Hold Your Breath

An Utterly Gripping Crime Thriller

By: Helen Phifer

Narrated by: Alison Campbell

The biting wind whips around the crystal-clear waters of the lake. The girl sits with her eyes open, as if transfixed by the waves on the shoreline, but she has taken her last breath…

When Detective Morgan Brookes is called to Lake Thirlmere one frosty night, she’s devastated to find the body of a young woman positioned in front of the glistening reservoir. She has ligature marks on her limbs, glue residue on her eyes, and her beautiful face is as cold as ice. Knowing only a dangerous serial killer would arrange a scene so carefully, Morgan is in a race against time to stop them before more innocent lives are lost.

The victim is 20-year-old Jasmine Armer, and her mother is distraught to hear that her beautiful daughter is gone. And Morgan is shocked when she learns that Jasmine’s father recently died by suicide at the same picturesque spot. The killer must have known the family. Then, Morgan receives a terrifying package at the station of an intricate death mask. She immediately recognises Jasmine’s long lashes and perfectly-plump lips.

With the killer taunting her, Morgan knows time is running out. And then Morgan gets the heart-shattering call that her friend, Emily, has been killed. Ligature marks on Emily’s arms are identical to Jasmine’s. Heartbroken, Morgan knows this isn’t the end of the killer’s twisted game, but can she track them down before they take another life?

A non-stop thrill ride from the very first chapter to the final, epic conclusion. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, and Lisa Regan will be glued to the screen of this addictive rollercoaster of a story.

©2023 Helen Phifer (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Well done!

I imagine it’s difficult to continue on creating new novels for a series like this, but Helen does it effortlessly with no trade off on quality, suspense, or performance! I love this series and look forward to the next Morgan Brooks & crew mystery! Oh and the narration was superb!

Pretty good!

Story was well written, but predictable. I felt like more predictable than the previous books. It would be a nice change up if the author would change the hero/victim between the characters. I know Morgan is the main character, but after 9 books it’s getting a little redundant. I found myself rolling my eyes at the end, like “here we go again.” I will continue to listen to the series for one more book because I do enjoy the character development. Maybe someone else will be in peril in book 10 and Morgan can rush to save them for a change... 🤷🏼‍♀️

Book 9

I love the way she writes! It goes right along with the others! If you loved the other books you will love this one too!

Whining Ben

Story is good, but Ben is becoming a spineless, whining, bulling man when it comes to Morgan. It has become painful listing to his treatment of Morgan, my favorite characters are the other members of the team.

Same book different title

Morgan would have been kicked off a real police force by now if this was real life. You can listen to the first and last chapters to get the gist of the serial killer story. The only reason I've stayed with these books is the characters. The back stories are so much better than the non stop serial killers always after Morgan.