boat paint present on each victim. It’s a critical lead that links these attacks back to a tragic accident involving a group of school children years ago.
Faced with a killer hungry for revenge, and with her own life spiralling out of control, it’s going to take every ounce of skill and determination for Beth to catch this monster before he takes another innocent life. But will Beth realise he’s been right beside her all along?
An absolutely unputdownable serial killer thriller that will have you sleeping with the lights on. Fans of Patricia Gibney, LJ Ross and Angela Marsons will have to hold on tight for this nail-biting rollercoaster ride!
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Dying Breath
Detective Lucy Harwin Book 2
Take a breath. Pray it’s not your last.
Just a few months after a terrifying case that nearly took her life, Detective Lucy Harwin is back with her squad in the coastal town of Brooklyn Bay – and this time, she’s faced with a case more horrifying than anything she’s encountered.
Along with her partner, Detective Mattie Jackson, Lucy is investigating what appears to be a vicious but isolated murder; a woman found bludgeoned to death on a lonely patch of wasteland.
But when a second victim is discovered strangled in an alleyway, then a young family shot in their own home, Lucy and the team must face the unthinkable reality - a killer is walking the streets of their town.
While Lucy and the team try to find the link between these seemingly unconnected murders, they uncover a disturbing truth – these murders are replicating those carried out by infamous serial killers.
Lucy must get to the killer before he strikes again. But he’s got his sights on her, and is getting ever closer… Can she save herself, before she becomes the final piece in his twisted game?
A dark, gripping and sinister crime novel that will hook fans of Patricia Gibney, Joy Ellis and Angela Marsons from the very first page.
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Last Light
Prequel to the Detective Lucy Harwin series
Lucy watches the doctor leave, then turns to the nameless victim on the table. ‘I promise I will catch whoever did this to you,’ she whispers.
In charge of a new team, Detective Lucy Harwin is called out to attend the discovery of a woman’s body in an abandoned, crumbling church, and is quickly plunged into a case that will test her leadership skills to the limit.
With no leads except the crudely-fashioned crucifix the victim was displayed on, Lucy is at a complete loss. That is, until another body turns up: an elderly woman who devoted her life to the church.
Faced with a killer stalking the streets of her small coastal town, while also throwing herself into work to forget the love of her life, Lucy’s first case is turning into a nightmare.
Linking the killer to the church where her own teenage daughter volunteers, it seems the threat is quickly drawing closer to Lucy and those she loves. Can she catch this monster and prevent a tragedy that will tear her world apart?
An addictive and unputdownable crime thriller that will hook fans of Patricia Gibney, LJ Ross and Angela Marsons from the very first page.
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Acknowledgments
First of all, I want to thank you, my wonderful readers, for choosing this book. I hope you enjoyed meeting Police Officer Morgan Brookes. I appreciate each and every one of you and thank you from the bottom of my heart. A police investigation of this magnitude would be far more in depth and be a very lengthy process. There would be many specialists brought in to assess the scene. For the purpose of this story, although as factual and true to life as I could make it, the investigation has been scaled down significantly. I hope you can understand and forgive this.
Thank you again to all the amazing book bloggers: you are so very much appreciated. I can’t tell you how thankful I am that you choose to read my books and review them.
As always a huge heartfelt thank you to my editors, Jessie Botterill and Emily Gowers; your support has been amazing and you turned a rough draft into a wonderful story.
Thank you again to the fabulous Noelle Holten for her publication day support, it’s truly appreciated. Thanks also go to the amazing Kim Nash for always being there. A special thank you goes to Emma Robinson for her help when I felt like throwing in the towel with my edits. The same goes to the rest of the Bookouture authors; I’m so amazed by how talented yet down to earth and supportive you all are. I feel very blessed knowing I am a part of this special group of writers.
Thank you once again to Oliver Rhodes for taking a chance and signing me; good luck for the future, you will be greatly missed.
I’m so grateful I get to work alongside the rest of the fabulous Bookouture team: same applies as last time. You guys definitely rock and you know how to party – you’re my kind of people and I can’t wait until we can next get together.
Thank you as always to Paul O’Neill for casting a final eye over my stories; you’re definitely my lifesaver.
Thank you to my Write Romantics for always being there. Where would I be without all of your support? Jo Bartlett, Jackie Ladbury, Jessica Redland, Sharon Booth, Deirdre Palmer, Helen J. Rolfe, Lynne Davidson, Rachael Thomas and Alex Weston.
A special thank you to my book club members. I can’t wait to see your lovely faces again. I’ve missed you all so much and our very noisy chats about books and life. Hopefully we’re still allowed into Costa after Krog setting off the fire alarms last time and getting us all evacuated.
Thank you to my lovely friends, Sam and Tina. I’ve missed our coffee chats more than you could ever know.
A special thank you to Christine and her late husband Tom Fell.
Last, but definitely not least, a special thank you to my amazing family. I love you all more than words can say.
Helen xx
Published by Bookouture in 2020
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