Blog Tour Review, Save Her Twice

About the Book: 

Morgan shivers in the darkness as she walks through the park towards the abandoned building. She sees the body and the blood dripping onto the cold, frosty grass. A beautiful teenage girl is dead. Morgan feels rage build inside of her as she realises who it is…

Arriving at a quiet family home on the outskirts of the Lake District, Detective Morgan Brookes must deliver devastating news to a heartbroken mother. Seeing Lexie’s pink boots against the side of the house, she remembers the girl’s happy face and can’t help but think of her carefree childhood. Three years ago, Morgan saved Lexie from a serial killer, who is now behind bars. But this time, she’s failed to protect her.

Certain a new and more terrifying killer is at large, Morgan finds a neighbour who claims a man in a silver car was watching Lexie’s house. Then she discovers that Lexie was meeting other survivors of serial killers at a local victim support group. Another girl, Milly, thinks she has been followed by the same silver car.

But just as Morgan rushes to warn the other women, the case takes an even more sinister turn. One of them is found dead, posed in a chair with her hands tied in prayer. Flames engulf the church where the victims usually meet, with several of the others trapped inside.

Morgan manages to save the women just in time, but she knows this killer will never give up. To find him, she must relive every terrifying case she’s ever worked on. Somewhere in her history lies the key to saving more lives, but Morgan has no idea that this dangerous individual wants her as his final victim…

A dark, gripping and twisty new thriller in the Morgan Brookes series that will have your heart racing until the final page. For fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Rachel McLean.

My Review

I’ve been on a streak of great police procedurals and this one joins that great bunch.  I love those 80s horror movies which lends to me loving the idea of a group of final girls.  This one not only has a group of final girls, but Morgan, has history with the victim.  She previously saved her.

I love Morgan.  Shes gutsy and fierce.  She works so well with her team.  I like all the main and secondary characters of the series.  They are a well oiled machine and everyone works well with and protects each other.

My small chuckle in this one.  It helped breakup the intense hunt.  They thought they were looking for a Picasso.  And every time I saw that my mind kept going wait, what?  Why are they looking for a painting?  It’s also apparently a European car.

But back to the story.  It is a high stakes investigation since all the final girls are potential targets.  The connection for Morgan adds an extra layer of incentive for her.  The idea of attacking girls that have already survived attacks is dark and gripping.  There wasn’t a shortage of suspects yet the story kept a fast pace and I didn’t want to put it down.  The complex plot kept me wanting more.

This is one of my series that I can’t wait for the next book.  The day after I finish the current one.  This could be read as a stand alone, but once you read one, you are going to want to read them all.

Author Bio

Helen Phifer is the Bestselling writer of the hugely popular Annie Graham, Lucy Harwin, Beth Adams and her current series featuring Detective Constable Morgan Brooks published by the fabulous Bookouture.