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Morgan tries to steady her trembling hands as she enters the abandoned tent in the shadow of the mountains. The woman once lay peacefully watching the stars in the glistening night sky. But she has been dead for some time…
When a farmer reports an abandoned campsite in Rydal Falls, Detective Morgan Brookes hopes its occupants are just out enjoying the beautiful views nearby. But nothing can prepare her for the smell of death in the air, or what she finds as she crawls inside the wind-ravaged tent. A young girl has been killed in her sleeping bag, her belongings ransacked, a knife twisted into her body.
Scrolling through beautiful images of solo wild camping on Sharon Montgomery’s social media, Morgan can’t imagine who would want the sweet girl dead. But then Sharon’s mother breaks down on arrival at the morgue, admitting through choked sobs that Sharon and her stepfather had a blazing row. And Morgan soon discovers that Sharon had a boyfriend, Jack, who did everything he could to keep their relationship a secret. Both men knew where Sharon was camping, but her autopsy report details more than thirty wounds on her body. Were they angry enough to do something so brutal?
When another girl is viciously stabbed while camping alone in another picturesque spot in the mountains, the team find delicate blue fibres at the scene that connect her and Jack. But Morgan isn’t convinced. Independent and single, Lydia Williams also had Lake District beauty spots all over her social media. Is someone trying to make sure all the women in town will be scared to venture out on their own? And can Morgan get inside this killer’s mind and track them down before they claim another victim?
An absolutely addictive crime thriller with a heart-pounding twist. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Rachel Abbott.
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This is the 16th book in the Detective Morgan Brookes series, and it just goes from strength to strength! I have dipped in and out of this series, haven’t missed many, and they are waiting for me to read on my Kindle. I thoroughly enjoy each and every book by Helen Phifer, and this one is no different!
This book has Morgan and the team searching for the killer of a wild camper in the Lake District. She was a wild camper influencer and made her locations as public as she could, giving the team a harder job than they would like. When another camper is discovered with the exact same injuries, Morgan begins to think it may be a serial killer case.
I do feel invested in these characters, I have been reading about them for so long! I love coming back to them and catching up. They are all so well developed, and their growth over the series has only made them seem more real. Their depth of friendship and the banter between them only serves to endear themselves more to me. I also enjoy the new characters that pop up too,
Another intriguing case that had me guessed so badly. I read this so quickly, just because I needed to have the answers. Then there is that epilogue, too!! I need the next book now!
Author Bio
Helen Phifer is the bestselling writer of the hugely popular Detective Morgan Brookes series. As well as the Lucy Harwin, Beth Adams and Maria Miller series of books. Her debut novel The Ghost House featuring Annie Graham went on to be a global bestseller. She lives in the busy town of Barrow-in-Furness surrounded by miles of coastline and a short drive from the glorious English Lake District. Her favourite hobbies include reading, chasing the Aurora Borealis when it puts in an appearance, visiting Salem, watching the sunset, the moon rise and drinking coffee.
Helen loves reading books that scare the heck out of her and is eternally grateful to Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert and Graham Masterton for scaring her senseless in her teenage years, and to Alice Hoffman’s beautiful stories for inspiring her love of all things witchy and to write fantasy novels alongside her crime thrillers.
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