I have loved each and every one of the books in the Black Harbor series and my goodness I think When I’m Dead is my favorite. You can read each of these as a standalone (but why would you), and both the case and the characters in this one were fantastic. It starts off with a bang as Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp is called away from her daughter’s event to investigate the death of her daughter’s best friend. But she soon realizes her daughter did not make it home, is now missing, and everything immediately escalates as the race is on to find her daughter as well as learn what happened to her best friend. This was incredibly well developed, suspenseful, and let me tell you I could NOT put this one down. I listened to the audiobook which was fantastic, and followed along with the book and it was just a wonderful experience that I did not want to end.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series, and Morrissey is firmly on my auto read / auto buy list. Thank you to Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio for the copies to review.

"𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰'𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅"

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I loved this storyline! Not as much as Hello Transcriber, but more than The Widowmaker.
It's plays out like a game of cat and mouse with many possibilities for the cats and, unfortunately, 2 unwilling participants for the mice, but it's Black Harbor - of course, they were unwilling.

This story line again involves my fav; Sergeant Kole, but focuses more on Detective Axel & Medical Examiner Rowan trying to find their daughter after they find out she's missing and her "best friend" is dead. As more bodies show up and Chloe is still missing.....all signs point toward multiple people. But nothing is black & white. Was Chloe who they knew her to be? And Rowan might have more secrets than she's led on.

This has multiple POV chapters, which adds for some extra suspense in the storyline that I absolutely loved.
The Black Harbor series has been my favorite series I've read this year. This was a great story to end it with! I can't wait to discuss this soon with Hannah herself! 😱😱😱

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When I’m Dead is a tightly woven thriller about a lonely young girl that goes missing the night her parents are called away to investigate a teenagers murder. Chloe always feels abandoned by her parents hectic and challenging jobs as the couple both work for the local PD one as a coroner and the other as a homicide investigator. On the night of Chloe’s school play they have to leave and as her mother apologizes once again Chloe remarks you’ll love me more when I’m dead.

This proves to be an ominous statement as mid investigation they realize Chloe has disappeared. With one girl dead and now there daughter missing the case amplifies. Nd with a shortage of investigators they must remain in the case despite the conflict of interests the causes.

This doesn’t read a true police procedural as obviously things couldn’t play out this way in a real investigation but it makes for a gritty and dark thriller non the less. As Chloe’s parents try to beat the clock stop a killer and try to find Chloe dark truths must be answered and explored and in a small town few things are what they seem.

Good read definitely enjoyed it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

I love a good fast paced mystery. Although I wasn't. Shocked about our assailant I was surprised by the details and isn't all about the details?
Over all the book was good. I am interested in reading the first two books in the series as I hasn't yet, I donwish there wasn't as predictable.

I will always go back to Black Harbor!! Hannah Morrissey never disappoints and this kept me guessing until the end

When I’m Dead is the third book in the Black Harbor series. Two girls end up dead and another goes missing. The missing girl happens to be the daughter of a cop and medical examiner. All three were supposed friends but soon it’s uncovered that after one gets the school plays coveted lead role things get nasty. Is this a case of revenge or something much more sinister? A fast paced well written backdrop of a city rift with crime and a family trying desperately to get out. A definite 5 star. I can’t wait to read the next installment of this series.

Thank you Netgalley for this arc

Review: When I'm Dead by Hannah Morrissey
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"You'll love me more when I'm dead" were Chloe's last words to her mother before she went missing walking home from the school play. Now medical examiner Rown Winthrop and her detective husband Axel are desperately searching for Chloe before it's too late.

I have been a big fan of Morrissey's Black Harbor series ever since I read Hello, Transcriber last year. Morrissey's ability to transport the reader to the cold, dreary city of Black Harbor, WI never ceases to impress me, and this book is no exception. Morrissey is a gorgeous writer, and I just love reading every book she writes.

I really liked this new story. I could totally feel for Rowan and Axel and their desperation as they search for their daughter. Although I found the villain to be a bit obvious, at least for me, their motivation was certainly unexpected.

All in all, another solid book from Morrissey, and I can't wait to see what she comes out with next!

Stars: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Many thanks to Minotaur Books for the eARC!

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This story is told in third person following parents Rowan and Axel as well as a neighbor teenager, Libby. This book is the third in a series however I’ve heard that it can be read as a standalone since the characters and mystery are different in each book. I still have the feeling that I may have been spoiled to part of the endings of the first two books. I’m not sure what the purpose of mentioned past characters and their current situations did for this story other than to explain why Black Harbor is such a den of crime and I still didn’t have a feel for that dark ambiance that I was expecting.

Rowan and Axel both work in law enforcement in some capacity and I thought they would be working together to look for their missing daughter. Instead, they often let differences of opinion on certain aspects of the investigation and other personal issues divide their focus, which while understandable, didn’t do their search any favors. This might have worked better for me if they shared information and collaborated on finding their daughter rather than get fixated on one aspect of the investigation. I’m not even going to address the conflict of interest here.

In addition, I thought the perpetrator was obvious the second they appeared on page for me. Still, I enjoyed the characters and their separate journeys to uncovering the truth. Rowan’s reasoning on why this is happening and how it relates to her past gave the story an emotional connection in addition to that of a mother with a missing child.

Recommended to readers who enjoy missing persons cases that are more interested in the emotional repercussions than procedures.

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for a copy provided for an honest review.

When a local teenage girl is murdered in the crime-ridden city of Black Harbor, WI, medical examiner, Rowan, is called to the scene with her detective husband, Axel, and they discover that the dead girl is their daughter’s best friend. When they return home, they find their daughter, Chloe, is missing too. A web of secrets comes to light as the couple investigate Chloe’s disappearance and the murder, and they realize there is a lot they didn’t know about their child.

I thoroughly enjoyed When I’m Dead by Hannah Morrissey. I read it in 2 sittings because I had trouble putting it down. This book was a fun, fast-paced ride. As a Wisconsinite, I love reading books set there, even though Black Harbor sounds like a scary place to be. Rowan and Axel were good characters to lead the story and I loved the switching of the POVs. It was a very effective way of unraveling the mystery and the twists. While I was able to figure out who-dunnit before the big reveal, the why was a surprise to me and I still found the ending to be satisfying. Over all, this was a fun, classic murder mystery with a modern flair, and I would love to go back and read the other companion novels in this series.

Although I didn’t realize this book was 3rd in the series I had no trouble following along. I’ll definitely be starting from the beginning. The author did a a great job engaging me and keeping me invested in the characters. I love when subtle hints get dropped helping you guess the perpetrator. I did guess it but the details where so much more than I thought.

This was my first book by the author and while I was invested, I just didn't feel the "pull" to pick this book up after setting it down. I finished and ended up liking it, it just wasn't a favorite.

I loved the setting of this book and it felt SO spooky. I also thought that it was pretty fast paced. I just personally didn't love the characters or care much about them which made it hard to keep reading.

I was disappointed with this one. I had high hopes with it. I had a hard time connecting with the characters and there were times I felt lost and wasn’t sure what was going on in the story.

This is book 3 in the Black Harbour Series. One girl is dead, another is missing. Can Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp solve the murder and find the missing girl, or will there be more victims in this case for any answers come?

This was my first read by this author. I never read the synopsis, and I always go into books without any expectations. I was pleasantly surprised on how much I enjoyed this thriller. I didn't know this book was part of a series. I wasn't confused and I truly feel like this could be read as a stand alone. I loved the plot build up and I was invested in the story until the end.

I have read Hannah's other 2 previous books in the Black Harbor series and this one was one of my favorites. The Halloween/seasonal backdrop really fit the story perfectly. Right from the start, the book starts with a bang of a teenage girl found murdered. Then, the detective and the medical examiner on the case have their teenage daughter go missing as well. It was very entertaining and kept me intrigued although I figured out who did it pretty early on. Overall, it's a book I would recommend to readers.

Some of this book was really well done - the creepy factor, the horror, the semi-unpredictable ending. But other parts were just ehh. I did not really like the main characters. I found their involvement in the case (given that their daughter was missing) to be unrealistic. I understand they department was short staffed - but it just didn’t make sense. I also found the lack of major emotions to be bizarre. And their marriage and interactions were very fake and just didn’t sit well with me. I also found that some chapters moved very quickly and other parts were incredible slow. The book had a lot of ups and downs. i never read the first two books in the series, and I don’t think i missed anything. But maybe it would have moved faster if i were more invested in the town and characters? Overall and enjoyable read, but not incredible.

Thank you NetGalley for my advanced reader copy.

I was up late into the night reading this one. It grabs you almost immediately and you’re on the hook from there. Another dark, tense and chilling trip down memory lane through creepy Black Harbor. 👀

When I’m Dead can be read as a stand-alone however I highly recommend reading the first two in her Black Harbor series as well because they’re so good. I love picking up on the references throughout each book. Hannah’s writing is like no other, she puts you right into the scene and as much as Black Harbor makes me feel like I never should have stepped foot there..I want to go back every-time I leave.

When I’m Dead wasn’t the thriller I thought it would be. It was just ok in my eyes but I see others loved it so maybe it’s just me? I didn’t read the other books in this series so I don’t know if that had any baring on this one but I’ll give it 3 stars. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this release in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books, and Hannah Morrissey for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

I have quickly fallen in love with Hannah Morrissey's writing style. I love her kinda dark/gritty style and her stories always hook me right away! I absolutely loved The Widowmaker so I could not wait to dig into this one, and as I expected she did NOT disappoint me! She kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and I could not put this one down! So many twists and turns which I loved! Solid 4 stars for me!

I really enjoyed reading "When I'm Dead." It kept me on the edge of my seat and made me question what I thought I knew as the story went on. Definitely a creepy read!