Twisted Bones: An addictive and heart-pounding crime thriller (Detective Morgan Brookes)

ISBN: 1836188501

Author: Phifer, Helen

Condition: New

Moonlight shines over the cottage by the river, casting a shadow over the frozen water. Silk fabric rustles in the reeds, moving ever so slightly to reveal five thin bones?When Detective Morgan Brookes is urgently called to her Aunt Ettie?s cottage, hidden in Covel Woods, she rushes to the scene. Panicked Ettie is shaken having discovered the chilling remains of a woman in the river, one skeletal hand reaching out from the deep water.The unknown woman was dressed to walk the rugged trails of the Lake District, so Morgan?s team assume she fell in the water and was taken by the current. But thin diagonal bruises on her neck suggest something far more sinister. A faded red rose tattoo helps Morgan identify her as a homeless woman who went missing seven years ago, and Morgan is horrified to discover Martha stole nappies and baby formula just before she disappeared. Did she have a child? Where is the poor baby now?Desperately searching through cold case files, Morgan discovers that schoolteacher Aria Burns went missing from the same busy area. But her horror quickly turns to hope when she sees the autopsy results from Martha?s frozen remains. She was killed recently; if Aria was taken by the same killer, she could still be alive.Morgan is certain a twisted individual is stalking Rydal Falls, and Martha?s body was dumped to signal the beginning of his cruel game. But just as she finds a clear suspect in a visitor with links to the area where Martha and Aria went missing, another body surfaces. Can she uncover the truth about Martha, and find Aria alive? Or is she already too late?Fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Rachel McLean will hold their breath as they read this addictive and utterly unputdownable crime thriller.What readers are saying about Twisted Bones:?Nail-biting, addictive, gripping and jaw-dropping. It was everything that was promised and more and kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end!? Read it in less than a day. I was hooked from page one? you?ll never guess what?s coming next no matter how hard you try! Arc_reviews_by_m, ??????I read it in one day? Riveting? Hard to put them down? I absolutely love this.? Goodreads reviewer, ??????Oh my word, unputdownable, chilled through to the bone, dynamic in every way. Absolutely spot on read? Loved it all.? Goodreads reviewer, ??????I was on the edge of my seat, reading as fast as my brain could process the words just to get to the conclusion? I did not see the killer coming at all. Love when I am just as surprised as Morgan!? Must-read.? Goodreads reviewer, ??????Be warned it is almost impossible to put this down.? Goodreads reviewer, ??????You know that electric thrill when you open a book and instantly know you?re not going to move until the last page? That was me? Consider me hooked for life? Morgan Brookes is EVERYTHING? I couldn?t stop turning pages - nearly finished it in one sitting! 5 Glowing Stars. ? Goodreads reviewer, ?????