My name is Helen Phifer and I’m a writer. Wow, it took eight years before I had the confidence to say that to people. I’ve been thinking a lot, so much so that I woke up at 5am and couldn’t get back to sleep. I keep seeing posts from people on social media asking for advice on how to write or finish a book. How to keep going even when it gets tough and trust me it does get tough. I know this from the countless edits and rewrites I’ve had to do over the years to get my stories

I'm very excited to share with you all the new cover for my next book Dying Breath which will be released on 23rd November, 2017 and available from Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Audible, Take a breath. Pray it’s not your last. Just a few months after a terrifying case that nearly took her life, Detective Lucy Harwin is back with her squad in the coastal town of Brooklyn Bay – and this time, she’s faced with a case more horrifying than anything she’s encountered. Along with her part

It’s the 1st October, I think I can safely say it’s my favourite month of the year. I love the darker nights, the colder mornings. I love watching the leaves on the trees turn into their beautiful, warm autumnal colours. I love that it’s cold enough to wear a baggy jumper or hoodie, sweat pants, Ugg boots, woolly hats and big cardigans. It’s so much easier to cook for my large family when the weather is cooler. The slow cooker is my best friend, when I remember to switch it o

It’s well known that I’m a huge fan of Stephen King Novels, especially his earlier ones. Carrie, The Shining, Salem’s Lot and It are all in my top ten. My all-time favourite has to be IT, with a group of kids known as The Losers and a terrifying clown called Pennywise I was hooked from the very first page. The horror of six-year-old Georgie Denbrough being murdered in the first few pages stayed with me for years. I was sixteen when I first read what was to become my favourite