by Helen Phifer
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Dark House
An absolutely gripping serial-killer thriller (Detective Lucy Harwin crime thriller series Book 1)
Lizzy pulled the covers over her head. Then she realised what was being dragged behind the person with the torch. She rammed her fist into her mouth to stop herself from screaming…
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After a previous case ended in a tragic double murder, Detective Lucy Harwin, has been on enforced absence from the force. But when the body of an elderly man is discovered in an abandoned hospital, she is plunged straight back into a case that will test her to breaking point.
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For decades, The Moore housed the forgotten children of Northern coastal town, Brooklyn Bay. But ever since a scandal forced its closure, the abandoned building has been left untouched.
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Together with her partner, Detective Mattie Jackson, Lucy begins to unearth its terrible history, and soon finds herself on the trail of a killer ruthlessly fixated on avenging the crimes of the past.
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As Lucy begins to close in on the killer, a woman is found murdered on her own doorstep. With the attacks escalating, and those closest to her now a target, can Lucy protect them and herself before it’s too late?
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An absolutely terrifying and gripping thriller that will chill readers of MJ Arlidge, Angela Marsons and Rachel Abbott to the bone.
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Also by Helen Phifer
Detective Lucy Harwin series:
1. Dark House
2. Dying Breath
A Letter from Helen
This story was a tough one to write, it gave me sleepless nights and made me cry. Writing a prequel was certainly a challenge for me as a writer. I hope you enjoyed this story as much as Lucy’s other adventures. If you’d like to be kept up to date with news of what I’m writing next, please sign up to my newsletter here.
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Dying Breath
Unputdownable serial-killer fiction (Detective Lucy Harwin crime thriller series Book 2)
Take a breath. Pray it’s not your last.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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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Acknowledgements
A huge thank you to my amazing, gorgeous, editor Keshini Naidoo for all her expert editorial input. I’m forever in your debt, you take a rough draft and turn it into a work of art. I’m so lucky to have worked with you on my last three books and I wish you all the luck in the world with your new venture. I’ll miss you, thank you. Xx
Thank you to the lovely Jessie Botterill for taking over where Kesh left off. I’ll apologise now for the rough drafts that will be coming your way.
Thanks to Jan Curry for the copy edits.
Another huge thanks to Mamma Bear, Kim Nash and the amazing Noelle Holten for all their hard work and looking after the Bookouture authors so well. It’s amazing to know that you’re there any time, night and day to offer advice, hugs and support.
What can I say about the rest of the amazing team at Bookouture? I owe them a huge debt of gratitude for everything. It’s an honour to work with such true professionals and I thank you all.
I’d also like to thank my fellow Bookouture authors. I’m truly amazed to be amongst such a super talented, bunch of writers. I’d especially like to thank Angela Marsons for always being there. You’re such a huge inspiration to me Angie.
Bloggers and reviewers are the lifeblood of a writer and I’d like to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart for all your support, it means the world to me.
A special thank you to my coffee girls, Sam Thomas and Tina Sykes for the love and laughter. Xx
A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful, patient, life saving Paul O’Neill for casting his expert eye over my work and writing such excellent surveyor’s reports. Xx
It goes without saying that I’d like to thank my family for always being there, for making my crazy life fun filled with love and lots of laughter. Sometimes there are tears, but mainly laughter. I’m truly blessed to have you all in my life and I appreciate and love every single one of you, most of the time.
Published by Bookouture in 2018
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Copyright © Helen Phifer, 2018
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eBook ISBN: 978-1-78681-508-8
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organisations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
