Detective Erika Foster is back! She’s about to start a new life in a new neighborhood, but unfortunately, it doesn’t get off to a rosy start in Robert Bryndza’s seventh installment of the series, Fatal Witness. Just as Erika is moving into her new flat, she hears a scream, which is never good news when you’re a police detective. She discovers a woman claiming to have found her sister – dead – in a pool of blood.

Despite the fact that there’s a suspicious neighbor, there is no evidence to pin the crime on this person, so the investigation goes on. Later, things get more complex when another body is discovered…and still, the same person is on her list as the most likely suspect. But there’s a problem with that. I think I’ll let you discover that for yourselves, however.

Bryndza does an excellent job creating suspense and intrigue in this book. Oh, and even though Erika still misses her late husband, there is a wee hint of a relationship, which may make future books all that more interesting. Stay tuned.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Raven Street Publishing for this ARC of Fatal Witness. Opinions are my own.

4 stars

A strange case of a woman coming home to find a murdered woman trapped in her folding bed. Her Terrified screams alerts DCI Erika living nearby as she goes pass on her way to work. A most puzzling murder investigation that occurs in a small apartment block with some quirky characters that gives rise to many false leads, especially when a second murder takes place. It all places a strain on the detective team how they vope with balancing their domestic lives and their work and finally breakthrough to expose the murderer makes a most engaging story.

🎙TRIGGER WARNING: There were few scenes of animal cruelty in the beginning of the book. So if you are a cat lover STAY AWAY FROM THIS BOOK.

🎙Now coming to the book, it’s #7 in the series featuring DCI Erika Foster but it can be read as a stand alone too. The story follows the brutal murder of Vicky Clarke, a true crime podcaster. Erika Foster is assigned to the case and she finds out that before dying Vicky was working on a podcast featuring a sexual predator who used to attack young female students by breaking in students residence. Did Vicky know the true identity of the attacker which lead to her murder? Soon another dead body is found too. Will Erica be able to find the murderer before it’s too late?

🎙I haven’t read the famous “the girl in the ice” and this was my first book by the author. As I mentioned before it’s #7 in the series but I had no problem getting hold of the characters. This book didn’t turn me into Erika Foster’s fan but this was definitely an engaging murder mystery which kept me guessing till the end. There were a number of suspects and I wasn’t able to guess the actual murderer. And no matter how much I hate to say this but I didn’t see the end coming. But I loved the fact that by the end of the book lonely Erica had found a new friend/lover whom we will get to see more in the upcoming books.

🎙Thanks to NetGalley and author for the ebook.

This is one I would usually look for in audio but I had it cued up on my kindle and once I started it I could not put it down. Detective Erika Foster has just moved into her new home and not even unpacked and no bed or anything out of boxes decides to walk down to the pub for dinner when on her way home she takes a wrong turn and is on a different street and hears a scream. She rushes in and finds Tess coming out of an apartment telling her she has found her sister dead. This starts the mystery that leads to finding out the next day this was not her sister but actually the neighbor who looks close enough like her sister, Vicky, and that Vicky is missing. When they track Vicky down and bring her back she is shaken up and when she goes home to her sister's home for the night she is then murdered that night. No DNA, no clues or at times clues pointing in other directions and misleading suspects. I was intrigues and found myself guessing right along with Erika at who it could be. I did have fun trying to keep up with all the UK slang.

I can always count on Robert Bryndza to deliver a well-written, complex book with interesting characters. He didn't let me down in this, his latest in the Erika Foster series.

Erika is finally coming to terms with her troubled past in Manchester and is settling into her new home in London. Venturing out on the first night in her new digs, she comes across the brutally murdered body of Vicky Clarke, an actor turned true-crime poscaster. When Erika is assigned to the case, it quickly turns both bizarre and politically charged, with a case of mistaken identity and close connections to those higher up.

Erika finds out that Vicky was getting close to revealing the person associated with a string of sexual assaults at a dramatic arts academy in South London. As she and her team race to discover what Vicky knew, the murderer becomes embolden, the body count piles up and the pressure to solve the case intensifies.

This is one of my favorite murder/mystery series. Erika is a smart, strong female character and the cases she solves are intriguing. As usual, the pacing is spot on with twists and turns and some edge-of-your-seat moments. I highly recommend both this series and Bryndza's Kate Marshall series if you enjoy well-drawn character-based murder/mystery books.

Thank you NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for an advance copy of this book. The publication date is July 7, 2022.

Erika Foster is back in Fatal Witness and the twists and turns had me up late at night racing to the final page.

Erika and team are racing against the clock to find out who killed Vicky the true crime podcaster

What happened to all the evidence.

Secrets and red herrings kept me from guessing the end.

I did suspect everyone.

If you have not read the Erika Foster series (or any series by Robert Bryndza) once you read one you will be hooked.

I will be first in line for the next case with Erika and her team.

Thanks to NetGalley and Raven Steet Publishing for a nail biting read.

I have read most of Robert Bryndza's novels featuring Erika Foster and I love them. I really get lost in the style of writing and find them easy (sometimes) and enjoyable to read.

The blurb reads -

"Detective Erika Foster is on a late-night walk near her new house in Blackheath when she stumbles upon the brutal murder of Vicky Clarke, a true-crime podcaster.

Erika is assigned to the case and discovers that Vicky had been working on a new podcast episode about a sexual predator who preys on young female students around South London, staking out his victims in their halls of residence before breaking in at the dead of night. When Erika discovers that Vicky's notes and sound recordings were stolen from her flat at the time of her murder, it leads her to believe that Vicky was close to unmasking the attacker, and she was killed to guarantee her silence.

The case takes on a disturbing twist when the body of a young Bulgarian student doctor is discovered in the same building, and this makes Erika question everything she thought she knew about Vicky. With very little evidence, the clock is ticking to find the killer before he strikes again."


I love the description of this novel as it really is up my street of what I enjoy to read and this novel did not disappoint me at all. It is the 7th instalment in this series, but personally I do not feel that you need to have read them all, or in order to still get enjoyment from this novel.

As soon as you start this novel, you are cast into the violence and the novels contains so many thrilling and murderous trails that it is inevitable that you will be staying up well past your bedtime to find out what / who is doing this horrendous murders. I really enjoy reading about Erika, as I feel that the series has really developed her into somewhat of a female modern day heroine

Another great mysterious and thrilling read by Robert Bryndza and can not wait for the next novel. Thanks to NetGalley, Robert Bryndza and the publishers for allowing me a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review..

This is the seventh in the Detective Ericka Foster series. It is the first for me, although I did read and enjoy a selection from Bryndza’s Kate Marshall series.

Erika, who lost her policeman husband five years ago, devotes her life to her work, but is finally moving into a new home. Fixing up the house and even buying a bed for it is delayed by a new case when a young woman, a true crime podcaster, is found savagely murdered.

A well crafted story, there are twists and turns and red herrings. It is a fast, engrossing read. Fatal Witness worked well as a standalone, although if I ever find the time, I would like to go back and read the earlier Erika Foster books.

I enjoy British police procedurals, especially ones that feature strong female characters; I will certainly be adding this series to my “don’t miss” list!

Thanks to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for the DRC.

Even though this is the 7th outing for Detective Erika Foster, it is the first one I have read. However, it certainly won't be the last!
Erika has just moved to a new house in Blackheath. She is on a late night walk back home when she hears a scream coming from a house in a nearby street. She rushes to find the source of the scream to find a lady staring at the body of a brutally murdered woman, whom she identifies as her sister, Vicky Clarke. Vicky has been discovered in the bedroom of her own home.
Erika and her team are tasked with finding the killer. However, all is not how it first seems.
There are a full range of differing characters in this book, including a weird neighbour who is found acting suspiciously just after the murder. So much so, that he is brought in for questioning.
There are many twists to this story, and is is well written and fast paced from the start. Just when you think you may understand who the killer is, something changes your mind.
A great read, and I will certainly be looking out for more Erika Foster books.

How do you find a killer who has destroyed all the evidence?

DCI Erika Foster has just moved into her new home in Blackheath, London and during a late night walk she hears a loud scream coming from a nearby block of flats, on entering the building she discovers the body of true crime podcaster Vicky Clarke. Erika and the team begin their investigations and uncover information that show Vicky was about to reveal details about a sexual predator preying on young female students, is this the reason that Vicky was killed or does the case go deeper than this and could the perpetrator strike again?

Fatal Witness is the latest in the Erika Foster series and even though it's been four years since the last book, Deadly Secrets it's like Erika has never been away. I opened this book and it was like welcoming a long lost friend, I was immediately consumed in this end to end action packed thriller, which in true Bryndza style has more twists than a rollercoaster. The plot is concise, with short chapters and solid characters that really get under your skin and I just couldn't put it down. Although this is the seventh book in this series it's easily read as a standalone, though I would recommend reading them in order. Thank you Robert for bringing Erika back to us, I can't wait for the next instalment!

I'd like to thank Raven Street Publishing and Netgalley for inviting me to read this, I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day.

Join Erika as she investigates a murder that has happened just down the street from her house. Who could have done this horrible crime, and why? This page turner will get you from page 1. You won't want to put it down. Robert Bryndza did an excellent job with this mystery. This book will keep you going.

Another brilliant instalment in the Erika Foster series! It’s been many years since we had a new Erika Foster novel and I’m so excited to see her return along with familiar colleagues like Peterson and Moss.

In Fatal Witness, Erika and the team are investigating the murder of a young woman killed in a frenzied attack – but all is not as it seems. I don’t want to give too much away so I’ll just say that, as expected, the case has red herrings and surprises to keep the reader intrigued, and some interesting developments in Erika’s personal life. Erika has bought a property in Blackheath and I liked reading about some familiar areas of London.

The writing is, as ever, skilful and the storyline is perfectly paced: we get plenty of procedural details about the investigation as well as action and drama as the case concludes, but it never feels over the top. I also liked the fact that the victim had been working on a true crime podcast before her death – elements like this always pique my interest!

I’m very excited to see what happens next in the series, whenever that will be – this will always be one of my favourite crime series!

On the very evening Detective Erika Foster moves into a new house in Blackheath, London she stumbles on the scene of a brutal murder. Assigned the case she discovers that the victim was a true-crime podcaster, about to reveal the identity of a local stalker who preys on young female students. All her notes and recordings have been stolen so Erika concludes the victims were about to reveal the stalker’s identity to the world. She was murdered to prevent this from happening so the detective has a race against time to prevent further murders.

This is the seventh book in this series and the first that I have read. It works well as a stand-alone novel though. I like the way it's written and the descriptions are very detailed. Might be too detailed for some. It's a pacey story with plenty of twists. Perfect for those who like a police procedural with lots of action. On the whole, it's an excellent read with a great twist at the end. A definite recommendation.

My thanks to #NetGalley, #RavenStreetPublishing, and #RobertBryndza for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As always, Bryndza's books just keep getting better and better. I enjoy his intrigue, and his writing. I want to read the next book in the series.

I was so happy to see Erika Foster back. I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel and hope that we continue to get more books.

After such a long hiatus, I had almost forgot what I loved most about this series. But the author kept me guessing and switching my predictions and in the end had me mostly fooled by what was coming. I will continue to pick up Robert Bryndza's mystery/crime novels anytime he releases one.

this was a good read, even if the start was a very descriptive brutal murder! the story went on but I felt towards the end, the conclusion was rushed and just skipped a chapter to get to the finish.

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.

I must admit I’m not a big fan of British/English mysteries/thrillers. I’ve read them, and many have been good. This police procedural is set in London, featuring one of the authors favorite characters, Detective Erika Foster. This one was my first by this author. The opening murder scene was graphic and bloody, The story itself however did not have me turning the pages hungrily to find out who could have committed this heinous crime. Getting acquainted with Erika, and having a glimpse at her personal life was the most enjoyable for me. The novel seemed to wrap up or reach its conclusion, if you will, rather quickly. The epilogue is what gives the reader closure. Many followers will want to see how Erika’s relationship with her old school mate Igor, develops. I liked him.

I realize my opinions are probably in the minority, as I’ve seen a lot of 5-star reviews for this 7th offering by Bryndza in this series. For me, it wasn’t my cup of tea, but evidently the followers of the series are quite happy with this installment. My thanks to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for the opportunity to read and review a pre-release e-copy for my unbiased opinion of this work. Release date 7/7/22.

A couple of murders have occurred in London and Detective Ericka Foster is on top of the cases. This classic "whodunit" was a little hard to get involved with, and I was less than compelled to read the first half of the book. The story picks up some steam about halfway through, as one of the main suspects gets arrested, and a few other interesting characters make their appearances. There's some gore to wade through before we discover the truth. I'm not completely comfortable with outcome - still a little confused as to why it all happened. I had not read any of the previous books by this author. Perhaps if I had, I would appreciate Erick Foster more completely.

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review Fatal Witness.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

This is the 4th book i've read in Robert's Erika Foster series. I really enjoyed having characters that I feel like I really know. It was nice seeing Erika having a better go of things with this novel. I feel like in other books her superiors are always hard on her and she didn't seem to have so much of that this time.

I will say this book seemed a little simplier than some of the others in the series. There wasn't too many going on so at times it wasn't as thrilling as I was expecting. I was still however surprised by who the killer was, even with a small cast of characters.

I did think the book kind of ended upruptly, but of course called to see Erika is ok and that there is still the chance for more books in this series.

Robert Bryndza is an auto buy author for me. and while this wasn''t my favorite in the series. I still enjoyed the book.

Robert Bryndza does it again with another Erika Foster hit. When I read his books, I feel like I'm meeting up with old friends and Foster, Moss, and Peterson are the best! This one started a little slow for me but I was soon wrapped up in the story of Vicky, her podcast, and the odd characters that seemed to be plentiful. I kind of had an inkling of who was the baddie but there were a few red herrings that made me second guess my initial thoughts. Overall, of course I loved this book, anything he writes is a winner for me.