This was my 1st Black Harbor mystery, and I am happy to say, I really enjoyed this book. It was your standard detective novel, but it kept me delightfully entertained with a great pace and not too terribly many overt clues. I’d be happy to pick up any future installments from this author.

Another winner from Morrissey! This might be my favorite of the three so far as she continues to think of interesting plots and characters. I loved the multiple POV, with Libby's being particularly interesting as a suspect. There were many people who could have been guilty and while I figured out the who, I definitely didn't pick up on the why and I loved it! I'm always happy to report in with Kole though his part seems to get smaller each time, I'm still all in on him,

Chloe Winthrop has a role in her school play that she’s been preparing for all semester. On the night of the performance, her parents are called away to a murder scene and Chloe is to get a ride home with neighbors. Rowan Winthrop, medical examiner and her husband Axel, detective, arrived at the scene of a dead girl-their daughter’s best friend. To make matters worse, they discover that their daughter, Chloe, didn’t make it home from school. As the investigation gets underway, another body turns up along with more questions.

I enjoyed the suspense in this police procedural/psychological thriller. It offered many clues and perspectives and several suspicious characters to keep me guessing. There was a great twist that added excitement! This is book three in the Black Harbor series. I read number two last year and feel each could stand on their own.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book by Hannah Morrissey.
I didn't realize it was part of a series until afterwards. It didn't really matter in the long run. A teenager is found murdered and another teenager has gone missing.. The misdingteen is the daughter of the Medical Examiner and her father is a Detective on the police force. The dead teen found is the best friend of the missing teen.
Many things come to light during the investigation. Do you really know your friends and neighbors as well as you think you do. Lots of twists and turns, that will keep you guessing until the very end.
I did enjoy this book and will give it a 3.5 out of 5.

takes readers on a bone-chilling journey into the depths of a grieving mother's soul as Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp grapples with the shocking death of her daughter's best friend and the subsequent disappearance of her own daughter, Chloe, on a chilling October night.

Gripping, dark, and twisted don’t even begin to describe When I’m Dead! While at the scene of her teenage daughter’s best friend’s murder, ME Rowan & Police Detective Axel’s daughter Chloe goes missing. When another classmates turns up dead and Chloe still hasn’t come home, they’re forced to ask themselves - how well did they really know their daughter, and can they find her before it’s too late?

I was SO HAPPY to be back in Black Harbor in WHEN I'M DEAD - the latest book in the Black Harbor series. While technically the 3rd book, they most definitely can each be read as standalones, but I’ve really enjoyed reading them in order! Hannah has such an amazing talent setting scenes and the descriptions throughout each of her books are top notch, really helping you feel like you’re in the eerie town of Black Harbor. The characters are complex, the setting is atmospheric, and the story kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press / Minotaur Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rowan and Axel Winthorp are forced to leave their daughter’s play when the body of her friend is discovered. Unfortunately having her detective and medical examiner parents let her down in favor of professional responsibilities is not a new experience for Chloe, particularly in creepy Black Harbor where murder and disappearances are rampant.

When Rowan and Axel finally return home, they make an even more disturbing discovery: Chloe has disappeared.

As the couple investigates Madison’s murder, soon followed by another, and try to find their own daughter, there are more unsettling discoveries. Is Chloe dead, a retribution for her own past misdeeds, as Rowan believes? Or is she in fact the murderer, as Axel suspects?

This mystery is part of a series but functions as a standalone. Its bleak hopeless tone takes some time to get used to, and there are a few plot holes that are hard to miss. But big shoutout to Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, Rowan’s hometown, and also a place where I was once in a very serious car accident. #WhenImDead #NetGalley

I started this book with no idea that it was part of a series (clearly, I am VERY observant)! However, I don’t feel I missed anything at all having not read the first 2 books and this could very easily be read as a standalone.

I was sucked in right from the beginning of this book and suspected probably every single character in the book, which there was definitely not a shortage of. I did finally figure out who did it before the big reveal but it took me a bit.

4 out of 5 stars because I felt like there could be more, or maybe less, it seemed a bit long while lacking something that I can’t quite put my finger on

I wanted to like this book so much, but unfortunately, it fell short for me. The pacing was so slow and I struggled to follow who was who. As someone who jumped in on book three in the series, I felt as though I had missed some of the world-building around the setting and the police department.

I always appreciate a series where the books can be read as a standalone book, and while I am glad I read Hannah Morrissey's previous Black Harbor books, it was not necessary to enjoy When I'm Dead. This book was highly entertaining, dark, and suspenseful. I couldn't give it five stars only because I found the relationship between characters unrealistic and unbelievable (quick example, Rowan seems barely bothered that Chloe is missing). But, overall, the action makes this a fast-paced book I could not put down!

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC. The mystery of Chloe's missing and the investigation done by her father was enough to have me glued to my seat wanting to finish the book. I really found this book engaging and entertaining.

"A sanctuary for some, and Hell for all, Black Harbor waits with open arms for souls looking for a place to hide."

Welcome back to Black Harbor! It's Halloween-time, the town's getting ready for the high school production of Beetlejuice, and there's murder. And pumpkin abduction. A lot of dark things happen in Black Harbor.

"When I'm Dead" is third in the Black Harbor series, featuring steely detective Nikolai Kole. There are callbacks to the prior books, but this one can be read as a standalone. Moving at a fast pace, Morrissey layers in rich, lush prose to convey the creepiness that is Black Harbor. Loads of detail, color, atmosphere, this one will keep you guessing.

"If the world itself is a dangerous place, Black Harbor is its core, a stagnant cesspool where bad people come in and never leave." See you next time Black Harbor!

My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

I am not familiar with the previous works of Hannah Morrissey, nor her Dark Harbor series. However, after this book I am interested in going into her backlist. I found this novel fast paced and interesting. I enjoyed that at time this husband and wife combo who both work in homicide, but in different roles, on opposite sides of their view of the crimes and their daughter's disappearance. The narrative is compelling and moves at a good rate. I think readers of suspense will enjoy this novel. The setting is descriptive and evocative.

This book was just okay. It's easy to spot the bad guy from a mile away, so there was really no shocking twist. The writing at times was also pretty simple, and the story seemed to drag at times. The different parts of view was a little confusing and didn't really follow a good time flow.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.

First of all, thank you to Net Galley, St Martins Publishing Group, and Hannah Morrissey for allowing me to read this in advance of its release in exchange for my honest review!

And honestly, I LOVED it. I’ve been on a thriller kick lately and this was perfect. It’s the third in a “series” but I read it as a stand-alone and it was fine. But now I need to go back and read the others!

It was so dark and twisty and the perfect who done it novel. Just when you’d think you had the suspect pinned, something new would pop up at the right time and leave you hanging until it all came together in the end. Definitely a different setting than I’m used to but once you get to the end it all just makes sense

This was my first by this author and definitely not my last!!

When I’m Dead by Hannah Morrissey is the third in a series. I didn’t realize this when I started it but I don’t think it makes a difference. They are all set in the same bleak and dark town, Black Harbor, but each story is about different people. This was a very dark and disturbing novel in the best way. The way the author describes the town was so detailed that I feel like I have been there before and know exactly what everything looks like. In fact, the town is a character itself. The chapters alternate between different characters people.’s point of view and I enjoy that plot device. I like how things are revealed little by little . The end was very satisfying. I definitely am going to go back and read the first two novels in this series. Thank you publisher and Net Galley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I read When I’m Dead as a standalone because I didn’t realize it was a series! Rowan is the towns medical examiner and her husband, Axel, a police detective is assigned to the murder case of their daughter’s best friend. Only to notice that their daughter is missing. To make matters worse, she’s presumed a suspect in the murder.

What a wicked psychological thriller; told via multiple POV with several shocking twists thrown in. It’s dark, sinister, and extremely entertaining. I found Rowan and Axel’s careers fascinating especially in a story like this.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for an advance copy of this book.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

When I'm Dead is the third book in the Black Harbor Series by Hannah Morrissey; however, each book can also be a stand alone so you do not have to read the first two before you read this one.

Hannah knows how to write dark, twisty, mysterious books and this one did not disappoint. A creepy town, teeth, taxidermy, and so much more. The book opens with one girl dead and another girl missing and the twists don't stop coming throughout the book.

I love that this book takes place in my home state Wisconsin and was honored to have Hannah join Thrillers by the Book Club MKE Branch this week. We had a fantastic time talking about the book, writing process, and Hannah's murder board. I can't wait for the next Black Harbor book to learn more about the twisted town!

When I am in a gritty crime thriller mood, Hannah Morrissay is my go to author. This is the 3rd book in her black harbor series but you didn't need to read the first two books to be able to follow along with this book.

A 15 year old girl was brutally murder and her best friend went missing. The missing girls parents learn that they didn't know their daughter as well as they thought as her secrets start to come out

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈’𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐲

🖤𝑨𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆🖤

You guys! If you are looking for a cold weather, atmospheric, gritty, police procedural/mystery series this winter, GET THESE BOOKS!

The series:
Hello, Transcriber (1st in the series)
The Widowmaker (2nd in the series)
When I’m Dead (3rd in the series)

Black Harbor, Wisconsin, the setting of this series, is a dark and crime riddled city. It’s so gritty and cold and dreary…I love it. Truly the setting is 🤌🏻!! @hannahmorrisseywriter has mastered the art of suspenseful pacing, once you start, you will be up into the wee hours of the night racing to finish.

All the stars for this book and this series

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ps. The audio narration of all her novels is also 5/5!! Highly recommend audio for these if you’re into that!

Here’s the back of the book blurb for When I’m Dead:

“One girl murdered. Another one missing. And a medical examiner desperate to uncover the truth in the latest Black Harbor mystery by acclaimed author Hannah Morrissey. On a bone-chilling October night, Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp investigates the death of her daughter's best friend.
Hours later, the tragedy hits even closer to home when she makes a devastating discovery-her daughter, Chloe, is gone.
But, not without a trace. A morbid mosaic of clues forces Rowan and her husband to question how deeply they really knew their daughter. As they work closely to peel back the layers of this case, they begin to unearth disturbing details about Chloe and her secret transgressions…..details that threaten to tear them apart. Amidst the noise of navigating her newfound grief and reconciling the sins of her past, an undeniable fact rings true for Rowan: karma has finally come to collect.”

I cannot wait to see what happens next in Black Harbor.

Are you mystery/thriller reader or a Christmas romance reader during the winter months?! I usually alternate between the two☕️