Dying Breath

Detective Lucy Harwin, Book 2

By: Helen Phifer

Narrated by: Alison Campbell

Take a breath. Pray it’s not your last.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.

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. 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.

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. 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?

©2017 Helen Phifer (P)2017 Bookouture

Absolutely love these characters.

Lucy and friends make for a good book and the narrator is awesome, she makes the story come alive. Ready for the next episode of DI Lucy Harwin. Thanks to Hrlen Phifer for great stories and Alison Campbell for wonderful narration.

Dying breath

Well done loved the characters all the twIst and turns that kept you on the edge of your seat.

Good second book in the series

I liked this better than the first book. Lucy is still going off on her own but that’s Lucy. Her team has developed. An old friend/nemesis comes back to join the team causing hate and discontent.

They have several murders to solve and we, the readers, know of several potential perpetrators. The only thing is, we don’t know who they are NOW. Via flashbacks we learn of these people and we always have him/them in mind without knowing how, if at all, they fit in.

My review of the first book in the series mentioned that the story called to mind other books in the genre I had already read. The major plot line and ultimate villain in this book were pretty much the same as a book I finished recently.

The ending was abrupt.

Frankly, I liked this book. The narration was well done. This is a series I will continue to read.

Good Story

Can recommend this book by Helen Pfeifer... It held my interest and I'll look at additional books by this author.

Simply an enjoyable listen

Great book but I just think Alison Campbell could read me the dictionary and I would listen. My favorite narrator. I do have a question on the ending about a character but can't ask without doing it for others! Maybe I just missed something.

rapid ending

so she is terrified that someone else will attack her in her hine so she let's in a strange man? then is so naive that she just goes to Patrick's house ? with no witnesses or anything?

Love listening to this series

This was another great listen, and I love the main character. I’m going to go for the next in the series.

killers plot

This book was amazing. I love how the killers plot turned out and who it was. If you love thrillers, you will enjoy this book.

BOOK 3!!!

The series is listed out of order!
Don't let that put you off. It's a good series. Helen Phifer is a good serial killer author. I hope she continues the series. The narrator is also good. She makes the character voices different without being annoying. I never lose track of who is speaking.

good

Still good but I was almost identical to the 1st book. That was disappointing. Characters were still good book was well written.