When I’m Dead

'When I’m Dead is nigh-on impossible to put down' BookPage

One girl murdered. Another one missing. And a medical examiner desperate to uncover the truth.

Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp investigates the death of her daughter’s best friend. Yet just hours later, she makes the devastating discovery that her own daughter, Chloe, has vanished. A morbid trail 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.

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.

• The third book in the Black Harbour Series. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Tana French, and Karin Slaughter, this is a taut, emotionally charged thriller.
• As both a seasoned professional and a desperate mother, Rowan is a compelling protagonist, navigating a case that cuts painfully close to home. The novel blends forensic precision with raw emotional depth, unravelling a tangled web of secrets, betrayals, and long-buried truths.

"When I’m Dead" was written by Hannah Morrissey.

Hannah Morrissey is the author of the Black Harbor suspense series which includes Hello, Transcriber, The Widowmaker, and When I’m Dead. A three-decade survivor of Wisconsin winters, Hannah enjoys putting her characters (and readers) in bone-chilling atmospheres that permeate beyond the page. Naturally, her books have carved out their own sub-genre of 'Midwestern Noir.'

Between roles of bookseller and copywriter, Hannah was inspired to write her debut novel while transcribing reports for her local police department. Far from home in a grim, crime-ridden city, it was her job to sit alone in the dead of night, listen, and type as detectives divulged the city’s darkest secrets. There, she realized that every case was a story, and every story started with the same two words: 'Hello, Transcriber.'

Hannah graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison where she majored in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. She grew up in a small northern town and now lives near Milwaukee with her husband, three pugs, and a TBR pile that never seems to get
any smaller.

Yes, "When I’m Dead" is part of the "Black Harbor" series. It's book 3 in the series.