"Fear The Silence" was an intense read full of suspenseful twisty plot points, mystery, action and hidden secrets. The complexity of the plot made for a truly gripping read. I found it to be unputdownable.

If you're a fan of Physiological Thrillers, you should check this page-turner turner out.

Thank you Robert Bryndza, Net Galley and Raven Street Publishing for providing me and ARC of this novel.

The fears we don't face eventually rise to the surface and feed upon us.

They told her that her husband Will took his own life. The very thought alone was appalling to Maggie. She had just left him by the comfort of the fireplace as she made her way to the door. Her shift started soon as a trauma physician in the ER. Will looked peaceful and content.

Hours later, the shock of the face inches away from her own in the ER was that of her husband. Maggie froze and she's been in that same state ever since. The funeral and the sympathy expressed by family and friends brought her no comfort.

The only comfort could come from the vacation house that they shared on a small island off the coast of Croatia. Will had designed the home himself and they had employed a caretaker named Branko to check on the property. But with it being November, the local hotel and the other vacation homes were closed for the season. Maggie embraced the thought. She had wanted an escape to the place where she and Will had been so happy.

But within hours of her arrival, Maggie is met with some very strange goings-on. She's found a note written in Will's handwriting. The contents is jarring. Will's sudden death is now even more questionable after reading it. And Maggie's own safety is pressed to the limits. Someone wants her dead as well. Alone in a secluded house. Alone on an empty island. Alone with no ferry for some time. But not completely alone.......

In addition, the setting of Croatia is a splendid touch of surround sound with its beauty and its treacherous landscape. The hearth and home are under attack as well as Maggie herself. Maggie will find herself in the midst of a very cunning attempt by some very Big Dogs. Believe me, there's a lot of bite to this one.......a lot of bite. Bravo, Robert Bryndza, just bravo.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Raven Street Publishing and to the talented Robert Bryndza for the opportunity.

I so enjoyed this stand alone thriller from Robert! It had me hooked right from the start, a real page turner you won’t be able to put down. It was one of those ‘just one more chapter’ reads! The story line flowed well, lots of suspense and scary moments! It really made me feel supportive of the main character. I also enjoyed the description of the Croatian island where part of the story is set. It sounds beautiful in summer and scary in winter! The conclusion tied up all the loose ends and was very satisfying. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to other readers and look forward to the next book by this author.

Great book! Great author! It is full of action and suspense. It is fast paced and gripping! The political element felt very realistic.

Thanks to Robert and NetGalley for allowing me to read Fear the Silence before the publication date.
Having read a number of Robert’s previous books, I was pleased to receive the advanced reader copy of this one.

Lock the door and settle in for a terrifying roller coaster of a story which you won’t want to stop until the last page.
It is tense and atmospheric, drawing the reader in until you can feel the fear which Maggie is experiencing.

I couldn't wait to read this standalone story from one of my favorite authors and it did not disappoint! Maggie is shocked when her husband's body is found and she's told that he killed himself. She just can't believe he would do that, especially when they were so happy and life was typical as usual. She needs some time away and goes to stay at their vacation house on an island in Croatia. Or as Will's family sees it, his home. Part of the reason she goes there is to retrieve some family heirlooms that her mother-in-law wants back now that Will is gone. But her time there is not at all what she expected.

She's brought by ferry to the island by the slightly odd caretaker of their house and learns that a man and his son also inhabit the island during the off-season. She's not too worried about the isolation until weird things start happening. It's clear that Will had some serious secrets he was keeping from her. She'll need to piece together what he was hiding so that she can avoid further danger and get safely back home. But it's not as easy as it seems...

I love how the story heads in a different direction than you expect. There's so much more going on than just a grieving widow discovering her husband was hiding things from her. There's quite a bit of action which keeps the pace moving and makes you wonder what else could possibly happen next! And the descriptions of the island's beautiful yet haunting scenery leave a lasting impression. I hope to see more standalone thrillers from this author!

I've just finished Fear The Silence
Thank you for the opportunity to read
This was a very different read to the usual series which I absolutely love
This is more of an action adventure with politics and corruption at its heart
Our Heroine Maggie is a bondesque type character
I really enjoyed the read as I never put the book down once I started
I wouldn't have picked this as my genre however I really enjoyed the rollercoaster ride
Some of the storyline was quite real and believable and more a bit farfetched
Overall highly recommended as a cracking summer read

4.5
Robert Bryndza is my new favorite auto buy author.

When Maggie’s husband is killed. She thinks it’s a home invasion until she is told that her husband committed suicide. After the funeral she travels to their summer home. When a strange letter appears the truths start coming out.

This book had me on my toes!! This is a standalone thriller. There was not a dull moment in the whole entire book. I needed to keep reading to figure out what was going to happen.

Roberts writing is amazing and he really knows how to bring in the emotion to the characters.

There was some things that I felt like didn’t wrap up but it didn’t bother me at all.


Thank you Raven Street Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book

Amazing, Fabulous, Phenomenal book. Couldn’t put it down. Was hooked from the beginning. The story starts with the suicide of Will, Maggie’s husband. Or was it? Maggie travels to their house on an island in Croatia and things start to happen. Just read the book! I highly recommend it. Please write the next book fast! Thanks to NetGalley, Raven Street Publishing and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

A massive fan of Roberts books anyway, Instagram friends lol
I was not disappointed in this stand alone at all, great storyline great charecters, all came together at the end as his always do, loved it

I have read all of Robert Bryndza’s books and this one is really different. Normally his books are about serial killers and police, this one was more of a psychological thriller. So it was a real change for Robert and I believe he excelled at it. The story was well thought out and the characters very believable. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. I have been a fan of Robert's books for a few years now, I find they never disappoint, and this one is no exception. In this stand alone novel, we follow Maggie, a doctor after her husband comes into the hospital where she works, dead from an apparent suicide. She does not believe this at all and heads off to their vacation home in Croatia to try and put the pieces together and find out what really happened to him. An interesting ride from start to finish, couldn't put this one down.

An awesome mind-boggling thriller! I had been reading both Robert Bryndza's Erika Foster and Kate Marshall series and they are both really good, so I was happy to see this stand-alone book by the same author. The book took off quickly at the start an never let up!

Maggie Kendall, a trauma surgeon, went to work after spending a nice day with her husband. But he is brought in to A & E and quickly died. Maggie goes to their holiday home in Croatia for a week to try to relax and pick up some things her husband's family want returned. While there things get quite scary. Some strange things are happening and she's not sure if she is imagining them or if someone is trying to hurt her.

This book is gripping and tense. I couldn't put it down. It was full of action and suspense and was a great thriller. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes thrillers as I'm sure this one would be enjoyed.

Thanks to Raven Street Publishing through Netgalley for an advance copy. This book will be published on July 6, 2023.

The first stand-alone book from Robert and I do hope it's not his last. This is one high octane read that was a proper page turner.

When Maggie’s husband had killed it set of a chain of events to silence everyone who was in the know. You never quite knew who to trust as Maggie tried to work out what was going off and why?

Brilliantly written, very fast pace. Loved it from cover to cover. I can't wait to read more books by this author.

With the brilliance readers of his past series’ have come to enjoy, Bryndza does not disappoint with this stand alone thriller. Again, he creates a strong female protagonist who must go through some pretty intense challenges following tragedy. I loved the setting and the description of the Croatian scenery and people. Every page had me breathless with anticipation of what was to come and the odd sprinkling of almost supernatural effect worked well. Bryndza is without doubt one of the modern masters of this genre,

Thanks to Netgalley and Raven Street Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Maggie is in a good marriage and loves her job as an emergency room doctor. When her husband commits suicide she can't believe it because he seemed perfectly happy. On a trip to their vacation home in Croatia to close up some affairs, she finds clues he left that tell her that things were not as they seemed.

4.5 stars.

Robert Bryndza is a must read author for me so I was excited to get approved for his latest and started it right away. I loved the concept because a recently deceased person who was hiding secrets is one of my favorite plots. This one was good and I liked the Croatian island setting. My only complaint was that the revelations weren't quite as sordid as I had hoped for. Still, it was an action packed and fast paced story that I enjoyed. I look forward to his next novel.

Thank you Netgalley and Raven Street Publishing for the copy of Fear The Silence by Robert Bryndza. I was so excited when I read that Bryndza was going to release a stand-alone book because I love the Kate Marshall books and the Erika Foster books. I was enraptured by the book from the beginning. As usual, the writing is so crisp it drew me right in.
Maggie is reeling from the death of her husband Will, so she escapes for a week to a small Croatian island where things start to get spooky almost immediately. Is someone targeting her or is she just on edge because she’s all alone in the house she used to stay in with Will by her side?
If you’re looking for an edge-of-your-seat read that you won't be able to put down, this is it. I really enjoyed this book, and it has firmly cemented Robert Brynzda as one of my favorite authors!

OMG! What a fast opening! This book terrifically twisty . . . hooks from the first page. It's also brilliantly researched and made me feel as if I was in dependable hands. Fear The Silence by Robert Bryndza was electrifying from the moment I picked it up to the minute I put it down.

Maggie Kendall goes to work one morning, leaving her former forensic pathologist husband Will, now a property developer, in their terraced house in Bermondsey. She is a leading trauma surgeon at St Thomas’ hospital. This seems like a very professional couple living in the upper echelons of society. Nothing could be more idyllic. But when Maggie is welcomed at work by a code M10 – gunshot wound and stabbing – a young man half-conscious and struggling to breathe, we see how stressful her days really are. If that’s not enough, she is then faced with something more terrifying. Another patient with gunshot wound to the head. This is not just any patient. It's her husband. So when the police tell her he had taken his own life, Maggie is devastated and doesn't believe it for a second.

There are lots of pieces to this puzzle which, when Maggie gets to Tisina, become more and more frightening. Life-threatening accidents or coincidences keep happening and it becomes clear she is being “followed” or manipulated by something or someone. The pace doesn’t let up nor does the menacing atmosphere in the house. According to Will’s letter, a key holds her future. But when a friends shows up in a blue catamaran, I began to draw breath. Could this be her savior? Because as far as I was concerned, she needed to get the hell off that island.

With no one to turn to and desperate for answers, Maggie is in the path of the worst tornado of her life. For me, this book captures the creeping suspense of a locked-room mystery where the house itself is a character inasmuch as the mists and storms around the island. Many of the characters appear menacing and yet may become benign in later chapters which keeps you on your toes. The ending was incredibly satisfying and tied everything up fabulously. I found myself thinking about the characters and the plot long after the book ended.

This book is fast paced, rushing along at break-neck speed with no time to draw breath. This kept the tension high and enabled me to read it in one afternoon.

Many thanks to Raven Street Publishing, Robert Bryndza and Netgalley for the privilege of reading this ARC.

I enjoyed two other whodunnits by Bryndza for the normality and easy pace and therefore it was a surprise to read Fear the Silence that is the complete opposite. Quite exhausting all those twists and turns,

To say this book is gripping, and you won't be able to put it down is an understatement. It got me hooked within the first few pages and it took me on an incredible ride. This is one of the most original stories I have ever read. Maggie is a wonderful character and I was rooting for her the whole time. This book is so cleverly twisted and very atmospheric. Loads of the story is set on a creepy Croatian island during the winter.
After reading this book I might be rethinking going on holidays on any small islands.
Kudos to Robert Bryndza for his master storytelling.