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Another addictive read by Robert Bryndza. A gripping read I could not put this book down. Fabulous series and can't wait to read the next one.

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Really enjoyed this book, first one of the series I have read, will go back to the first one.
I loved the characters, great but sad story and twists along the way.

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Give me a Kate Marshall thriller any day! This was a fantastic read, full of more twists and turns than I anticipated. I finished this in just a few days. I can't wait until the next book in this series is released.

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It was OK. I thought the build up to the end was rather predictable. I enjoyed a female detective as the protagonist and, however, the plot was a rather disappointing.

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In this, the fourth title in the series, Kate and Tristan are now more firmly entrenched in their private investigator business. With a few very successful investigations behind them, even the police now have respect for their efforts.

When Kate, who swims in the ocean every day, whatever the weather, falls victim to a deadly rip tide, she barely escapes the ocean alive. She is put in hospital, and if ever there was a time when she was tempted to start drinking again, this was it! While in hospital, Kate meets a woman named Jean, whose grandson went missing eleven years previously. Jean hires Kate and Tristan to find out what happened to three year old Charlie.

Their investigations take them to Dartmoor, where Charlie was last seen. They meet some shady characters, learn that Jean has a murky past, and that a social worker connected to Charlie and is family was brutally murdered just two weeks after Charlie went missing.

Rich characterization and a page-turning plot makes for a fast-paced, and interesting story. The Kate Marshall series is one I really enjoy, and I have already purchased the next book “The Lost Victim” on my Kindle to read when time permits.

4.5 stars rounded up

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This was a good read with a couple surprising twists. I found out later it was part of a series featuring private investigator Kate but reads as a standalone. The story centers on the unsolved disappearance of 3 year old Charlie from 11 years ago; when Kate randomly meets Charlie's grandmother Jean, who is still shaken over the disappearance, she agrees to take it on and find out what really happened.

The dynamic between Kate and her assistant Tristan was good, though I did sometimes think that there was too much internal/mundane dialogue in some places. I thought the mystery was good and appreciated getting a glimpse into the way Kate and Tristan were thinking about things, though it seemed hard to believe that they had so much access to much-needed information and were able to get further than the policy had back in the day. I had to suspend my belief a bit as some of the clues felt like coincidences to me, but I did feel like the author tied seemingly loose ends together very well. I did walk away with a couple unanswered questions, but nothing major. I liked the way the story ended and I was surprised by the big twist even though it seemed much more obvious looking back.

Overall, this was an interesting read; while I didn't love everything, I thought it was a good book and would be happy to read others from this series. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you Raven Street Publishing for allowing me to read and review Devil's Way -- The chilling and addictive new Kate Marshall crime thriller on NetGalley.

Published: 01/12/23

Stars: 2.5

Simple. This is book four in the series and can be read as a standalone.

My first Kate Marshall thriller and probably only one. The premise pulled me in and once I started reading the Grandma tore me up. I cried real tears pausing to imagine what she described. Soon thereafter the book went sour. I'm even hesitant to call this a story. There were too many veins of characters and thoughts interwoven to be believable.

This read like a thrown together quickly creative writing assignment.

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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I have chosen to write this honest review voluntarily and it reflects my personal opinion.
I have read several of this author's books and find them to be well-plotted and written with complex twists, making them excellent thrillers. I like the characters in the Kate Marshall series, and this book has an exciting start, setting up the characters for this unusual case. There were a couple of inconsistencies in my ARC but these might have been corrected by now. I guessed the final twist during the last 20% of the book, so reduced my rating by 1 star, but this is still a very good book with an interesting, gradual reveal.

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A hood read but I wasn't aware that it is part of a series so feel I would have enjoyed it more had I read the earlier books in the series.

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What a wonderful story! Robert Bryndza’s Devil's Way is a crime thriller about Kate Marshall’s investigation into a young boy’s disappearance. This book with its twists and turns will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this well-written book. Looking forward to the next book!

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This is another book in the Kate Marshall series and another brilliant story told by Robert Bryndza. I’m a massive fan of his so was very excited to read this and once again he didn’t disappoint.

From the first chapter he had me hooked and I couldn’t put it down. I love the relationship Kate has with Tristan and the trust they put in each other and how it’s developed over the series. They investigate the disappearance of a little boy called Charlie after Kate met his grandmother whilst in hospital. Lots of twists and turns which in turn gives a great read.

Thank you to Netgalley and Raven Street Publishing for the opportunity to read an advance copy in return for my honest review.

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This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

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Robert's books are consistently well-written, with deep characters and believable storylines. A must-read for any crime fan.

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Thanks to Netgalley, Raven Street Publishing and Robert Bryndza for this ARC. I’m a big fan of this authors, so I’m always excited to get to read one of his ARC’s. I’m playing catch up here, but Kate Marshall is alway a good read, whether in the series, or also as a stand alone. Adding Tristen to the storyline is fun, a newbie who makes some mistakes. I mean, who can’t relate to that ?
I gave this story 4 stars, only because I was pretty sure Charlie was alive and the minute David was mentioned and his age, I was certain. But that doesn’t diminish the great storyline I continued to read non stop…Robert Bryndza is one of the very few male authors I read , also one of my favorite authors.

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This is my first time reading a Kate Marshall thriller, which I wanted to try, after liking the latest Erika Foster thriller.

Kate Marshall is still trying to make a go of her Detective agency, which she is running along with the help of Tristan, who was her research assistant when she was working in a college. Kate meets a woman Jane when she is recuperating from a near fatal accident, in the hospital. Jane asks Kate's help in finding the fate of her grandson Charlie who has been missing for the past 11 years.

Kate and Tristan's investigation takes them to one dead after another and many bizarre people and places, What had happened to Charlie and how they manage to find it forms the story.

The story, though it takes the reader through many unusual venues, is just not new enough. I had started to guess what had happened to Charlie almost about forty percent into the book. Hence, though the writing was gripping and the narrative tense throughout, I still didn't feel the urgency of the situation. If was definitely enjoyable but just not engaging.

I would recommend this book to those people who don't mind a story which has twists and turns that we can see coming.

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Really enjoyed this - will definitely be recommending and looking forward to the next one by this author!

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I didn't realise when I started this book that it was part of a series. I don't think it mattered as I think it works just as well as a standalone title. The story fairly raced along and was an enjoyable read. Great story with plenty of twits along the way to keep me guessing. Quite sad in places too - and that ending. Robert has done it again with this great book.

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Devil's Way by Robert Bryndza is a good thriller. I've always loved books by him & have read all books in the Erika Foster & Kate Marshall series both starkly different!
This book starts with a dark ominous chapter that reels you in. Having read the previous books and kinda familiar with the writing style I liked settling down into the chops of this book because Kate & Tristan are my fave crime solving duo! While all other books in this series have always been 5-star, I will with a very heavy heart be taking off 1 star from this one - just because I didn't find the plot to be unique. About 60-80% the plot felt a bit familiar and I could totally see where this was heading. I kept hoping that there would be a twist that would throw me & that would have been nice but there wasn't any. Nonetheless this was a good book and parts of the story were riveting & so very spooky. Hence the experience was overall positive!
If you're new or just love reading mystery/thriller books I 100% recommend the Kate Marshall series!

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DEVIL’S WAY is the fourth novel Kate Marshall Crime Thriller Series by international bestselling author Robert Bryndza. The novel’s central character Kate Marshall, is a police officer turned private detective.

Novels In The Kate Marshall Series Include:
1. Nine Elms (2019)
2. Shadow Sands (2020)
3. Darkness Falls (2021)
4. Devil's Way (2023)

This is my review of Devil’s Way.

This is the story of a young boy’s disappearance, and the investigation of a cold case file by private detective Kate Marshall and her associate, Tristan.

Kate Marshall had been hospitalized after a swimming accident. In order to past the time, she spends her time talking to her roommate, an older woman, Jean Julings, who tells about the horror of her missing three-year-old grandson. Charlie Julings disappeared during a family camping trip eleven years earlier. Kate, caught up in the story, agrees to take on the case, working with her associate, Tristan.

What happened to Charlie? Could he still be alive?

After further investigation and reviewing the case notes, Kate and Tristan must look elsewhere for more information. Then Kate learns that a social worker who had been looking into Charlie’s well-being was brutally murdered two weeks after the disappearance.

Slowly Kate and Tristan start piecing things together, in hopes of bringing some peace and resolution to the family. They soon discover that Jean has a dark past that could have affected Charlie’s disappearance.

Was Charlie abducted? Or did he fall into Devil's Way?

Clues are disclosed on a need-to-know basis, and this gripping novel will keep you hooked until the very last page.

Many thanks to the author, Raven Street Publishing and NetGalley for my digital copy.

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Wow, what a ride! This book grips you from the first chapter and I devoured it in one sitting. This is my first time reading anything by this author. As this was an ARC, I wasn't aware this was fourth in a series. I will definitely be reading the others as soon as possible. I really loved Kate and Tristan's characters. Eleven years ago a 3-year-old boy went missing on a camping trip. The grandmother of the case decides to hire Kate and Tristan as PIs to see if they can get anywhere on this cold case. What followed was just mindblowing with so many twists and turns.

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