Hold Your Breath (Detective Morgan Brooke series Book 9) – ARC Book Review

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 twenty-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 committed 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?

This is the ninth book of the series and as usual Helen Phifer did it again!

The story starts off with the discovery of a body of a young woman named Jasmine, the same spot where Morgan’s father committed suicide. Morgan then receives a package with a horrible mask inside the package and thought that someone was playing a prank on her not knowing that there is going to be a connection between the package and the case. Then another girl was murdered in the similar fashion and soon, Morgan suspected that there is a serial killer on loose.

This was fast paced and a page turner. There were twists and turns and the reader felt like they were also on the part of mission to catch the killer with Detective Morgan. I have been reading Morgan Brooke series for a long time and I have to say, each time I read the new book, I wasn’t disappointed. Overall, it was an unputdownable thriller and for ones who haven’t read this book yet, try out the series! Worth four stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.