THE DEVIL ALWAYS GETS YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT

I am a big fan of Bryndza's Erika Foster series, but the Kate Marshall series easily convinced me too.
Devil's Way is number 4 in this series, you easily catch up on the main topics relevant to Kate's personal history since these highlights nearly pass by as being mentioned in a general conversation between Tristan and his sister, which is very nice,
As always, spending some time in Kate's and Tristan's world is highly pleasant. Kate is a down to earth person, with quite some personal issues, still they are not dominant throughout the story,
Devil's way starts in a fairly shocking way, with Kate nearly drowning during her daily swim, which regular readers might know off. During her stay in the hospital she meets the grandmother of a young boy who disappeared under fairly weird circumstances quite a while ago, and obviously Kate and Tristan decide to digg into the case and try to solve it.
The story evolves in a fairly serene way, not via harsh action scenes, but taking the reader through all the events without rapid actions, still building up to a more or less unexpected plot. I experienced reading this book as very pleasant and quite different to some other books I recently read,
And just as with prior Bryndza thrillers, the author manages to grab your attention from the first to the last page, even until the almost surprising plot. Of course I had suspected Bryndza would not go for the obvious closing, so although he leads his reader into a certain direction, it's always more pleasant not to go for the easy solution.
Thanks @RobertBryndza for yet another great thriller, I am most certainly looking forward for more to come!

Kate meets Jean is hospital and Jean asks her to find her grandson who disappeared 11 years ago. Jean’s past is pretty dysfunctional but she loved Charlie. Kate and Tristan investigate the case and it leads them to the death of a social worker and an isolated farm. The disappearance took place on the moors and this is described very effectively, creating a threatening atmosphere. I enjoyed this but felt that the ending was left a bit too optimistically given the trauma that must have been experienced.

I always enjoy Robert Bryndza books. He creates likeable characters and believable plots. In this one, a missing child is parents nightmare but this family are not perfect so your sympathy is tested at times. The eventual reveal isn't a surprise really but I still enjoyed the investigation.

The first you should know about me - I love Robert Bryndza's books. More than that, I loved Kate Marshall's series. Every book is a masterpiece. Before reading the fourth book, I was like okay, this may not be so good like others, it's okay. But damn, it was more than good. Every book set a new high level. I can't even know what to expect next. 
The plot, the characters, the story. Sad, heartbroken, unbelievably. 11 years past after little boy missed. Is it time to forget and leave any hopes? Is it time to try another shoot? What to expect after all these years - finding him dead or alive? Questions you keep asking yourself during this book.

One of my favourite authors and two of my favourite characters. I am doing the happy dance!!!!
After Kate's near death experience while she is recovering, she is asked to find a boy who went missing years ago on a camping trip with his family. Jean his gran is convinced that her grandson is still alive. Full of twists and turns and quite a few surprises. Heartbraking and very emotional. This is another MUST READ from this author.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for giving an honest review.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Raven Street Publishing for an advance copy of Devil’s Way, the fourth novel to feature Devon based PI Kate Marshall and her business partner Tristan Harper.

After an encounter with a riptide Kate his hospitalised. Her fellow patient, Jean Julings, tells Kate about her grandson, Charlie, who went missing eleven years ago as a three year old and asks her to find him. Further investigation tells Kate and Tris that Jean has not told them the full truth and makes them wonder if Charlie’s disappearance is linked to the murder of a social worker at the same time.

Devil’s Way is the first time I have not been totally enthralled by the author’s storytelling. It is a pleasant read, but it doesn’t have the edge that normally keeps me wanting more and I never felt the need to pick it up and continue reading. It took me days rather than hours to finish.

I think that the plot is too slight to carry a full length novel. Obviously there are developments to push the novel forward but it’s all rather lacklustre. It only perks up in the final few chapters when the police get involved and there is a flurry of activity.

I have no imagination due to a medical condition, so the constant going over of routes Charlie could have taken left me cold - I can’t picture it or put any of the landmarks in context with each other. It felt like nonsensical padding to me, but I suspect it will feel circular, or perhaps a recap, to other readers.

I don’t think that guessing early on the broad strokes of Charlie’s fate helped my reading experience. I felt that I was waiting for Kate and Tris to catch up.

I wasn’t overly impressed by Devil’s Way, but it’s not all bad. The novel has a cosy feel and the developments suit that feel with a short story playing a large part. It is well written in a clear and concise prose and it has likeable characters.

This is book 4 in this series and I am still enjoying it, which actually says a lot as I tend to start getting bored and move on with series quite early on. I still like the two main characters very much. In this book I felt Tristan’s investigative character development stagnated a bit as he seemed mostly there as a side kick to Kate. I’d love to see him have a more prominent role in the private investigator business in the next book and show more of the traits that saw Kate hire him in the first place. The story was strong and I really like the atmosphere of the area around Devil’s Way and the farmhouse and farmlands. I’m looking forward to continuing the series.

After reading the previous books in the series, I was excited to get started with this. Again, it's a fast paced and twisty read and I loved it!
I adore the development of the characters throughout the cases, being introduced to old and new really keeps things fresh but totally invested in the characters.
Kate is exactly the person you need onside to investigate a case, but her vulnerabilities and challenges do at times leave you on edge and make you question whether she will be able to get results. Her character builds tension and draws you in, as she is totally human, and totally likeable, without the usual obvious traits that make you drawn to a character. Her rapport and relationship to Tristan makes them the perfect duo.
The setting as always is perfect for the storyline, local but unfamiliar, beautiful yet threatening. More than enough to add that atmosphere that makes these cold cases retain a hint of danger.
Another brilliant read by Robert Bryndza, a name that always quite rightly draws my attention to a book, as you know you are in for a nail-biting read!

First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Robert Bryndza, and Raven Street Publishing for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

Always eager to get my hands on novels by Robert Bryndza, I reached for this ARC in the Kate Marshall series. Pushing the limits of private investigation, Kate and her associate delve into some of the seedier cases across the UK, only to discover how past secrets can emerge and haunt those who hoped they would stay buried. Bryndza spins quite the tale here, pulling the reader into the middle of it all with an impactful novel.

After a freak swimming accident leaves Kate Marshall hospitalised, she has a great deal of time on her hands. Some of that time is spent speaking to her roommate, who recounts the horror of her missing grandson. Charlie Julings disappeared during a family camping trip eleven years earlier. Kate, in a moment of medicated curiosity, agrees to take the case, working with her associate, Tristan. How could a little boy disappear into thin air?

After trolling the area and determining that Charlie did not fall into the raging river close by, at least by police investigative notes, Kate and Tristan must look elsewhere for more information. When Kate learns that a social worker who had been looking into Charlie’s well-being was brutally murdered two weeks after the disappearance, the case takes on a new level of interest.

Could Charlie still be alive? Is someone harbouring a deep secret that cannot get out? With the help of a few others, Kate and Tristan begin piecing things together, in hopes of bringing some peace to a family that has been on the edge for over a decade. Bryndza does a masterful job spinning this tale, keeping the reader wondering until the very end.

I have come to expect great things from Robert Bryndza when reading his novels, as he has impressed me so much in the past. Crime procedurals that pack a punch and leave things slightly off-kilter, these novels never fail to leave a lasting impression. Great narrative approaches help shape the story and propel it along, with a few twits to keep the reader from feeling too comfortable along the way.

Both of Bryndza’s crime thriller series had the advantage of a strong narrative foundation, keeping though moving and forcing the reader to pay close attention. Bryndza weaves his story through the narrative, which encapsulates the intensity of the moment, while adding characters who flavour things for the reader’s enjoyment. Plot twists abound, as does the necessary character development, leaving readers feeling a sense of comfort and discomfort in the same breath. I have long enjoyed the work of Robert Bryndza and this was no exception. I only hope that there is more to come, as Kate Marshall is one character who remains somewhat of a mystery to me.

Kudos, Mr. Bryndza, for another winner!

What a quick, easy, page turning read..

After almost drowning in a rip tide, Kate meets a lady while recovering in hospital who wants her to find out what happened to her granson Charlie, who went missing when he was three years old. Kate is an investigator, and she takes on this case.

There are a lot of twists and turns and I was surprised several times. This is part of a series, which I had never read before, but I didn't need to have the background to enjoy this one.

I really enjoyed that this was not only a mystery, but there was character development, and I felt like I was really getting to know Kate.

I raced through this book, finishing it in a day

Thank you to the author #robertbryndza the publisher and to #netgalley for the ARC which did not impact my review. A solid 4 stars. Very good book, but not a WOW.

Kate Marshall, a private investigator, is about to start a new case, the disappearance of a three years old boy, Charlie. The case is not easy. Nice story.

Former DI, Kate Marshall, now a private investigator likes to start her day with a bracing cold water swim in the sea near her home in Devon. When she gets caught in a rip, she very nearly dies, and wakes up in hospital suffering from pneumonia. In the bed next to her is an elderly woman called Jean who discovers Kate is a PI and so tells her about her three year old grandson Charlie who disappeared eleven years ago while camping with her and his parents at Devil’s Way, an isolated and rugged place on Dartmoor. Although the police and sniffer dogs searched extensively, he was never found and the general feeling was that he had fallen into the flooding stream nearby and drowned.

After she comes home from hospital, Jean hires her and Tristan, her assistant, to see if they could find out any more about Charlie’s disappearance. It becomes quite a complicate case and with Kate still unwell Tristan has to take on much of the work, which he does admirably. With little to go on they still manage to find some odd connections, along with a horrific murder, that don’t seem to make sense and even with some dedicated and even unlawful searching it’s not clear they’ll ever know what happened to the little boy. While the plot builds slowly as various red herrings appear and are discarded, it gradually builds momentum to culminate in a twisty ending.

The setting on Dartmoor is very atmospheric with its wild and rugged beauty and touches of ancient rites such as the Pixie Tree and the pagan beliefs surrounding it. Kate and Tristan are great characters who work well together as a team, although their relationship becomes a little tense in this book as Kate struggles to overcome her accident and tries to keep Tristan at arm’s length. With Tristan’s sensitivity about his background and Kate’s own previous issues with sobriety and losing custody of her son when he was young, they are both a little flawed and very human. I like that they have a good relationship with the police who respect their instincts and hope that this helps to send more work the way of their fledgling agency in the future. Both Kate and Tristan are currently single to it would be lovely to also see the appearance of some candidates for romance in their lives.

I always look forward to another book by this author, so a huge thank you for this ARC. One again a great storyline involving Kate and Tristan and their agency. As I got near the end I did think……. It was certainly a page turner, and would thoroughly recommend to others.

I start by thanking NetGalley and the publisher for my eARC in exchange for my honest review. This is the fourth Kate Marshall book written by Robert Bryndza, and l have read them all. This edition misses some of the previous rawness, the focus being less on the main characters and more on the story. I love characters, so though l enjoyed the read, it did not score higher. It had wonderful hidden aspects, but the mystery seemed too easy to uncover.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Another brilliant fast paced thriller from this author. I literally read this in one sitting.

Robert Bryndza can do no wrong. Another epic book with a strong female character and incredible storyline.

So many twists and turns, so engaging and well written. It was such a thrilling read. I love that Kate is no longer a cop so it's not a Police based thriller, makes for a nice change. I find Robert's writing to be really believable, no high speed chases or huge (wildly unsafe) plots to catch killers - just simple, old fashioned investigating.

I just love Kate as a character too - she has a murky past and her own demons and she is so realistic and relatable. A hard feat to achieve in a thriller. The relationship with Tristan is another great element, I've been enjoying watching this develop and evolve.

Cannot wait for another. I could read Robert Bryndza books every single day.

This was a realmind stretching story. A child goes missing and eleven years later two Private Detectives are asked to find him or what happened to him. This was a very difficult case but step by step they work their way to the conclusion. A very well written story that drew me in and kept me hooked right to th end. There is even a dilemma in the conclusion.

I have really enjoyed the Kate Marshall series so far, so was looking forward to reading this latest one. It certainly didn't disappoint. While Kate is in hospital after nearly drowning she meets Jean, an older lady who tells her about the time, 11 years ago, when her 3 year old grandson, Charlie, disappeared during a camping trip on Dartmoor. Kate agrees to take on the task of trying to find out what happened to Charlie. I love the characters of Kate and Tris, and felt drawn in to the story right from the start. The plot is fast moving and will keep you guessing to the end. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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Devils Way by Robert Bryndza, what a wonderful book!

This is the 4th in the Kate Marshall series but my 1st, so this book is definitely a stand alone read.

Kate is a PI and her partner and close friend is Tristan. Since being sober Kate has taken to sea swimming first thing in the morning. After a near death drowning from swimming into a riptide she woke in the hospital. While in the hospital she met her room mate Jean. When Jean finds out Kate is a PI she hires Kate to find out what happened to her three year old Grandson who disappeared 11 years ago during a family camping trip. Jean was looking for closure as she thought Charlie left the tent, got lost, and drowned.

During the investigation Kate and Tristan unravel a string of events tied to the missing child.

Very powerful read.

Thank you NetGalley for the early digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Kate is rushed to hospital where she befriends Jean. Jean has a grandson who went missing eleven years ago.
What happened to Charlie? Was he kidnapped did he die after falling into Devils Way, a raging torrent of water the night he disappeared.
Will Kate solve the mystery?