Two Broken Girls by Helen Phifer

 I always love when a series I enjoy finally has a new book out, and I'm definitely excited for Two Broken Girls by Helen Phifer.

About Two Broken Girls:

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 jewellery 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 Thoughts:

I'm never sad to pick up another Detective Morgan Brookes novel.  This installment is the thirteenth in the series and it continues as a strong read.

When a student's body is found, Morgan, Ben, and the team are assigned the case. A visit from another young girl accusing her stepfather of kidnapping a third young woman give Morgan a prime suspect, but before moving towards the accusation, a fourth young woman is found alive and eliminates the prime suspect from the hunt.  

Once again, I love the interactions between Morgan and Ben, and Morgan and the rest of the team.  Phifer has created likable characters, where the relationships between them grow with each book and keep the reader invested as well as a great mystery.  Two Broken Girls was a one night read for me, mostly because I couldn't put it down.  It's the marker of a good book where I'd much rather stay awake and finish it than put it down to go to sleep and finish the next day.

Author Biography:

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.

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