Lexie survived one killer but is now targeted by another. A killer intent on finishing the work of other murderers and DC Morgan Brookes is on his list too…
Save Her Twice is the 11th book in the Morgan Brookes police procedural series set in northern England. The plot relies heavily on old cases so there are spoilers.
Morgan saved Lexie once but isn’t there to save her a second time. Can she save the other survivors of the killers she’s caught and protect herself as well? I really felt upset that these women has escaped death once but were now being hunted down again, and this was reflected by Morgan’s emotions throughout the book.
The police characters shine in this book. Ben and Morgan are negotiating their personal and professional relationships. Cain was injured in the last book but determined to support his colleagues. Pathologist Declan is delightfully full of black humour and wry wit whilst also being compassionate to the victims and his colleagues.
Most of the book is written to show the police investigation and potential victims. There are some chapters written from the perpective fo the killer but this does not help us to identify him or his motives. I thought the tension and sense of danger were well maintained. The ending was a little abrupt and lacked a depth of explanation about the perpetrator.
Save Her Twice is an enjoyable police procedural with wonderful lead characters.
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.
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.
