First of all, thank you for letting me advance read this.

Already the fourteenth book in the Morgan Brookes series and I have to say I'm impressed. Consistently is key and the amount of crime and twists in all of the Morgan books are of the scale.
Where many authors will lack intensity while a series progress into that many series, Helen stays consistent and I just have to keep reading.

Morgan and Ben are by far my favorite couple, where Morgan is the best in crime solving, Ben being the ultimate watchdog. Having Declan as pathologist but also as the gay best friend and Theo the vicar who also is gay it exceeds boundaries set by humans. Who says a vicar can't be gay? I love that it's written in here and written that good.

Now, the story.. I don't want to give to much away because the story is so good.

I will only say this, nothing is as it seems.

Read this if you've loved all the other Morgan and Ben books, if you haven't you should really start reading them.

Great book and I'm sad it's the last of the series. Didn't go the way I thought it would, at any point. Its a bonus when I can't guess the end.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

Detectives Morgan and Ben are nearly off out on their day off, when they are interrupted by the news that their neighbours have been murdered. Creepily, it appears that someone was stalking them from their attic leaving Morgan a note ‘you’re next’. When priest, Theo, is attacked things are moving too close for comfort.

Loved this and struggled to put it down. The characters are really likeable and the team camaraderie is enjoyable to read. This had my head spinning with twists and was a complete page turner. Just the right amount of suspense and dead ends. This is a great series to read. Highly recommend.

When something horrific happens, I am of course touched by it, but at the same time I always am happy when it happened kilometers away from where I live. I would not be able to sleep one minute when something like that would go on in my street or even worse two doors down.

We know Morgan as a tough cookie but the horror of it all had an impact on her too and I cannot say I blame her. To get back her piece of mind, she does what she always does: he utter best to find the culprit and put them where they belong.

There are always some people you trust without a doubt, but we are so wrong to do that. You really never ever know someone, do we... That's because most people have a weakness and the baddies know how to play the game.

Morgan, Ben, Cain, Amy are all wonderful characters, but Marc still has not won me over. I wonder whether he ever will? He sure does add some extra spice to the stories...

Another excellent book in this series. 5 stars

Thank you

Love love love this series, the murders in Rydal Falls are never ending and this one in particular is very close to home for Morgan and Ben. On a very well deserved day off they're called to a house 2 doors away to the brutal murder of neighbours Rosie and Matt. Taking on the case they find themselves caught up in deceit and again tragedy.
In this novel, Morgan seems to have learnt a little bit and thinks about her actions rather than going all guns blazing as she often has, maybe she has her injury from the previous novel to thank for that. A few heart stopping, breathtaking moments too, please don't do this too me Helen.
Brilliant, fast paced, I couldn't put it down

Her Dying Embrace by H. Phifer, published by Bookouture is book 14 in her Detective Morgan Brookes Series.
I just wanted to take a peek at the story and now, hours later I read the last page and I'm spent. Drawn in the literally unputdownable, twisty story of Detective Morgan Brookes and her life partner Ben. An incredible read, one of my favs in 25 for sure, I recommend the book, 5 stars.
Blurb: When sweet-natured teaching assistant Rosie Waite, and her boyfriend Matt, are found dead in their quaint family home in the Lake District, Detective Morgan Brookes is horrified. Sleeping just two doors down, she heard nothing. Morgan vows to keep watch over every innocent family in Rydal Falls until this monster is brought to justice.
Climbing the narrow attic staircase as she searches every inch of the property, Morgan finds a mattress on the floor, empty food wrappers, and a letter that reads: if you’ve found this, you’re next to die. Fear washes over Morgan’s team; the killer was watching his victims, and now her life is at risk.
Ignoring pleas that she take a step back, Morgan throws herself harder at the case. And Matt had been asking questions at a local tattoo parlour. Everyone thought he and Rosie were a quiet, kind-hearted couple, but was Matt hiding a dangerous secret? Did he betray the woman he loved?
It’s the break Morgan desperately needs, until one of her closest friends is attacked. His lifeless body – an exact match to Matt and Rosie. The killer has been watching from the shadows again. Morgan’s used to putting her life on the line to protect the innocent, but what must she sacrifice to save the people she loves most? And how many lives will be lost before she can stop this killer?

Detective Morgan Brooks is back on the job after being injured. When a couple two doors down from her and her partner, Ben’s house in Rydal Falls is found murdered, they take the case even though it is their day off. The murders are gruesome and suspicion falls on a number of different suspects. Tension mounts as Morgan finds a threatening note and someone close to her is assaulted in a similar manner to the dead couple’s attack.

This is the fourteenth in the Morgan Brooks series. Helen Phifer is one of those authors for whom when I see her name, I request the title without reading the synopsis. She writes one of those books I have to force myself to put down or I would accomplish nothing until it is finished. This latest entry in the series does not disappoint.

There are twists (wait til you read one of them!) in this suspenseful story. Morgan is a capable, empathetic female protagonist. I enjoy her character and the convivial, teasing relationships within the investigative team.
As an aside, I smiled at the reference to Lisa Regan’s Josie Quinn series, another of my favorites.

If you enjoy mysteries, police procedurals, thrillers, check this one out.

Just wow! Helen hits the ball out of the park with this one. Highly recommend it, actually read the whole series you won’t be sorry. A double murder is discovered two doors down from Morgan and Ben’s house, it was brutal and savage. Helen is one of my favourite authors and stories like this is why. Twisty plot, no I didn’t get it right! Interesting, absorbing and tense. This story sucked me in and I was on a rollercoaster that I couldn’t get off of until I finished the book. Well deserving of five stars!

I was lucky enough to be sent this via #netgalley and I’m super thankful I got to read it early as I don’t think I could have waited until February, only downside I now have to wait for the next one. I HAVE QUESTIONS!

This may well be the first time I have EVER seen Morgan Brookes hesitate, 14 books and this is the first time and I don’t know whether to be thankful or scared. Helen doesn’t mess around, she jumps right in there with the story. This one had me absolutely gripped from start to finish. I thought I had it all figured out, turns out I’m not as good as my favourite group of detectives.

Chapter 17 had me gasping and getting up to make a cup of tea to calm myself down. Helen!

Then coming in with the PLOT TWIST, sneaky sneaky there.

Honestly another great book in the Morgan Brookes series.

There's a double murder two doors down from Morgan and Ben's home.
It seems a little close to home for Morgan, she's still recovering from a serious head injury.
The bodies are posed, and old nails have been driven into the lips of the victims.
The team have their work cut out for them to solve the case before there are more victims.

Fast paced crime novel. I love Morgan, Ben and the team.
The plot is easy to follow, and of course, Morgan's inner gut feeling is correct.
I, of course, was totally wrong about the killer.
Can't wait for the next in the series, these books are a treat to read.