Why is it that every time I finish reading the latest book by Robert Bryndza, I always find myself saying 'this has to be his best to date!'? ​Probably because it's true. Since his first book (which was absolutely brilliant btw), this author has gone from strength to strength, always coming up with brilliant ideas and intriguing, original plots for his thrillers, keeping me practically glued to my kindle from start to finish, desperate to have a myriad questions swirling in my head answered and wondering how everything would end.

This book kicks off with a vicious murder. It's Christmas eve and Marissa Lewis, a young woman, is slashed to death on her own doorstep by a stranger wearing a gas mask. The victim was a rather promiscuous lady who worked as a burlesque dancer in Soho. Erika's investigation soon provides various leads that indicate the woman had made quite a number of enemies in her short life, people who had good reason to want her dead. But who was actually capable of turning feelings into actions? The man in the gas mask has been terrorising and assaulting unsuspecting individuals for sometime already in the area but never murdering his victims. Why did he escalate his deed with Marissa? Why didn't he just assault her as he did with the others? Who is the man in the mask?

As the rest of the series, this book is just brilliant, and yes, I think it's the author's best to date! Though part of a series, it can be read as a standalone, but I would still recommend readers to go through the series in the correct order, since some secondary plot lines develop with every book written. Believe me when I say I wish I could unread and reread them all. They're all fabulous. Once again in this book, the author was very hard with Erika. It seems he enjoys himself causing her heartache and misery. Why Robert??!!

With non-stop action, great, believable, engaging characters, an intriguing twisty plot, red herrings, numerous possible suspects and seemingly no evidence helping Erika, this book has all the ingredients I seek in the thrillers I read, namely the fact that the author keeps the killer's identity well and truly hidden till the very end. By the last chapter I was still clueless. I honestly couldn't have predicted the way the author twists the story at the end and was truly shocked when the killer's identity was finally revealed. I think the way Erika links the dots at the end is just ingenious. Well done Robert!

Needless to say, I really enjoyed and highly recommend this fantastic work of fiction that is worthy of not 5 but 10 stars and more. Robert bring on the next one!

With thanks to Bookouture for approving my request to read and review this book through Netgalley.

4.5 stars!

I am absolutely thrilled to say that ROBERT BRYNDZA has delivered another highly entertaining & enjoyable read here! I am a huge fan of Detective Erika Foster and this series and haven’t missed one yet. They are so good!

DEADLY SECRETS (Detective Erika Foster, #6) by ROBERT BRYNDZA is a fast-paced, dark, chilling, and gripping police procedural thriller that grabbed my attention immediately and held it right until that thrilling and unexpected ending.

ROBERT BRYNDZA delivers a well-written and captivating read here with a fresh and intriguing storyline. The characters are very likeable, engaging, and they always keep me highly entertained. I really enjoy Bryndza’s writing style!

I absolutely love Erika Foster’s character and really enjoyed seeing her character a little more vulnerable in this book.

To sum it all up it was an entertaining, exciting, tense, fast-paced and a quick read with a satisfying ending. Would recommend!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Robert Bryndza for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review

Another winner by Robert Bryndza! I absolutely love the Erika Foster series they just keep getting better and better so I was delighted to be given the opportunity to read this latest before its launch and I was not disappointed one iota. Fabulous book, with some engaging characters and some not so much engaging as a tad distasteful but all adding to the story as a whole in their own way. A must read novel for the police procedural enthusiasts amongst us.

Yet another thrilling read from Robert Bryndza. Now on the 6th book, Erika and her team are well-developed and we learn even more about some of them this time around.

The story is very tense and I was gripped throughout. There are some heart stopping moments, especially towards the end!

I was really please to see more focus on Moss this time around, between her home life and taking the lead in the investigation at one point. I hope we get to know some of the other characters like this in future books too as There are so many interesting people in the team.

A non-stop thriller I couldn’t put down!

What a great read, I was lucky to get a copy through NetGalley in exchange for a review, which I am happy to provide. I became a fan of Robert Bryndza after reading the first book in the series, and even though I thought I kept a vigilant eye out for the next installment I managed to miss some in the middle. So of course I was concerned if that would be a problem jumping back into the series with Book 6, but no worries there. It was full of suspense and drama making me read way past my bedtime and I thought that I was pretty sure who the murderer was, but it turned out I was wrong. Nicely played Robert. I will definitely catch up to the other books since Erika is a strong female character I can get behind. Very entertaining, can't wait to see what will happen next. Maybe a second chance at love?

An absolute corker of a book. I think this one shows Erika in her best light, both vulnerable and insightful. The dynamics with Moss and Petersen are still brilliant and her relationship with Isaac still makes me wonder...

Great storylines that ran at pace, couldn’t get enough of it and almost read it in one sitting!

Brilliant, another 5* Erika story! When’s the next one??!!!!

Tive a oportunidade de ler recentemente a última obra da série "Detective Erika Foster" de Robert Bryndza e devo dizer que fiquei rendida! Mais uma vez, uma obra fantástica, cativante, surpreendente e diferente daquilo que estaria à espera!

Marissa Lewis é uma jovem mulher que trabalha como uma dançarina burlesca e que se evidencia pela sua beleza inigualável. Um dia de inverno, Marissa é assassinada à porta de casa quando voltava ao seu lar depois de uma noite de trabalho. Inevitavelmente, a detetive Erika fica encarregue do caso.

Ao mesmo tempo, há um criminoso a vaguear pelas ruas a atormentar os cidadãos com uma máscara de gás e com um casaco preto comprido. As suas vítimas são violadas e deixadas na rua até que recuperem a consciência. Parece que Marissa terá sido uma das suas vítimas pouco tempo antes de ter acabado morta à porta de casa.

À medida que Erika e a sua equipa vão investigando o caso, apercebem-se de que Marissa tinha muitos segredos. Para além disso, todas as testemunhas contam diferentes versões acerca da personalidade de Marissa. Terá Marissa agido de diferente forma para com as diferentes pessoas com quem contactava na sua vida?

A verdade é que, apesar de todos os segredos desvendados, nada me prepararia para aquilo que seria desvendado no final da história! Apesar de todas as pistas, Marissa descobriu algo tão mais importante e desconcertante que acabou por a matar!

Em paralelo com o caso, Erika vê-se confrontada com novos problemas profissionais e pessoais que a farão ponderar muitas das suas decisões passadas. Estará Erika preparada para lidar com novas mudanças? Desde cedo que sabemos que Erika já passou por muitas situações difíceis e que sempre as ultrapassou. Mas será que continuará a ser capaz?

Estou ansiosa por continuar a acompanhar a história de Erika e ver de que forma todos os seus problemas se resolverão!

Just when I think this series can't get any better Robert Bryndza proves me wrong and once again ups his game.

There is a slight change of pace with this one that pulls Erika away from the team and we get to see other characters mature in her absence.

Very enjoyable latest addition to what is my current favourite series.

Thank you to Net Galley, Bookouture, and Robert Bryndza for a ARC copy of Deadly Secrets, with the great Erika Foster.

Firstly let's start of my review with a great thank you to Rob, Robert Bryndza for giving his time for his first Q & A's with my group " A Good Thriller" on goodreads, a great success with lots of interesting questions.

Secondly, I think number six is the best so far in the series.

To commit the perfect murder, you need the perfect cover.

On an icy morning, a mother wakes to find her daughter’s blood-soaked body frozen to the road. Who would carry out such a killing on the victim’s doorstep?

Straight off her last harrowing case, Detective Erika Foster is feeling fragile but determined to lead the investigation. As she sets to work, she finds reports of assaults in the same quiet South London suburb where the woman was killed. One chilling detail links them to the murder victim – they were all attacked by a figure in black wearing a gas mask.

Erika is on the hunt for a killer with a terrifying calling card. The case gets more complicated when she uncovers a tangled web of secrets surrounding the death of the beautiful young woman.

Yet just as Erika begins to piece the clues together, she is forced to confront painful memories of her past. Erika must dig deep, stay focused and find the killer. Only this time, one of her own is in terrible

So why is this the best so far......

A brutal, powerful and gripping story, but what made this book so good, the depth of the characters, seeing a different side to Erika, a great new side to Moss, and Peterson.

Strong story line evolving and strengthening the main characters, Moss role in latter part of this book, shocks that you do not see with a powerful and shocking ending.

What more can I say other than to read this book, so many good things in this book.

Five stars

Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

Erika and her team are back in another captivating story from Bryndza.

A young beautiful burlesque dancer is found murdered on her doorstep by her mother on Christmas morning. Erika muscles her way in to the investigation as she is passing on route to lunch with her boss.

This book sees so much emotional development in Erika and I personally loved this. We all have suffered along with her on her rollercoaster route through the six books and I feel there is a degree of healing beginning. Hopefully this will continue in the next instalment and I can't wait.

This is by far the best book I have read in a long time. The Erika Foster series is one of my favourite series (I only have one other). And this installment was excellent. I liked that Erika seemed more human in this book. I hope that there are plenty more to come.

Book 6 in the Erika Foster series and it's a cracker. A very intriguing plot, excellent character development and keeps you guessing right to the last chapter. I never saw that ending! Robert Bryndza is one of the best thriller writers today. I recommend reading all his books in order. You won't be disappointed. Thanks to Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Amazon, Goodreads and Facebook.

This is the sixth book in this series and it is going strong. I loved every page of this book, it is captivating

I love Bryndza's crime thrillers but I wasn't as gripped with this one as I usually am. I felt somewhat emotionally detached from Erika this time, and I couldn't put my finger on exactly why. Overall it was an okay book, but I'd like to see some titles set in sunnier climes. The cold and water/ice/snow/winter is tiring on me now. This is just my personal opinion, but bad things happen on good hot days too. I did however thoroughly enjoy the pace of the title. I was kept gripped throughout and I felt the story flowed very well.

I was looking forward to reading the next Erika foster novel by Robert Bryndza. From the very start of this book you are faced with a very creeping and growing sense of foreboding.hanging around our first victim that it is less a sense of wondering if and more a case of wondering just how and where. Now both of those questions are answered pretty quickly and in a violent way.

The case centres around the brutal murder of a burlesque performer Melissa who is dispatched just as she arrives at her own home. and is about to open her front door. a man wearing what appears to be a gas mask looms up, her demise is quick but horribly painful. As Erika finds herself drawn to the investigation as a way to avoid Christmas dinner with her boss and his family. The scene is set for a very interesting case and sees the reader brought back to familiar territory and a team that you have got to know over the course of the series. Alongside the main murder case are some other unsolved crimes which are occurring that may or may not have bearing on Erika's case, and all of it combines to put one of the team in grave danger.

The beauty of these books is the feeling of being back in the familiar and yet all so fresh. This is a very unique case with no end of creepy suspects and characters who you will have half an eye on as being the perpetrator. You may have your suspicions but Robert Bryndza manipulates your understanding of what is happening and keeps you guessing from start to finish..

I like the way in which the author has developed the team over the series. Readers should be aware of Erika's difficult past and there is a certain sense of movement in terms of her acceptance of the past in this book. She is drawn back to her old home of Manchester after her father in law falls ill and it effects her on a personal level, one which I will be interested to see how it effects her character in future stories. Whichever way you take it, you see more of Erika's vulnerable side in this book and I wasn't sure I liked that.. She is still kick ass and determined and bloody focused, but she is perhaps also more human than she has been in a long time.. I had to ask myself. What if the future for Erika ? I am sure Robert Bryndza will be keeping us informed in his next novel and I for one look forward to reading it.

This is another enjoyable instalment in the Detective Erika Foster series.
This time Erika is investigating the murder of young burlesque dancer Marissa late on Christmas Eve as she was making her way home after work.
En route to Christmas lunch at Commander Paul Marsh’s house, Erika comes across the crime scene- Marissa was murdered on her own doorstep- and decides to get involved with the investigation.
As the plot progresses it becomes clear that there are a number of people who would like to see Marissa dead and Erika’s team have to work out who the murderer is using careful police work.
In the middle of the investigation Erika is called away on a family emergency and Moss is put in charge, a job she finds quite difficult with such a complex case.
I liked the character development of both Erika, as she comes to terms with her life as a widow after being on her own for 4 years and also Moss as she tries to juggle work with her family responsibilities. This appears to be a theme in the book as Petersen also discovers that he has family commitments. Erika, Moss and Petersen have to try and balance family with their all encompassing lives as police detectives.
The plot is fast moving and I raced through the book very quickly. There were a couple of clues as to the identity of the killer and at one point I had it all figured out... but I was wrong!
A great return for Erika Foster and her team - for me it was like catching up with old friends!
If you’ve read the earlier books by Robert Bryndza you should definitely read this one and if you haven’t you’ve got a real treat in store.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book of the series Ihave read and I loved it,edge of the seat reading and I will definitely be reading the previous 5 and any other books to come in the series!!

I have followed Robert Bryndza since the first Erika Foster book which I enjoyed but the last two books have really stepped up a notch & they just get better & better.

It is Christmas. Marissa is coming home from her job as a burlesque dancer. Just as she is about to put her key in the door she is violently attacked leaving her dead from many stab wounds. Erica is supposed to be going to friends for Christmas dinner but when she passes the scene, now festooned with police tape she stops to investigate. One of her team is there & explains what has happened.

What does Marissa's death have to do with the mysterious person in a gas mask that has been terrifying locals? Is is connected to the rich lady she works with? Marissa's life was far from dull & there seem to have been quite a few people who didn't like her- but was that enough to kill her?

As always the story is multi-layered and keeps the reader guessing. When Erika has to go North to take care of her Father in law, Moss becomes Officer in Charge- a role she is very uncomfortable with. As Erika puzzles over the case from afar, Moss tries to do what she imagines Erika would do- forgetting that is often a dangerous path.

I was totally unprepared for the revelation of 'whodunnit' Once again Robert Bryndza has produced an excellent story. I can't wait for the next one.

Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this terrific book.

Deadly Secrets is the sixth book in the Detective Erika Foster series but can be read as a stand-alone. Another gripping read. It pulls you in from the beginning and surprises you with a twist you didn't see coming. Cleverly written with a great plot. Love all the characters especially Erika. I highly recommend this whole female-lead detective series.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for supplying me a copy of Robert Bryndza's "Deadly Secrets" in exchange of an honest review.

Robert Bryndza does it again with this sixth installment of the Detective Erika Foster Series called Deadly Secrets. This book could easily be read as a standalone. I love when a book grabs me right from the start and Deadly Secrets did not disappoint. The story takes place in London starting on Christmas Eve with a murder of a young girl.

I loved the main character Detective Chief Inspector Erika Foster with her tragic and troubled backstories making her easy for me to relate to. I especially loved the sweet and touching interaction between Erika and her father-in-law as they both struggle with the loss of Mark. The author’s writing just brings all of the characters to life. I also loved the investigation team and the return of Detective Peterson was interesting.

The author meticulously unravels the threads of this perplexing case little by little. As the ending drew closer it was time for me to go to bed but there was no way I was putting the book down. I was trying to figure out what was going to happen and once again…I failed!! Great ending to a wonderfully written novel…one of the best I have read in a while. If you are a fan of serial killer thrillers then you don’t want to miss this one!!

Thank you Robert Bryndza, Bookouture, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book to read.