Three year old Charlie goes missing on a camping trip with his parents and grandmother. Despite their best efforts they are unable to find him and call in the police. After an extensive search, it’s is supposed that Charlie wandered off and fell into the nearby river, then swept away.

Eleven years later, Kate and her partner Tristan, private detectives, are asked to take on the unsolved case. But is everything as it seems?

Once again Bryndza has shown us what a master storyteller he is. He is one of those rare breed of authors that get you invested in the story within the first few pages. A skilled and classy author who never lets you down, keeps the suspense up throughout the plot, without the need for unnecessary dialogue. The characters are fully developed, with those you love and those you love to hate.

A good 5* read.

Thank you NetGalley.

Quite good detective thriller set in Dorset

Kate Marshall is a Private Investigator and, along with her partner, Tristan, gets involved in a cold case involving the disappearance of a small boy. As the investigation develops, complications ensue including a murder. There are a few characters, reasonably well-developed and the plot moves along at a steady pace. I found the dialogues a bit uninteresting compared to the rest of the writing. generally it's quite good, a straightforward detective story.

Just when you think the Kate Marshall series can't get any better you are proved wrong. I love the way these books flow and you can really believe in the characters. Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this. Looking forward to book number 5

I just finished Devil's Way by Robert Bryndza and it was one of those books that leave you not wanting to read anything else for a while, so that you can process the wonderful one you've just read.
Bryndza has once again written a riveting, page-tuner of a book that is complex and intriguing. The settings come alive within the pages, almost like you're watching video of it in your head, carrying you away, in my case, across the pond. The characters are true-to-life, complex in their strengths and flaws. The mystery is fascinating, not only in its concept but in the complex way it unravels to a solution.
I thoroughly recommend this well-written and fascinating book for anyone who enjoys mysteries and thriller.
I am grateful to have received an ARC of #DevilsWay from #NetGalley .

Thank you Raven Street Publishing and Netgalley.

Wow wow and wow - I could not put that down.
Twists and turns galore, Kate and Tristan back, I was so happy, then I finished it - yikes what now.

Thank you so much for what was an absolutely amazing read, when’s the next one?

Highly recommended

Excellent
Kate Marshall is an ex police detective, recovering alcoholic and a very smart private Detective.
Along with her young side kick Tristan the take on a case of a missing child, 11 years later, after Kate meets the missing boy’s grandmother whilst they are both in hospital. At the beginning of her investigation it looks as though maybe Charlie did drown on a camping trip, but Kate keeps digging to try an unfold all the seemingly unrelated incidents, that may just be related.
Good reading, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for a chance to read this compelling story.

In the novel, Devil’s Way (Kate Marshall #4) by Robert Bryndza private eye, Kate Marshall, is hospitalized, and her hospital roommate hires her to find her grandson who went missing 11 years ago.

I’m a Kate Marshall fan. She is strong yet wounded. Her partner, Tristan, was a good foe and I enjoyed them both. Jean took time for me to warm up too, but as the book continued, I started to understand the kind of life she had and that she was doing her best.

The plot was engaging and the details as Kate and Tristan investigated the 11 year old case was gripping. I loved how the author gave the pair very little evidence to start; the reader was able to follow along as they gained more and more information a little bit at a time. The author’s style was captivating and charismatic from the first page.

This was my first Kate Marshall book, and it was a good stand alone, which I enjoy, when I haven’t read the other books in the series.

My review is voluntary and all comments and opinions expressed are
my own.

DEVILS WAY (Kate Marshall #4)

Twisty and exciting. I loved it.

Although this is book number four of a series, having not read the previous books I can say it certainly can be read as a stand alone. I honestly didn’t feel as though I was on the back-foot not having the backstory to any of the main characters.

The writing was absolutely fantastic.
The short, concise chapters really drew me in, compelling me to continue.

Fast paced great descriptive prose, allowing us, the readers to envision and feel part of the goings on within the writing.

An absolute must read.

Thanks #Netgalley and author #RobertBryndza for my e-copy of #DevilsWay in exchange for my honest review.
Full five out of five stars from me.

Overall not my new favorite.

To elaborate - I think the writing is actually very strong (I'm a TEFL teacher and I've already recommended this to a client). It reads super fact, the pacing is quite good, and it makes for a very accessible and thrilling page-turner.

The story was a little bit of a miss for me - I guessed everything but it didn't give me the satisfaction of A-HA! I WAS RIGHT! It made me feel like I figured it out way too early. Besides that, it was interesting enough and kept me reading anyway. I quite liked the characters, but I wish we got to see more of them and their personal lives. Unlike other reviewers I've seen, I totally think you can read this even if you've never read the series before. The set up is completely functional and clever - it paints a clear picture of everything and everybody without being overbearing and dragged out where returning readers are concerned. That takes a certain level of craft.

In conclusion: it was fun and I'm glad I had a chance to read it, I might even go back to Bryndza in the future, but it didn't change my reading life, so to speak.

I truly don't know how he does it. It seems like every time I turn around Bryndza has another book that takes the reader on a breathless ride. Although this is 4th in the series, it works perfectly as a stand alone. However, being a Bryndza snob, I find it more fulfilling to know the characters' backgrounds and history as it adds depth to a story.
Kate Marshall, our private investigator, always starts her day by swimming in the sea, but one morning this strong swimmer got pulled into a riptide and nearly drowned. Two young surfers rescued her but the incident flustered her as she recuperated in the hospital. While there she met Jean who told her about the disappearance of her 3 year old grandson while camping 11 years ago and who begged Kate to try to find him as she had strong feelings that he was alive. This led to the discovery of the murder of a social worker who was investigating the family and to another family who lived near where the 3 year disappeared. The rest of the book reveals adventures with plentiful twists and turns to keep the reader spinning with the fast paced exploits. Another compulsively fast paced read that keeps you riveted to the last page. Just join the Bryndza fan club; I am proud to be a member.

Kate Marshal is a retired police detective, now working as a Private Investigator. Her daily routine involves a morning swim in the sea. One morning she gets caught in a riptide, and narrowly misses death, pulled out just in time. In hospital while recovering, a chance meeting with an elderly lady called Jean sees her picking up a new case. Jean tells Kate the story of how her three year old grandson, Charlie, went missing on a family camping trip on the moors of Dartmoor. It has been eleven years, with no sign of him.

Kate and her business partner Tristan take on the case. Kate is still trying to recover when she is released from hospital, but as she digs into the case, she is left weak on more than one occasion, and not just from the results of her near death experience. They quickly realise there is more to the case than Jean originally let on. Jean had Charlie declared dead a few years after his disappearance, so are they looking for a missing child, or a body? What does the brutal murder of a woman have in connection with the case? What they do find leaves them shook to the core.

This is the fourth instalment in this series, and my first introduction to the Kate and Tistan Private Investigation business, and what an introduction. As the story progressed I was more and more engrossed, until I suddenly realised it was 3am and well past bedtime - it is a riptide of a story! The pace was fast, yet the characters were real, flawed, human. The case was solved through realistic footwork and searching for information and overlooked connections, and yet it was exciting, and tense, and the story builds to an emotional crescendo. I was so vested in Kate and Tristan and this was the first time I met them. I can’t wait to go back and read the first three instalments and read more about them. I feel like I will be back looking for more very soon. A very easy to recommend read - perhaps just keep an eye on the time when you get sucked in and can’t escape to put it down.

*I received this book from NetGalley for review but all opinions are my own.

A haunting story about the disappearance of a 3-year-old boy several years ago and how his disappearance affected all those involved. An interesting psychological study which keeps the reader riveted to each page. I am looking forward to more Kate Marshall stories. I received an ARC from Net Galley and the opinions expressed are my own.

First off, I didn't know this was a series! I am definitely going back and reading the other books. I think that is most of the reason why this didn't get 5 stars from me. I didn't have all the background/layers/explanations that would have come from previous books. I really enjoyed this one. It was well-paced, tense and smart. However, I was missing background. And now I know why.

Devils’ way by Robert Bryndza is the fourth book in the Kate Marshall series and what a fab edition to the series it is.
While Kate goes on her daily swim at Thurlow bay, she gets caught in a riptide and wakes up at the local hospital. The doctor told her she was lucky that there were two surfers nearby who rescued her. While she is recuperating, she meets Jean who is in the same ward as her. After discovering Kate is a private investigator, she tells Kate about her three-year-old grandson Charlie that went missing 11 years ago never to be seen again, when he was camping with his parents at Devil’s Tor in Dartmoor.
Did Charlie drown in Devil’s way of was he abducted?
When Kate leaves the hospital and has recovered from her injuries. Herself and her partner Tristan decided to take on the case of missing Charlie. But they discover a social worker that was concerned about Jean and the welfare of Charlie was lying for 12 days in her home dead when she was discovered. Kate after hearing Jean’s plight releases that the case is not as straightforward as she thought and starts delving into the family’s history.
Thank you, Raven Street Publishing, for a copy of Devils Way. I have been a big fan of this author and yet again he does not disappoint. This another well plotted story with great characters and although I did predict the last few chapters of this story I still thought this was another excellent read by Robert Bryndza. 5 stars from me.

This is the first Kate and Tristan I have read although I have read all the Erika Foster books.. The first Erika Foster books were very good but then deteriorated so I was keen to try another character set to see if it got the "old Erika back". It did in part. A standard plot with no surprises but generally well written and characters, although unlikeable, realistic and well constructed. For the record I much prefer the "standard plot" rather than the rabbit out of a hat every few chapters in a pretence to keep things "twisty".
My two major issues with this book (and I appreciate that most people don't care about factual accuracy, they just like or dislike a book) are the way medical people are portrayed and the somewhat unprofessional approach to the way things are organised at the end. The medical facts, whilst very minor in terms of plot,, are wrong. I'm also pretty sure that the police have set procedures for dealing with that situation at the end so that could have been greatly improved. Somewhat slow going but overall quite a good read

I have read, and really enjoyed all the books in the Kate Marshall series and was excited to read this forth one… it didn’t disappoint! The characters the author has created are well rounded and believable, some of them even a little dislikeable - Tristan’s sister, Sarah for example! This instalment builds on those characters and their relationships, in fact, the story focusses a fair bit on Kate and her personal struggles following her brush with death whilst sea swimming. This was an interesting part of the book, and it was thought-provoking to see a different side to Kate, but - for me personally, this element was not as fascinating as the case Kate and Tris were working.

As always with this author, this book is cleverly written with lots of plot twists and red herrings. Whilst the ending wasn’t a surprise to me, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. A highly recommend read.

Robert Bryndza crime novels are just so addictive and well plotted. There is always so much going on and the pieces come together in the end to solve the puzzle. Kate and Tristan are such great characters, so different and yet they work together so well as a team. If you haven’t read this series get onto it now.

Kate begins this book in trouble and finds herself in hospital. Whilst there, she meets Jean, a woman whose grandson Charlie went missing 11 years ago. She asks Kate to look into the case and see if they can find Charlie and put the family at peace. As they start to investigate, they find that it is more complicated than just a missing boy. The ending will surprise you.

Thanks to Raven St Publishing for my advanced copy of this book to read, always a pleasure to read this author. Published January 12th.

I am in the minority with my review. Although it kept my interest and the plot was well thought out, I just couldn’t relate to the characters. The story of a three year old gone missing is tragic. But, in my opinion, this could have been avoided if the family was of a different ilk. The parents were unsuitable, as was the grandmother. These characters are less than upstanding people and I found them loathsome and unlikeable. They were a turn off to me. The grandmother leaves a three year old sleeping in a tent in the woods, and walks out of the tent to have a cigarette and then has an argument with an ex-boyfriend away from the tent? I cannot relate. Thus, the above tarnished my opinion of the novel. Thank you NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. #NetGalley, #Devil’sWay.

Charlie Julings would be a teenager now if he hadn't disappeared one night eleven years ago. As soon as she learns what Kate does his grandma, Jean, begs her to look for her grandson. Once discharged Kate and Tristan, her only work colleague, begin looking at what could have happened to the little boy, but how do they search for someone who disappeared without trace, leaving no clues, sightings, or remains?

This is the fourth in a series which improves with each new book and I absolutely loved it. From Kate’s terrifying experience, through Tristan's ever increasing confidence, to an ending which ticked all the boxes, this was brilliant from the start.

Devil’s Way is the fourth in the Kate Marshall series and it continues the strong storyline.
Kate gets caught in a riptide and lands in the hospital. While there, her ward mate tells her about her three year old grandson who went missing eleven years before. And a few days later, hires Kate to see if she can finally uncover what happened.
Cold cases are always interesting. So much time has passed. Kate and Tristan are able to uncover parts of the story that Jean wasn’t upfront about. In fact, it was good to see Tristan take the lead on this investigation, as Kate was still recovering. Both of them are well done, fully developed characters.
This wasn’t a fast paced plot, but it moved at a nice steady pace and there were multiple possibilities on how it would play out. I guessed the ending but that didn’t diminish my enjoyment.
My thanks to Netgalley and Raven Street Publishing for an advance copy of this book.