelling read. Excellent descriptions making it so easy to imagine what's going on. The book cover and synopsis suit the storyline perfectly.
The storyline is an absolute roller-coaster ride filled with suspense, crime, drama, red herrings and is a very good psychological thriller that kept me up until late at night. Did not see that one coming at all so well done Helen. It gets harder and harder to surprise me when it comes to crime books after reading so many yet that was a shocker. I loved the twist and just loved watching it all unfold. I was absolutely gutted by a certain part of what happened (I won't say more than that as to not spoil it for future readers) and did not expect that to happen at all. I loved that another character came back into the storyline from the previous book and I'm looking forward to reading more about them. The storyline itself was very realistic and I would say that Helen has done quite alot of research in regards to procedure plus more which shines through when your reading. I loved how the book ended and am looking forward to see how the next one plays out.
I loved meeting all the characters again. As I said previously I'm glad that a previous character has been given a bigger role let's say and am looking forward to meeting them amongst all (well mainly all) the other characters. The characters were all very strong and the fact that Morgan and Amy are such strong females was definitely a bonus with me being female myself. I loved Amy and Morgan and her relationship with Ben and would love to read more about her. I'd love to read more about Ben, Morgan and a few others actually. I am looking forward to see what becomes of the relationship between Ben and Morgan also and I liked the way they had quote similar histories. Declan is another big character for me and I really love his funny yet caring and compassionate personality.
Well done in another massive success Helen and here is to the next success in an amazing series 🥂.
Overall a compelling, page turning, addictive and intriguing psychological crime drama.
Genres covered in this novel include Romance Novel, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Hardboiled, Noir Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Police Procedural and Crime Fiction amongst others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Angela Marsons, Carol Wyer, CL Taylor, Tess Gerritson and anyone looking for an epic read.
301 pages.
This book is just £1.99 to purchase on kindle via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio:
Helen Phifer lives in a small town called Barrow-in-Furness with her husband and five children.
Helen has always loved writing and reading. Her love of horror films and novels is legendary. Helen adores reading books which make the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. Unable to find enough scary stories to read she decided to write her own.
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