Devil's Way
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Summary
THE TRUTH HIDES IN THE DARK
Kate Marshall’s investigation into a young boy’s disappearance sends her down an unexpectedly twisted path in a riveting thriller by multi-million bestselling author， Robert Bryndza。
When Private Investigator Kate Marshall is rushed to hospital after being pulled into a riptide current in the sea， the near-death experience leaves her shaken。 During her recovery， she befriends Jean， an elderly lady on the same ward。 Jean tells the harrowing story of how her three-year-old grandson， Charlie， went missing eleven years ago during a camping trip on Dartmoor。
By the time Kate is well enough to go home， she's agreed to take on the case， but when Kate and her trusty sidekick Tristan start to look at the events of that fateful night， they discover that Jean has a dark past that could have put Charlie in jeopardy。
Was Charlie abducted？ Or did he fall into Devil's Way？ A rushing river that vanishes into a gorge close to where they were camping。
When Kate and Tristan discover that a social worker who flagged concerns about Jean and her daughter was found brutally murdered shortly after Charlie vanished， it makes them question everything they thought they knew about the family。。。
Filled with twists and turns， Devil's Way is the fourth Kate Marshall novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet！
'A masterly storyteller' ― LJ Ross
'A rising star in British crime fiction' ― Irish Independent
Reviews
Marianne
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I really can’t recommend this audio。 Jan Cramer’s light， flippant narration is better suited to romantic comedy than crime fiction like this。 4★s for the story -1★ for the narrator。Devil’s Way is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series by best-selling， award-winning British author， Robert Bryndza。 While private investigator， Kate Marshall recovers in hospital after almost drowning， she encounters a woman whose three-year-old grandson went missing eleven years earlier: Charlie Julings disappe I really can’t recommend this audio。 Jan Cramer’s light， flippant narration is better suited to romantic comedy than crime fiction like this。 4★s for the story -1★ for the narrator。Devil’s Way is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series by best-selling， award-winning British author， Robert Bryndza。 While private investigator， Kate Marshall recovers in hospital after almost drowning， she encounters a woman whose three-year-old grandson went missing eleven years earlier: Charlie Julings disappeared from the tent he was sharing with his grandmother， Jean， in June 2007。 Police believed he fell into the raging torrent that was Devil’s Way River and was swept into a sinkhole: no remains were ever found。 But even though the courts have declared Charlie dead， Jean wants Kate and her business partner Tristan Harper to find out what happened。 Eleven years on， trace evidence is non-existent， but they can examine the scene and talk to those involved: the police at the scene， the boy’s father， the tenants of the nearby farm， Jean’s lover。 Their thorough research makes it apparent that Jean is being a little economical with the truth。As they explore all avenues around the disappearance， and when they focus on a social worker with whom Jean had an altercation， it seems a bit as if they’re going off on a tangent but， intuitively， they persist despite the seemingly tenuous link to the case。 A late-night episode with a ground-penetrating radar unit nets Kate and Tristan a dose of mace in the face along with a grisly result。 Have they found the boy’s body？While their agency is gaining a good reputation， Kate doesn’t hesitate to mention her police experience where it might facilitate cooperation with investigating officers。 Tristan is proving himself capable and innovative。 The backstory fill-in is a little clumsily done but Bryndza throws in a good number of red herrings and twists to keep the reader guessing in the lead up to a dramatic climax and a very satisfactory resolution。 Very readable British crime fiction。This unbiased review is from an advance listening copy provided by NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing 。。。more
Teresa Nikolic
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Kate Marshall is a strong swimmer， swimming daily in Thurlow Bay where she lives， so nobody is more surprised than her when she gets caught in a riptide and nearly drowns。 Whilst recovering in hospital she meets Jean， another patient on her ward， who tells her how eleven years earlier her three year old grandson Charlie disappeared during a camping trip on Dartmoor， whilst in Jean's care and has never been found。 Jean is desperate to find out what happened to him and Kate agrees that she and her Kate Marshall is a strong swimmer， swimming daily in Thurlow Bay where she lives， so nobody is more surprised than her when she gets caught in a riptide and nearly drowns。 Whilst recovering in hospital she meets Jean， another patient on her ward， who tells her how eleven years earlier her three year old grandson Charlie disappeared during a camping trip on Dartmoor， whilst in Jean's care and has never been found。 Jean is desperate to find out what happened to him and Kate agrees that she and her colleague Tristan will take on the case， believing it to be a straightforward missing person case they are unprepared for what they begin to uncover， especially the brutal murder of a social worker who had links to the family， is there more to this than Jean is letting on？I'm a huge fan of Bryndza's work and was so excited to hear that Kate Marshall was returning in the fourth book of the series。 Devil's Way had me hooked right from the first page and didn't let me go till the end。 It's a fast paced， tense rollercoaster of a ride with many twists and turns along the way。 A missing child would be the stuff of any parents worst nightmares， but the not knowing how， why or even if you'll ever see them again must be tenfold and Bryndza depicts this perfectly but he has the best team on the case to solve it。 I love the relationship between Kate and Tristan， they work so well together and it was great to see him step up while she was in hospital and prove what a worthy partner he is in the business。 The plot is well crafted with some really interesting characters and eerie Dartmoor really was the perfect setting for the story。 If you've never read any of this series I would recommend that you start from the beginning to get the background of the characters。 I'm looking forward to this authors next book which will be his first standalone thriller！！I'd like to thank the author， Raven Street Publishing and Netgalley for the approval and imagine my delight when I then received auto approval for this publisher too！ I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day。 。。。more
AllBookedUp
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a riveting read for anyone who loves a good suspenseful mystery。 The author has fully developed characters but I did catch a mistake in his story。 For those reading it， you will see what I mean， concerning a certain woman。 Trying not to give anything away because it is that great of a read。Once again， we find Kate Marshall and her assistant， Tristan solving a mystery but this time it involves the disappearance of a three-year-old boy， eleven years ago。 The guardians have secrets of their This is a riveting read for anyone who loves a good suspenseful mystery。 The author has fully developed characters but I did catch a mistake in his story。 For those reading it， you will see what I mean， concerning a certain woman。 Trying not to give anything away because it is that great of a read。Once again， we find Kate Marshall and her assistant， Tristan solving a mystery but this time it involves the disappearance of a three-year-old boy， eleven years ago。 The guardians have secrets of their own and this book certainly takes you for an incredible “who-done-it” ride。 At one point， I did figure out a vital piece of information but the ending still played out brilliantly。I must confess， this is the first book of the Kate Marshall series I have read。 There are three more prior to this copy。 I look forward to reading more in this series。 I would like to thank NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for my e-audio copy， in exchange for an honest review。⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: Addiction， pagan worshipping， and mental health。 。。。more
Karen
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Kate is hired to find out what happened to 3 year old Charlie， who went missing from a family camping trip 11 years previously。When she and Tristan discover a social worker who was connected to the family was brutally murdered not long after he went missing they must work out if the two incidents are connected。As usual from a Robert Bryndza book I was totally hooked from the start。 I barely moved once I started。A fast paced thriller that keeps you guessing to the end。I can't wait to read the nex Kate is hired to find out what happened to 3 year old Charlie， who went missing from a family camping trip 11 years previously。When she and Tristan discover a social worker who was connected to the family was brutally murdered not long after he went missing they must work out if the two incidents are connected。As usual from a Robert Bryndza book I was totally hooked from the start。 I barely moved once I started。A fast paced thriller that keeps you guessing to the end。I can't wait to read the next one 。。。more
Kath
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This is the 4th book in this excellent series and， as usual， although the main story is self-contained， I am going to recommend you start from the beginning to get the best out of the characters。So。。。 Kate is still doing well in her recovery。 One of the things she finds helpful is her early morning swim。 It really invigorates and sets her up for the day's shenanigans。 She is usually good at reading the conditions but one morning is caught up in a deadly riptide and ends up being rescued and take This is the 4th book in this excellent series and， as usual， although the main story is self-contained， I am going to recommend you start from the beginning to get the best out of the characters。So。。。 Kate is still doing well in her recovery。 One of the things she finds helpful is her early morning swim。 It really invigorates and sets her up for the day's shenanigans。 She is usually good at reading the conditions but one morning is caught up in a deadly riptide and ends up being rescued and taken to hospital。 She is knocked for six by what has happened to her， understandably。 But she is taken out of herself when the lady in the next bed to hers starts to talk about a tragedy that happened to her family 11 years ago when， on a camping trip， her young grandson Charlie went missing。 After a short period of recuperation， Kate is released and starts to look into what happened to Charlie。 Did he wander off and get lost， did he wander off and get into trouble， or was he taken？ With Kate still a little shaky， it falls to her partner Tristan to step up and between the two of them they start to discover the truth。 But not before they link the case to another brutal murder。。。I do love this series。 Kate is a cracking character in herself but when partnered with Tristan， who takes a bigger role herein， forms a formidable crime busting duo。 No stone remains unturned as they try to work things out。 They have a knack of getting information where others have failed。 Tenacious is an understatement！ The story ramps up as more of the truth comes out， culminating in a wholly satisfying ending the half of which I never saw coming。All in all， a worthy addition to what is rapidly becoming a cracking series。 Roll on next time。 My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
marnie | once upon a time book reviews
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“The Truth Hides in the Dark”Devil’s Way， the 4th instalment in the Kate Marshall series， was another one sitting read that had me captivated from beginning to end。 I always go into each book with the intention of taking my time and savouring it， but it is impossible to do so when each are just so damn good！ He has such a gift for delivering stories that just consume you and unable to tear yourself away from。Right from the outset this one hit the ground running at breakneck speed。 It is quit “The Truth Hides in the Dark”Devil’s Way， the 4th instalment in the Kate Marshall series， was another one sitting read that had me captivated from beginning to end。 I always go into each book with the intention of taking my time and savouring it， but it is impossible to do so when each are just so damn good！ He has such a gift for delivering stories that just consume you and unable to tear yourself away from。Right from the outset this one hit the ground running at breakneck speed。 It is quite an emotional tale that did get under my skin。 It’s never easy reading about the disappearance of a child and even worse the case never being solved。 Kate and Tristan continue to work well together to solve the mystery， but its not without challenges。 All round this is a gripping and intense tale and my favourite in the series to date。Thank you to Robert Bryndza， Raven Street Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of Devil’s Way， which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。Where you can find me 😊💻 Blog: bit。ly/3gR3io8👩🏫 Facebook: bit。ly/3gVeC2B🐤Twitter: bit。ly/3BQk2Dl📷 Instagram: bit。ly/3wSv0Gj📌 Pinterest: bit。ly/3vS2HGX📚 Goodreads: bit。ly/3wQxUM3 。。。more
Susan F
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It has been eleven years since a little boy named Charlie disappeared while camping with family。 It has haunted his grandmother throughout the time even though she had gone to the courts to have him declared dead。 When she and Kate end up in the same location she asked for an investigation into what happened to the tiny boy。 This is my first Kate Marshall， Private Investigator， mystery。 I read it in two days so I guess you can see that it definitely kept my interest。 （I did figure out the answer It has been eleven years since a little boy named Charlie disappeared while camping with family。 It has haunted his grandmother throughout the time even though she had gone to the courts to have him declared dead。 When she and Kate end up in the same location she asked for an investigation into what happened to the tiny boy。 This is my first Kate Marshall， Private Investigator， mystery。 I read it in two days so I guess you can see that it definitely kept my interest。 （I did figure out the answer to the main question but it took me awhile to put the pieces together。）I like the partnership of Kate and her fellow investigator， Tristan。 The story takes some twists and turns。 They meet and question some interesting and sometimes， odd， characters。 It's an overall good read。I received an advanced reader's copy from the publisher through NetGalley。 This is my own unsolicited opinion of the book。Note: Language 。。。more
Linda
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🔎Excellent writing， fascinating plot🔍4。5🌟starsThe author was new to me but I love a good mystery that keeps me guessing。 Devil's Way had all the features I want in a good， suspenseful mystery。 With a missing person case that's remain unsolved for more than a decade and two determined private investigators who have great connections with law enforcement and actually do the monotonous research needed to crack the case， the story kept me interested way past the point where I guessed what happened t 🔎Excellent writing， fascinating plot🔍4。5🌟starsThe author was new to me but I love a good mystery that keeps me guessing。 Devil's Way had all the features I want in a good， suspenseful mystery。 With a missing person case that's remain unsolved for more than a decade and two determined private investigators who have great connections with law enforcement and actually do the monotonous research needed to crack the case， the story kept me interested way past the point where I guessed what happened to the boy。 Robert Bryndza is an author whose style I really like and hope to read a lot more of。Thanks to Raven Street Publishing and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 。。。more
Marianne
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Devil’s Way is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series by best-selling， award-winning British author， Robert Bryndza。 While private investigator， Kate Marshall recovers in hospital after almost drowning， she encounters a woman whose three-year-old grandson went missing eleven years earlier: Charlie Julings disappeared from the tent he was sharing with his grandmother， Jean， in June 2007。 Police believed he fell into the raging torrent that was Devil’s Way River and was swept into a sinkhole: Devil’s Way is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series by best-selling， award-winning British author， Robert Bryndza。 While private investigator， Kate Marshall recovers in hospital after almost drowning， she encounters a woman whose three-year-old grandson went missing eleven years earlier: Charlie Julings disappeared from the tent he was sharing with his grandmother， Jean， in June 2007。 Police believed he fell into the raging torrent that was Devil’s Way River and was swept into a sinkhole: no remains were ever found。 But even though the courts have declared Charlie dead， Jean wants Kate and her business partner Tristan Harper to find out what happened。 Eleven years on， trace evidence is non-existent， but they can examine the scene and talk to those involved: the police at the scene， the boy’s father， the tenants of the nearby farm， Jean’s lover。 Their thorough research makes it apparent that Jean is being a little economical with the truth。As they explore all avenues around the disappearance， and when they focus on a social worker with whom Jean had an altercation， it seems a bit as if they’re going off on a tangent but， intuitively， they persist despite the seemingly tenuous link to the case。 A late-night episode with a ground-penetrating radar unit nets Kate and Tristan a dose of mace in the face along with a grisly result。 Have they found the boy’s body？While their agency is gaining a good reputation， Kate doesn’t hesitate to mention her police experience where it might facilitate cooperation with investigating officers。 Tristan is proving himself capable and innovative。 The backstory fill-in is a little clumsily done but Bryndza throws in a good number of red herrings and twists to keep the reader guessing in the lead up to a dramatic climax and a very satisfactory resolution。 Very readable British crime fiction。This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing 。。。more
kellie
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Book 4 for the private detectives Kate and Tristan。 This time they are on the hunt for answers to why a three year old boy went missing some years ago。 I though this story was full of twist and turn's and held my attention right to the very end。 The characters were all believable and some I liked some I didnt and I particularly liked how they all intertwined。 Over all very well written read。 Book 4 for the private detectives Kate and Tristan。 This time they are on the hunt for answers to why a three year old boy went missing some years ago。 I though this story was full of twist and turn's and held my attention right to the very end。 The characters were all believable and some I liked some I didnt and I particularly liked how they all intertwined。 Over all very well written read。 。。。more
AtomicBooks
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This is a seriously addictive read so much so that I read it in a day。 As always what starts out as different storylines come together seamlessly to create one perfectly woven story， I love the characters of Kate and Tristan， they are such likeable characters with a really good relationship and I can’t wait for the next instalment。
Lynda
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Book 4 in the series and another classic detective thriller featuring Private Investigor Kate Marshall and her assistant Tristan。 Brilliantly constructed police procedural style book with two great characters in Kate and Tristan who are both considering their life choices which is causing some emotional strain in their working relationship。 Briefly， 3 year old Charlie goes missing one night on a camping trip in Dartmoor。 Despite extensive searching he is never found and is presumed dead。 11 year Book 4 in the series and another classic detective thriller featuring Private Investigor Kate Marshall and her assistant Tristan。 Brilliantly constructed police procedural style book with two great characters in Kate and Tristan who are both considering their life choices which is causing some emotional strain in their working relationship。 Briefly， 3 year old Charlie goes missing one night on a camping trip in Dartmoor。 Despite extensive searching he is never found and is presumed dead。 11 years later his Grandmother Jean approached Kate who is in hospital， recovering from a near fatal swim， to see if she can find out whatever happened to him as she has a belief he may still be alive。 Kate agrees to look into the case but her investigations soon uncover some surprising information about Jean。 A slow burn thriller with plenty of twists and turns and a few red herrings thrown in for good measure。 It could be read as a stand-alone but to understand the main protagonists I do recommend reading the earlier books。 A very satisfying read， I’m loving this series。 。。。more
Teri
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The fourth novel in PI Kate Marshall series， Devil’s Way is an interesting mystery。 I enjoyed the main characters immensely and even though this was my first time reading a book in this series I don’t feel like I missed anything。 I’m sure the previous books would provide more depth to the characters and I enjoyed this so much that I am adding the others to my tbr。**Thank you NetGalley for an electronic ARC， I enjoyed the opportunity to review this novel。
Kristie
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This was another excellent installation in the Kate Marshall series。 I like that the series has moved on from the initial book and did not drag the Nine Elms killer into every story。 That was a concern I had after the second book， but Bryndza has deftly moved the story away from that and made it more about Kate and Tristan's lives and their investigations with the Nine Elms killer just being part of their history。 This book can be read as a stand-a-lone， but you would miss out on some of the bac This was another excellent installation in the Kate Marshall series。 I like that the series has moved on from the initial book and did not drag the Nine Elms killer into every story。 That was a concern I had after the second book， but Bryndza has deftly moved the story away from that and made it more about Kate and Tristan's lives and their investigations with the Nine Elms killer just being part of their history。 This book can be read as a stand-a-lone， but you would miss out on some of the background and development of the main characters and their relationships。 There is just enough background included that you will understand where the characters are coming from， but not a lot of detail to make it cumbersome。 I love the combination of Kate and Tristan and that they have real life situations outside of their investigations， so would recommend reading the series from the beginning。 I listened to the audiobook。 This installation was narrated by Jan Cramer， who has narrated Bryndza's Erica Foster series。 （Another fabulous series with a female detective as a main character if you're looking for one。） I'm not sure why Kristin Atherton didn't continue with the narration of this series， but Cramer does an excellent job bringing the story to life and I would highly recommend the audio。#DevilsWay #NetGalleyThank you to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for providing me with a complimentary electronic audio copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Travel_thru_books
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Such a good book！ I didn't read the first 3， since this was an ARC read， I didn't realize there were 3 others til after I read the book。 I plan on going back and reading the others because I really loved the writing by this author。 If you're looking for a good mystery with in-depth characters， suspense， a mixture of possible suspects， and twist and turns， grab a copy and get reading！ Such a good book！ I didn't read the first 3， since this was an ARC read， I didn't realize there were 3 others til after I read the book。 I plan on going back and reading the others because I really loved the writing by this author。 If you're looking for a good mystery with in-depth characters， suspense， a mixture of possible suspects， and twist and turns， grab a copy and get reading！ 。。。more
Shereadbookblog
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This is the fourth in the Kate Marshall private detective series; it is the second I have read。 In 2007， three year old Charlie went missing from a campsite。 He had been sleeping in his grandmother’s tent， while his parents were in a tent nearby。 Eleven years later， after a chance meeting， the grandmother hires Kate and her partner Tristan to find out what happened to the boy。 Did he really drown in the river as the police supposed？ The discovery that a social worker who had investigated the fam This is the fourth in the Kate Marshall private detective series; it is the second I have read。 In 2007， three year old Charlie went missing from a campsite。 He had been sleeping in his grandmother’s tent， while his parents were in a tent nearby。 Eleven years later， after a chance meeting， the grandmother hires Kate and her partner Tristan to find out what happened to the boy。 Did he really drown in the river as the police supposed？ The discovery that a social worker who had investigated the family was murdered after Charlie’s disappearance nags at Kate。Bryndza writes fast moving， quick reading， entertaining police/detective procedurals and Devil’s Way is no exception。 Although the resolution to this case was not a big surprise， I couldn’t put the book down。 As in prior novels， Bryndza creates a good sense of place; I could picture the fast moving river， the boggy terrain， the “ear” tree。 Kate is a bright， capable， strong， but vulnerable female character despite her earlier difficulties in life。 Tristan， her once research assistant， is growing into being a valuable partner。 I enjoy these characters。Although this is part of a series， I think it can work well as a standalone。 This series along with Bryndza’s Erika Foster stories are both on my “don’t miss” list。 。。。more
Deborah
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This is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series and it wasn't until I started it I realised I'd missed number three。 Thankfully it didn't matter。 Similarly you could easily read this as a standalone。 The previous books included more references to Kate's backstory and her son， but here the focus is very much on the case at hand。 The book opens with the disappearance of 3yr old Charlie from a campsite before moving forward 11 years to Kate's meeting with Charlie's grandmother Jean。 Kate and he This is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series and it wasn't until I started it I realised I'd missed number three。 Thankfully it didn't matter。 Similarly you could easily read this as a standalone。 The previous books included more references to Kate's backstory and her son， but here the focus is very much on the case at hand。 The book opens with the disappearance of 3yr old Charlie from a campsite before moving forward 11 years to Kate's meeting with Charlie's grandmother Jean。 Kate and her young partner Tristan take on the case and revisit the investigation which concluded the toddler had fallen in a nearby river and drowned。 Kate and Tristan are able to link Charlie's disappearance with the murder of a child protection social worker and the departure of a family who lived near the camp site。 In many ways this becomes a little predictable though I couldn't decide whether the original investigators had missed obvious connections and clues， or whether Kate and Tristan make astounding leaps of deduction。 Bryndza offers closure here but it's not altogether satisfying。。。 possibly because I wasn't as invested in some of the players as I could have been。 I liked young grandmother Jean when we met her very briefly， but didn't get much of a sense of the older version。 Having said that I'm still enjoying Kate and Tristan so look forward to the next in the series。 。。。more
Nicky Mottram
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Book 4 in the Kate Marshall series。 A good storyline that had you gripped from the beginning with lots of twists and turns along the way。 A good addition to the seriesBecause the storyline was so good I managed to stick with the audiobook as the narrator was dreadful and ruined it for me。Thank you to NetGalley and Raven House Publishing for the arc and digital copies of this a book in exchange for an honest review
Ann Dewar
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This is my first Robert Bryndza novel and I really enjoyed it， although I did guess the answer to the central puzzle quite quickly。The novel follows private detective pairing Kate and Tristran as they investigate a cold case involving a missing 3 year old。 It falls between genres in that Kate is a former police detective and has respect and information from the police but works independently with her own agency。I would probably have given it 5 stars but listened to the audiobook and didn’t feel This is my first Robert Bryndza novel and I really enjoyed it， although I did guess the answer to the central puzzle quite quickly。The novel follows private detective pairing Kate and Tristran as they investigate a cold case involving a missing 3 year old。 It falls between genres in that Kate is a former police detective and has respect and information from the police but works independently with her own agency。I would probably have given it 5 stars but listened to the audiobook and didn’t feel that the narrator’s tone particularly suited the book。 It was still an interesting and engaging story though。With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher， Raven Street Publishing for an audiobook arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Wendy
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This was an enjoyable thriller， although the ending was predictable。 I liked watching the clues being revealed。
Heidi | Paper Safari Book Blog
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I received this book from the publisher through netgalley。com I am leaving this review voluntarily。 While this is the 4th book in the series I didn't feel lost jumping into this series。 Kate Marshall gets pulled by a riptide and winds up in hospital where she meets Jean。 Jean is drawn to her when she finds out that Kate is a private detective。 She asks Kate to find her grandson who went missing 11 years ago。 This was a well plotted story with lots of twist and turns， I was drawn in by the narrat I received this book from the publisher through netgalley。com I am leaving this review voluntarily。 While this is the 4th book in the series I didn't feel lost jumping into this series。 Kate Marshall gets pulled by a riptide and winds up in hospital where she meets Jean。 Jean is drawn to her when she finds out that Kate is a private detective。 She asks Kate to find her grandson who went missing 11 years ago。 This was a well plotted story with lots of twist and turns， I was drawn in by the narration and the story。 I love the atmosphere of the book and how bits of information are parsed out throughout the book。 Excellent mystery and with great narration。 。。。more
。。。 Lost Bookland。。。
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Appropriate title and unusual surname of a new author for me。。。 Yeh， a new literary discovery that can delight or disappoint me。。。But still， here was the first。 An interesting story， well-built characters， enough suspense and twists。。。。 What more could a thriller lover want？A life with a dose of danger is her everyday life。 But a close encounter with death will take our heroine to a hospital bed。 And hospitals can be places of new unexpected acquaintances and friendships， right？Many truths and p Appropriate title and unusual surname of a new author for me。。。 Yeh， a new literary discovery that can delight or disappoint me。。。But still， here was the first。 An interesting story， well-built characters， enough suspense and twists。。。。 What more could a thriller lover want？A life with a dose of danger is her everyday life。 But a close encounter with death will take our heroine to a hospital bed。 And hospitals can be places of new unexpected acquaintances and friendships， right？Many truths and problems are shared in hospital rooms。 Grief is easier when shared。 And everyone needs understanding and support。Jean's grandson went missing 11 years ago。 Clues are lost， assumptions lead to dead ends， and the pain does not subside。 This is enough for Kate to start her own investigation。 A fresh pair of eyes see much better or not？Let's find out together in this book。。。If you are also interested in such stories， pick up this book and join Kate in the search for the truth about the missing boy。 。。。more
Gail
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*4。5 Stars* Copy kindly received via NetGalley for an honest view。 A very interesting read。 Good characters。 A few twists and turns but as you read， you start to suspect what happened and how/who was involved。 Kate and Tristan were good at tracking down leads。 Good ending with a bit of a surprise。
Susy Whitney
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Another great book in the Kate Marshall series！ This one， like the others， will keep you wanting more and the pages turning。 Kate goes out for her daily swim in the ocean near her home and almost drowns when she is pulled into a riptide。 During her hospital stay， she chats with her roommate， Jean。 Jean learns that Kate is a private investigator and tells her the story about her grandson， Charlie， disappearing from a camping trip eleven years ago when he was three。 While Jean was camping near Dev Another great book in the Kate Marshall series！ This one， like the others， will keep you wanting more and the pages turning。 Kate goes out for her daily swim in the ocean near her home and almost drowns when she is pulled into a riptide。 During her hospital stay， she chats with her roommate， Jean。 Jean learns that Kate is a private investigator and tells her the story about her grandson， Charlie， disappearing from a camping trip eleven years ago when he was three。 While Jean was camping near Devil's Way， a river in a gorge， her three year old grandson went missing。 Did he wander off and drown？ Was he abducted？ Jean hires Kate and her partner， Tristan to look into Charlie's disappearance。Kate and Tristan are such likable characters。 They continue to develop their professional relationship in this fourth book of the series。 Although you could read this book as a stand alone novel， I recommend starting with the first book。 I feel having the detailed background for Kate and Tristan really adds to the story。 As Kate and Tristan begin to investigate Charlie's disappearance， they uncover some dark things about Jean's past。 This book will keep you turning the pages to see what really happened to Charlie。 Thank you to Raven Street Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book。 。。。more
Gail
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Private Investigator Kate Marshall is back in another interesting read from Robert Bryndza。 During her daily sea swim Kate gets into trouble and is pulled out of the water by two surfers staying at her holiday park。 Whilst on the mend in hospital she gets talking to another patient， Jean whose young grandson Charlie disappeared 11 years ago。 This story piques Kate’s interest and she soon finds herself agreeing to investigate his disappearance。Once fully recovered Kate and her partner Tristen fin Private Investigator Kate Marshall is back in another interesting read from Robert Bryndza。 During her daily sea swim Kate gets into trouble and is pulled out of the water by two surfers staying at her holiday park。 Whilst on the mend in hospital she gets talking to another patient， Jean whose young grandson Charlie disappeared 11 years ago。 This story piques Kate’s interest and she soon finds herself agreeing to investigate his disappearance。Once fully recovered Kate and her partner Tristen find themselves back at the scene of the young boy’s disappearance， and slowly uncover a considerable number of clues which don’t make sense or add up to give the whole story of what took place many years ago。 With a further twist they discover that a social worker who raised concerns about Jean and her daughter was found murdered shortly after the young boy when missing。 Kate and Tristen then begin to question everything they thought they knew about the case， until the shocking truth is finally discovered。A good fourth Kate Marshall book， which has you guessing until the very end。 Though a little protracted for me， it has a well woven plot with many twists and turns。 。。。more
Denis Wheller
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Three-year-old Charlie was left alone in a tent on Dartmoor while his grandmother， June， nipped out for a smoke。 When she returned he had vanished。 Eleven years later， June is in hospital and finds herself next to Kate Marshall， who has been admitted after nearly drowning during an early morning wild swim in the sea。 Kate， a former Met Detective， is a Private Investigator， and June tells her about the disappearance。 Despite being on antibiotics to treat the pneumonia caused by the sea water， Kat Three-year-old Charlie was left alone in a tent on Dartmoor while his grandmother， June， nipped out for a smoke。 When she returned he had vanished。 Eleven years later， June is in hospital and finds herself next to Kate Marshall， who has been admitted after nearly drowning during an early morning wild swim in the sea。 Kate， a former Met Detective， is a Private Investigator， and June tells her about the disappearance。 Despite being on antibiotics to treat the pneumonia caused by the sea water， Kate， with her assistant， Tristan， takes on the job。 Although there had been an extensive search and a police investigation no trace had been found and the conclusion was that he had fallen into a nearby river and been swept into a sinkhole beneath the moor。 Kate and Tristan find a number of lines that seem to have been missed at the time， poor policework， and by a series of connections between these resolve the case。This is episode four of a series involving Kate， but works as a standalone The story is essentially linear and the resolution is inevitable and totally predictable， despite the convoluted and coincidental trail， so there isn’t really any mystery。 That isn’t necessarily a problem if the writing is strong， the characters believable， the action logical。 Unfortunately， I don’t believe it is any of these; the text is repetitive and unexciting， none of the characters feel ‘right’ and the mechanics of the plot don’t really work。 To take a couple of examples: the initial event to the actions requires a flash flood which meteorologically and geographically doesn’t make sense; the actions of the police in allowing Kate and Tristan access to evidence and interviews are probably illegal。 So， a disappointment for me， but the author is prolific and his fans will be happy enough。 I reviewed a previous book in the series and gave it 3。5 rounded to 4， describing the plot as “overwrought”。 This is definitely not as good and I rate it as 2。5， rounded to three。 I would like to thank NetGalley， the publishers and the author for providing me with a draft proof copy for the purpose of this review。 。。。more
Sara ✨ Next Book Review Blog ✨
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***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *****I listened to this from start to finish in one day while I was baking Christmas cookies and various fudges。 I will say… it isn’t the most festive holiday story！ I do love getting to meet back up with Kate and Tristan。 Kate seemed to have a bit of a harder time in this book than her last few。 She had an accident and it’s keeping her away from the one thing that relaxes her and really starts her day off right。 Besides that， while she was in the hospital recovering， she ***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *****I listened to this from start to finish in one day while I was baking Christmas cookies and various fudges。 I will say… it isn’t the most festive holiday story！ I do love getting to meet back up with Kate and Tristan。 Kate seemed to have a bit of a harder time in this book than her last few。 She had an accident and it’s keeping her away from the one thing that relaxes her and really starts her day off right。 Besides that， while she was in the hospital recovering， she meets a lady that needs help finding her missing grandson。 He went missing 11 years prior while camping with her and his parents。 There hasn’t been a sign of him since。 I stumbled upon Robert Bryndza with his first book， The Girl in the Ice， and since then I have followed him and watched for new releases。 I do still miss Erika Foster though。 Bryndza has really developed and refined his craft。 He has a way of getting you to care for his characters。 You end up wanting what is best for them。 The narrator， Jan Cramer， does a fantastic job developing Kate Marshall。 She’s a character that has a sordid past。 She struggles a lot with life。 It’s clear in the narration that Marshall doesn’t have all her stuff together。 。。。more
Maggie's Book Collection
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This was a really enjoyable story that I found really hard to put down。 I loved the storyline with its many twists and turns， add the atmospheric background of Dartmoor and this story was defiantly a winner。Whilst in hospital， after nearly drowning in a riptide， Private Investigator Kate Marshall makes a connection with a lady called Jean。 She tells Kate all about her missing Grandson who disappeared on a camping trip eleven years ago， never to be found。 Was he abducted， or did he fall into the This was a really enjoyable story that I found really hard to put down。 I loved the storyline with its many twists and turns， add the atmospheric background of Dartmoor and this story was defiantly a winner。Whilst in hospital， after nearly drowning in a riptide， Private Investigator Kate Marshall makes a connection with a lady called Jean。 She tells Kate all about her missing Grandson who disappeared on a camping trip eleven years ago， never to be found。 Was he abducted， or did he fall into the swollen gorge nearby on that very dark night？ Jean persuades Kate to take on the case of the missing child and because Kate is so intrigued by the story and feels empathy for Jean， she decides to go ahead。 I loved that Kate was an older lady in this scenario， and that Tristan， her partner in crime， was much younger; the combination worked really well。 They got on tremendously and bounced off of each other， the working chemistry shone through in the fluid writing of the book。 There were many questions， with twists and turns along the way。 Secrets being held behind closed doors to make for an exciting， captivating read。 Although this is book four in the Kate Marshall series and my first by this author， it can easily be read as a standalone and didn't spoil my enjoyment of getting to know the characters。 Itmwas a great story and well worth the read！ 。。。more
Judy Odom
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4。5 which I am rounding up to 5 for the the sheer fact that I could not put down Devil's Way。Robert Bryndza is a born story teller and he always succeeds at grabbing your attention from the first to the final page with twists and turns and of course secrets that are bound to come out。Kate along with Tristan are trying to solve an old case of a missing boy Charlie。 Kate met his grandmother while in hospital （oh Kate you worry me） and something about Jean's story intrigues Kate。Although this is th 4。5 which I am rounding up to 5 for the the sheer fact that I could not put down Devil's Way。Robert Bryndza is a born story teller and he always succeeds at grabbing your attention from the first to the final page with twists and turns and of course secrets that are bound to come out。Kate along with Tristan are trying to solve an old case of a missing boy Charlie。 Kate met his grandmother while in hospital （oh Kate you worry me） and something about Jean's story intrigues Kate。Although this is the 4th book in the series you could read it as a stand alone but I guarantee you that you will want to go back and start with book one。Highly recommend the Kate Marshall and Ericka Foster series by Robert Bryndza and I for one cant wait for Book 5 and the next case of KateThanks to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for a gripping read。 。。。more
Laura
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Devil’s Way is a 5 star read for me – I love Robert’s Erika Foster series and this one – following Kate and her Detective Agency partner Tristan – is brilliant as well。In Devil’s Way， Erika and Tristan are tasked with investigating the disappearance of a three-year-old boy， Charlie， 11 years ago from a tent on Dartmoor。 Though it seems likely that he is now dead， his grandmother – who was looking after him at the time – wants some form of closure。 And as the pair probe further they discover ther Devil’s Way is a 5 star read for me – I love Robert’s Erika Foster series and this one – following Kate and her Detective Agency partner Tristan – is brilliant as well。In Devil’s Way， Erika and Tristan are tasked with investigating the disappearance of a three-year-old boy， Charlie， 11 years ago from a tent on Dartmoor。 Though it seems likely that he is now dead， his grandmother – who was looking after him at the time – wants some form of closure。 And as the pair probe further they discover there may have been a lot more fallout from Charlie’s disappearance than was previously thought…I absolutely loved the plot of Devil’s Way – I always find disappearance cases really intriguing and this one had twists and surprises along the way that kept me glued to its pages。 The writing is， as always， spot on， keeping the reader intrigued without being too dramatic or over the top。 Kate and Tristan make a great pair and it was interesting to see a vulnerable side to the usually very confident Kate。The setting is incredibly atmospheric， and though the subject matter is obviously upsetting at times， it made me want to visit Dartmoor having never been。 I guessed the ending a little way before the end but it didn’t make it any less impactful， and I finished the book with a real sense of satisfaction。 Another brilliant release from Robert Bryndza and my favourite Kate Marshall book yet！Many thanks to the publisher and author for providing a copy of this novel on which I chose to write an honest review。Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。com 。。。more
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