***There are different covers for the UK & US books. The first cover shown is the US cover, and at the bottom of the post, the UK cover is show.
Publisher: Sphere Books (UK) / Thomas & Mercer (US)
Published: December 7, 2021
Source: Netgalley via Sphere Books
Summary:
THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL IN THE ICE, NINE ELMS AND SHADOW SANDS, ROBERT BRYNDZA
Kate Marshall’s Detective agency takes off when she and her partner Tristan are hired to investigate a cold case from over a decade ago. Twelve years previously, a determined young journalist called Joanna Duncan exposed a political scandal that had major repercussions. In the fallout she disappeared without trace and was never found.
When Kate and her partner Tristan examine the case files, they find the trail long cold, but they discover the names of two young men who also vanished at that time. As she begins to connect their last days, Kate realizes that Joanna may have been onto something far more sinister than anyone first believed: the identity of a serial killer preying on the people who few will ever miss.
But the closer Kate comes to finding the killer, the darker things become . . .
My thoughts:
This is the third book in Robert Bryndza’s Kate Marshall series and I am really enjoying this series. I have been a fan of this author ever since discovering his other crime fiction series, The Erika Foster series, which I also really like, and I have to say, as much I love Erika Foster, I might just love Kate Marshall even more!
As I typically say when reviewing books in a series, this latest book of course can be read without reading the earlier books, but I HIGHLY recommending reading the series in order. Yes, the author gives some bare-bones highlights of what has come before, but as there are parts that hinge on knowing the full story, you are definitely going to have a richer experience with this third book having read the books in order. But that’s just my opinion. Perhaps if you read this one first, it will entice you to pick up the other two because you really enjoyed it!
I loved where this third installment has taken us. Kate and her assistant Tristan, find themselves involved in a cold case that turns out to be quite a doozy! To me, there’s just something so intriguing about cold cases and I loved the way this one played out. There are a lot of players involved and a lot of moving parts, but my favorite aspect of this case is that Kate and Tristan would periodically sit down to rehash where they were in the case. This really helped to not only keep them on track with where they were, but it also helped me stay focused on who was who and where things were with the case.
I also loved that once again, this book is not just case-focused, but we also get a bit of character development happening, which is always my favorite part when it comes to reading series. I love how seamlessly the events of their personal lives are woven into the story.
I will say, with this case this time I had my suspicions and while part of it turned out to be correct, I in no way guessed the motivation behind everything which I always need to know. And even with me guessing part of it, I still enjoyed every second of this book and cannot wait to see what comes next!
Books in this series:
- Nine Elms
- Shadow Sands
- Darkness Falls
