Her Final Breath

Detective Amanda Steele Book 7

Faint sunlight dapples the two figures lying on the ground. The mother cradles her daughter close to her side, a stuffed toy elephant next to them. Leaves from the tall trees fall onto their faces, but neither moves to brush them off.

When a dog walker in a local Virginia park finds the bodies of a mother and daughter, Detective Amanda Steele is first on the scene. Her own daughter has a toy just like the girl’s elephant and seeing the child like this is her worst nightmare come true. Heartbroken, she vows to get justice.

They quickly get an ID – Jill Archer and six-year-old Charlotte were reported missing last week, but interviewing Jill’s husband, Roy, Amanda’s gut tells her he is hiding something. When the autopsy reveals a terrible pattern of bruises, she’s certain that a domestic argument escalated out of control, and tiny Charlotte got caught in the crossfire. But just as Amanda is about to arrest Roy, another grave is found, containing another mother and daughter.

Desperate for a lead, she goes to every place the women could have been targeted, and learns from a concerned ER nurse about Leanne Reilly and her young daughter, Gracie, who haven’t been heard from in a week. Amanda hopes that Leanne has simply left her deadbeat husband, but she’s gripped by the fear that they are the killer’s latest victims. Now every second counts for Amanda to find the family and stop a little girl’s nightmare before it ends in tragedy…

What to Expect in Her Final Breath

Her Final Breath is a fast-paced crime thriller and police procedural featuring Detective Amanda Steele as she investigates the murders of mothers and their young daughters and races to find a family who may be the killer’s next victims.

Readers can expect:

• Female detective protagonist
• Police procedural investigation
• Murder investigation involving mothers and their young daughters
• A mother and six-year-old daughter found dead in a Virginia park
• A second mother-and-daughter pair discovered in a grave
• Autopsy evidence revealing a troubling pattern of bruises
• A husband who becomes an early suspect
• Multiple missing mothers and daughters
• A ruthless killer targeting vulnerable women and children
• A race against time to find potential victims before they are killed
• Amanda’s own loss of her daughter adding emotional weight to the investigation
• Hidden connections and shocking discoveries
• Escalating danger and high personal stakes
• Multiple twists and turns
• Self-contained case featuring a recurring detective

Book Details

Genre: Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Setting: Dumfries, Virginia
Series: Detective Amanda Steele, book 7
Publisher: Bookouture
Series Format: Self-contained cases featuring a recurring detective
Reading Experience: Fast-paced • Dark • Suspenseful • Twist-filled
Available In: Kindle Unlimited • eBook • Paperback • Audiobook
ISBN: 978-1-80314-785-7 (eBook)
ISBN: 978-1-80314-786-4 (Paperback)
ASIN: B0BGSG749W (eBook)