A review by thearieslibrary
Her Last Breath by Alison Belsham

5.0

After old remains are found in a heatwave, a young women is attacked and left fighting for her life. After 24 hours, she’s dead and a deadly tattoo is discovered. Then another young women disappears and Detective Francis Sullivan and his team fear there may be a serial killer on the loose…

I loved this one more than the first instalment and I didn’t think that was possible! I loved all of the POVs - normally I’m not a fan of a lot of POVs but Alison pulls it off every time. I loved seeing all of the returning characters in this book and getting to know all of the new ones, especially the killer with their POV being so disturbing but also interesting to hear more about them and their motivation for their crimes. 

I loved seeing the story develop and it make reference to the events that happened in the first book in the series as you get to see the trial from the murders in the first book. I was left guessing right up until the killer was revealed and when they were, it made so much sense! I found this book so hard to put down as it was jammed packed with suspense and I cannot wait to read the third (and unfortunately last) book in the series to see how it’s all concluded!

⚠️ CWs: drug use, cursing, excrement, suicide, death, child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, derogatory language, adult/minor relationship, self harm, cheating, physical assault, murder, blood, alcohol use, grief; mentions sex, cancer, racism ⚠️