Blog Tour Review, Two Broken Girls

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Two Broken Girls
Helen Phifer

266 pages
Bookouture
published  Oct 17, 2024

 

About the Book: 

Sweat trickles down the girl’s spine as she dances around her bedroom. The curtains blow open and a gust of hot, humid air comes through the window. She has no idea she is being watched from the street below. The dainty chain around her neck will soon be his. Another keepsake. His second broken girl.

On the banks of the River Rothay, as the first rays of sunshine hit the fast-flowing water, Melody Carrick’s body lies lifeless, red strangulation marks where her gold cross necklace used to hang. Detective Morgan Brookes is certain the killer was surprised by early-morning dog walkers, and she won’t rest until she unearths the evidence she needs to stop his next attack.

But before Morgan has a chance to attend the post-mortem, seventeen-year-old Paige Evans rushes into the police station claiming her stepfather Alan kidnapped her best friend. He has an old wooden box full of jewelry that she believes are trophies. Morgan’s blood runs cold: Melody’s necklace is tangled up in the chains.

Morgan races to Alan’s home, but on the way, she spots a young woman stumbling out of a nearby forest. She’s not Paige’s missing friend. Disorientated, with ropes cutting into her wrists and tears running down her face, the girl claims to have been abducted and then suddenly set free. By a man who looks nothing like Alan.

Chasing the most twisted killer of her career, can Morgan discover the connection between these terrible crimes? With two girl’s lives already in ruins, can she find the latest innocent victim this monster has hidden in time?

My Review

I had high expectations as I started this one and was not let down.

I love how Morgan is a walking ball of trouble, yet also a great detective.  She finds herself into more of it than you would think possible.  While I love a good police procedural, this is as much about the team as the case.  There is both good and bad news for someone on the team.  Their relationships are growing and strengthening.  In addition to Morgan and her expert trouble seeking, there are a couple of other members that end up a little out of sorts.  And through that, the team is supporting each other while tirelessly working to solve the case.

It’s fast paced and kept me guessing through plenty of suspects and some turns along the way.  The plot is complex and layered and at one moment I had to go back a little and reread because my mind ventured off a little and I missed an important piece of information.  I am sure my mind wanders on occasion, but I rarely go back to catch every detail.

There is also just a smidge of humor to give a break from the seriousness of the case.

This series is definitely on my list of must read series and I always look forward for the next installment.  And though this is book 13 in the series, it can easily be picked up without reading the rest of the series.  The author provides everything you need to follow and enjoy.  But once you read it, you’ll want to go back and read the rest.

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.

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.

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. Unable to find enough scary stories she decided to write her own and her debut novel The Ghost House released in October 2013 became a #1 Global Bestseller.

She has written over twenty books in various genres and you can follow her over on Instagram.

Or find her over at www.helenphifer.com

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