A fast moving detective story where I was able to identify with the main characters and hope for their success.
The book looks at sexual predators and murder, but also considers side issues, protection where the focus is on high up connections, living with mental health problems, residence in a foreign country.
The story moves quickly, meets barriers to hinder progress and continues to the twisty conclusion.
Recommended

Award winning author Robert Bryndza's new release Fatal Witness is a thrill to read. This is Bryndza's seventh installment in the Detective Erika Foster series and it is a real page turner!

Synopsis:
After Detective Erika Foster is assigned a case involving true crime podcaster Vicky Clarke, Erika soon discovers that Vicky is not afraid to investigate dangerous cases in order to further her career. Vicky is seeking a serial rapist whose victims are young female college students in South London. She was close to identifying the perpetrator. Was Vicky murdered to stop the truth from being revealed?

Fatal Witness is a twisty psychological whodunit that has readers guessing until the last chapter. Bryyndza's writing unwinds into a mind blowing conclusion that I did not anticipate. It is a murder mystery with an unforgettable high level of suspense.

Fatal Witness (Detective Erika Foster #7) by Robert Bryndza is available on July 7th.
4.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

*It is important to note that Fatal Witness does contain some trigger warnings so review them in advance.

Thank you, NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing. Your kindness is appreciated!

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I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Erika’s back! Not quite as crackling as some of her past novels but it’s lovely to see her. The beginning drags but it does pick up towards the end. Three. Five rounded up

There is nothing better than a good thriller/crime novel, and Robert Bryndza does not disappoint!

Erika, a police detective hears a scream as she is walking home on night, this scream literally turns her world on her ear and begins a long grueling search for a murderer.
There were many twists and turns that kept me guessing throughout, as to what could possibly happen next. Highly recommended

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for this ARC.

I like the way this author writes. It is an easy read that captures your attention from the beginning and keeps you guessing to the end. Some of the characters are, of course, familiar and the new ones are interesting and diverse. The plot, as usual, is a good one and gives the twists and turns we all enjoy. I would recommend this one

I love a good thriller/crime novel and Robert Bryndza does not disappoint!

I have never had the pleasure of reading a novel by him before but will definitely seem to pick up another soon!

Erika is a police detective who lost her husband in the line of duty, she’s finally purchased a home and is slowly adjusting when one night as she’s walking home she hears a scream.

This scream literally turns her world on her ear and begins a long grueling search for a murderer.

The twists and turns in this book kept me on my toes and determined to keep reading to find out what could possibly happen next.

The ending of this book was extremely unexpected and gives the answers to every question that pops up along the way.

I highly recommend this book!

Detective Erika Foster is on a walk near her new house when she stumbles across a murder, of a crime podcaster. As Erika and her team investigate, they find that Vicky was close to unmasking a sexual predator stalking young victims at their halls of residence - was this why she was killed? Then another body is found and things take a shocking turn. Can they find the killer before they strike again?

Another brilliant entry to the Erika Foster series, I just love this series! The plot of this one was great as usual - thrilling, tense and exciting, full of twists and turns. It is also great to see how the lives of Erika and her team are going. Brilliant!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

After 4 long years, Erika Foster is back!

Erika is one of my favourite fictional characters ever. She can be stubborn and impatient but she is also bold and fierce, and nothing can stop her from catching the bad guys. In Fatal Witness, Erika moves to a new house in Blackheath and on her first night, she hears a scream while walking home from a local chip shop. There's a dead body of a young woman who is a true crime podcaster. However all of the victim's recordings are missing which suggests that Vicky might have been close to discovering the culprit in her latest podcast investigation. As Erika and her team start to dig around, things get more and more complicated and nothing is as it seemed at the start.

It was great having Erika and her team back. This is a tangled case which I of course enjoyed. I was also glad to see a new man on the scene!

Many thanks to the publisher for my review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I’m a big fan of Robert Brenda and have read all the books in the Erika Foster series (and the Kate Marshall series as well). It was a long wait for this book, but the wait was definitely worth it! The plot is amazing, the twists are thrilling and full of suspense. I love Erika’s character and just wish some of the other characters like Moss and Peterson were given more space in the book and Erika’s interaction with them developed a bit more. But overall a superb book and definitely recommended. I am now looking forward to the next book in the series!
Thank you Raven Street Publishing for an advanced copy of this ebook and giving me a chance to review this book!

As always, Robert Bryndza’s books are page-turning, twisty thrillers and this one was no different. I read it in a day, once I started I couldn’t stop. Erika Foster is a great main character and I love catching up with her and her team.

I really enjoyed reading this book.it was like putting on my favourite shorts after putting them away for the winter, and finally the sun is shining and I can go out in them again. Sorry to be a bit whimsical, but I really missed Erika, and her team, and it was lovely to be reunited. The story was great, and kept me guessing, and the pace of the book was good. I love the short chapters, they work for me, and keep me wanting to read just another one, and then one more. Loved it, very good read.

Wow! Another sure fire winner for Robert. How does he keep thinking up these wonderful story lines? But I’m glad he does. Poor old Erika in the wars again. The clues point us one way and then a sneaky clue takes us in another direction. I love the way her friends and family had come together and Isaac approves of Igor who’d taken his shirt off to do some painting! Erika deserves some happiness at last. I couldn’t put it down. Loved every minute of it

I do love a good police procedural thriller and this is a great one.
I've never read anything by this author and will definitely look for more.
Many thanks.

Bryndza at his best. Having had a break from Erika Foster. She returns in dramatic fashion. Bryndza's writing style keeps you guessing until the last 50 pages and then it's all about pinning the murderer down. Absolute page Turner. I challenge any crime fan not to enjoy the ongoing life and career of erika Foster.
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Another brilliant book from Robert Bryndza he never disappoints. The pace never slackens from the first page to the last. Erika Foster is a great character and is so believable I was really worried about her getting her Argos delivery. I have read all of Roberts books he just gets better and better.

Erika Foster is back after a break for the Katherine Marshall series. Definitely worth waiting for. A gruesome crime within the first few pages, no evidence and an intriguing twist. You just know you are in for a great read. An excellent police procedural thriller with a good plot, terrific writing and brilliant characters. It has everything. A real page turner.

This is one of my favourite series! I enjoy Roberts style of writing and love the characters especially Erika! This book didn’t disappoint, it kept me guessing )
( I was wrong) it was fast paced and I always wanted to read more

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for this eARC.

I thought this book started off so very well and I was immediately drawn in. What an opening chapter to capture a readers attention! This is a very well written and entertaining book that I thoroughly enjoyed. It had everything I liked - a great plot line, mostly likeable characters who you just take to heart and root for and lots of twists to keep you guessing. I loved being back in the world of DCI Foster and following Erika and her team as they investigate the murder of Vicky Clarke, a podcaster. But is all as it seems? Read and find out. This is a great read, full of tension and suspense that just builds up and up, and races to an ending that I did not expect. An excellent addition to an already very good series. Erika Foster fans will really enjoy this book and whilst I thought it can be read on it’s own, if you’re new to this series I’d recommend you start with the first book The a Girl in the Ice and read in correct order. Just loved this read.

I read this book in a day as couldn't put it down, I , i really like Erika's character and I loved the fact this book we get to see her more personally and hopefully the start of a romance! As always lots of twists and turns when a young girl is murdered who doesn't appear to be who they believe she is, each time they get close to thinking they know who murdered her another twist in the story
Gripping from start to finish

Another great novel by Robert Bryndza - well written as always and another excellent storyline. Erika and her team take on a sexual predator. The novel is full of twists and turns and finding the predator proves difficult as false leads and dubious people hinder the investigation. Highly recommended novel to all mystery, thriller readers and deserves a very well earnt five (5) stars.