Following an emergency call in the middle of a fierce storm, Detective Morgan Brookes arrives at Keswick Manor, a crumbling, empty hotel in the Lake District, where she finds the dead body of a young woman. She recognises her bright blue eyes instantly. Lauren Williams’ body is still warm to the touch, a knife protruding out of her chest, just like the one that killed her sister, Lydia, one month ago. But the killer in that case is dead…
Morgan can’t imagine the horror Lauren went through as she combs the scene; a broken radio on the stairs suggest she was running from someone. Lauren knew her sister was murdered, did she know she was next? Grief-stricken, Morgan sets to work on Lydia’s case files and refuses to sleep until she’s uncovered any small clue she missed. But by the time she discovers they had another sister, the poor girl is reported missing, her pink car found abandoned in the local woods surrounded by overgrown brambles.
When Morgan spots a police identification number scribbled in the family’s old police files, she realises that one of her colleagues has been lying to her. The idea that someone at HQ is in league with a serial killer would send terrifying shockwaves through Rydal Falls, but Morgan can think of no other explanation. Can she save the final sister and catch this killer as a terrifying countdown begins? Or with evil closer than she thinks, watching Morgan’s every move, is she already in too much danger?
Fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Rachel Abbott will devour this unforgettable rollercoaster crime thriller late into the night.
Publisher: Bookouture
Seventeen books in, and this series remains as captivating as ever. In Silenced Sisters, Detective Morgan Brooks is faced with a case that quickly becomes both chilling and personal. When she realizes the latest victim is the sister of a woman murdered just about a month earlier, her urgency to catch the killer intensifies. Morgan knows she must reexamine every clue she thought she understood.
The first victim, Lydia Williams, was murdered in a very specific way. Now her sister, Lauren, has been killed in the exact same manner. With another sister still alive, Morgan feels the pressure of time closing in. Every detail matters, and one missed connection could be fatal.
As Morgan digs deeper, the case becomes far more sensitive and disturbing than she ever anticipated. The evidence she uncovers is shocking, and when a connection emerges that could only point to someone within the police force itself, the stakes rise dramatically. Who among her own colleagues could be responsible for such brutal crimes?
Since the previous installment, Gone in the Night, left several questions unanswered, I recommend reading at least book 16 before starting Silenced Sisters for the full impact. Both books are intense, gripping, and impossible to put down, all which have become qualities that have become hallmarks of this series. When you also factor in the personal stories, you will easily see that Silenced Sisters delivers exactly what readers have come to expect from Helen Phifer: relentless suspense, high emotional stakes, and a story that keeps you turning pages late into the night.
