Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read "The Lost Victim" by Robert Bryndza.
Book 5 of the Kate Marshall series will keep you in suspense from beginning right until the end, with it's twists and turns and zigs and zags.
The Nine Elms Cannibal is on his deathbed, and Kate and Jake are torn as to how to react. But, could Peter Conway confess to one final murder? Detectives Kate and Tristan would certainly like to close out this part of their lives.
When a cold case from 1988 is re-opened, Kate Marshall and her detective partner Tristan are brought in by a group who are attempting to
'create content' (i.e. podcast, true crime novels, etc) surrounding the disappearance and presumed murder of fourteen-year-old Janey Macklin just before Christmas that year. One potential suspect was tried and acquitted, but does HE know what the truth is?
Knowing that solving this case would be a boost not only to their business, but their coffers, the detectives turn to every possible potential clue/witness from those days.
Continuing the Kate Marshall series from it's inception (the nail-biting Nine Elms), Robert Bryndza does not disappoint! You'll not be able to stop turning pages until the very end.
Highly recommended - can be read as a standalone, but really, the entire series is worth your time. You won't be disappointed.

This was a gripping read, I thought the characters were intriguing and I'm going to keep an eye out for more from this author.

Thank you Raven Street Publishing and Netgalley for another amazing read from Robert.
I have now read all of the Kate Marshall novels and I think this was one of my favourites (I grew up in London)
The storyline was different and just kept moving.
This is the most recent in a great series - please keep writing.
Maybe Erika and Kate could be in a joint story one day - just a suggestion.
If you haven't started this series you must.

Another fabulous read by Robert Bryndza !

Kate and Tristan are back, this time looking for a missing girl Janey, presumed dead but her body was never found. Compelling read, so much so, I read it in 2 days.

Highly recommend.

My thanks to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced digital copy in return for an honest review.

When school girl Janey Macklin disappeared from the seedy side of London in 1988, her case went cold, with no body and no witnesses. Now, thirty years later, private detective Kate Marshall has been approached by a true crime podcast producer with an intriguing question they need her help answering: What if Janey was killed by Peter Conway, the notorious Nine Elms Cannibal?

Even though this is book five in this series it can easily be read as a standalone. Once again another book from this author where you turn page one over and then the next thing you know you are finished. A well thought out story that takes us on a fast paced course to solving the murder of this young girl that for so many years had remained a mystery.

As much as I miss Erica, Kate is a well developed character with a go get it attitude and a steely resolve to a find a result in this case while working along side her partner in crime, Tristan A strong plot that is enhanced by a great cast of supporting characters and the return of Peter Conway move the story along brilliantly and once again you are trying to work out the final result. Suspence, twists and turns along the way will keep you thoroughly engaged throughout this entertaining thriller.

This writer never gets old and I am always very excited when I see a new book from him. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions expressed are my own.

Private Investigators Kate and Tristan return for book 5! Financially struggling, the duo accept a commission for a cold case. A ‘creative agency’ has plans to develop a true crime book or podcast about a young girl who went missing just before Christmas 1988. The person considered responsible was jailed, but released 8 years later, after an appeal was filed and successful. The agency is linking the unsolved disappearance/murder to the Nine Elms Cannibal, a monster that Kate knows only too well, hence their approach.

I really enjoy this couple and each story just gets better and better. Fast paced, good plot, a few twists, all with two great protagonists.

Already looking forward to the next offering, Bryndza never lets his readers down!

Thank you NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing.

Another excellent unputdownable book by Robert Bryndza featuring Kate Marshall who was a policewoman but now a private detective with her partner Tristan. This novel begins with them being given a job investigating a missing girl named Janey Macklin. Enjoyed every minute spent reading this book and would recommend it to anyone who likes a good murder mystery which keeps the reader guessing to the final pages.

Love love loved this book! This series just keeps on getting better and i am a sucker for a cold case story. Just brilliant!!!!!#TheLostVictim #NetGalley

Robert Bryndza does it again! Book five in the Kate Marshall series. Fast paced and suspenseful. If you are looking for a new series, try this one. You will not be disappointed.
Robert Bryndza draws you in at the beginning of each book. His books are hard to put down.
The characters of Kate and Tristan are ones that you will enjoy and root for. You will not be disappointed!

Thank you to NetGalley, Robert Bryndza and ravenstreet publishing for a copy of this book to read and post an honest review.

All Robert’s book should come with a warning …don’t start to read if you’ve got things planned! They are all so gripping from the first word to the very end, life just gets in the way of a cracking good story that you won’t want to put down

This latest kate Marshall book is no different, it’s great to see her character developing but it can easily be read as a stand alone…. You will want to go and read the previous books though!

It’s another one that stays with you so when the next one comes along you won’t have to try to remember what happened. Can’t wait for the next instalment!!

Thank you to Netgalley the author and publishers for an arc in exchange for an honest review

A cold case from 30 years before is what Kate and Tristan investigate in this book. Will Jenny be found and her killer exposed? Read the book to find out. I love everything this Author writes. Thanks to NetGalley, Raven Street Publishing and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

Private detectives, Kate and Tristan, are hired to look into the cold case of the disappearance of a young girl. The production company hiring them have links to the case and are not declaring all! Along side this, Kate’s ex, father to her son, ex police offer and murderer Peter is dying and may know about the case she is working.

So much going on in this book. Such a sad tale of a young girl going missing. Kate and Tristan were as always, the dynamic duo. Love how well they work together, despite being very different. The production company characters were very dislikable. This was important for the storyline so worked well.

I enjoyed this and look forward to the next one.

The Lost Victim by Robert Bryndza is Book 5 in the Private Investigators Kate Marshall and Tristan Harper crime series. This is the storyline of Janet Macklin who disappeared in 1988 in what was then the seedy side of London. Now thirty years later the private investigators are asked to look at the cold case.
Was Peter Conway, the notorious Nine Elms Cannibal , responsible for her murder or was it someone else? A gripping and well presented piece of investigation by the team and finally will Janey’s body be found?
A gripping read by the author and a well thought out explanation.
Highly recommended

A fabulous crime thriller.
I love Kate Marshall and Tristan Harper, they have such a great working relationship. Their agency is hired by a producer interested in making a true crime podcast about a missing young girl from the 80s.
It's an intriguing cold case, which happened in a seedy area of London. The area has been totally transformed over the years with not much of the old area left. A tangled web of lies from witnesses makes for a brilliant storyline. Peter Conway rears his head in this story, along with another notorious criminal.
With the setting of this crime being in London, the thought that Kate Marshall could work there again and maybe meet Erika Foster in the future is an exciting prospect.
I absolutely loved it!
Many thanks to the author and NetGalley for the early copy, I give my honest review.

Read this on holiday and I couldn't put it down. Brilliantly written as always and I think possibly my favourite of the series so far.
Best read as part of the series, but I think there is enough background included that it could be read as a stand alone.
Highly recommend

This is my favorite Kate Marshall book so far! A young girl is missing and presumed dead. A jailhouse note claims Kate’s ex is the murderer. I really hope Kate and Erika Foster work together one day and the two series cross-over…

I was praying i would get to read tjis pre release. Love RB's books and this one didnt disappoint either. You need to write more RB. I cant bear waiting a year for another book 😪 the plots are always exciting and intriguing, the characters developing over time. LOVED LOVED LOVED IT

Robert you never disappoint, another fast paced thriller that kept me guessing right up until the end! Love this series, have a soft spot for Kate ( want her to find love) and Tristan

Definitely 5 stars

"Man is not what he thinks he is. He is what he hides." (Andre Malraux)

Kaboom.........Robert Bryndza creates another twitchy, pulsating thriller that keeps the eyes locked in on every page. Bryndza keeps a steady beat with familiar characters in The Lost Victim while lining the edges with newly introduced individuals. Some are those who found themselves as unfortunate victims and some who have long chosen to reside within the depths of a hellish existence side-by-side with their own demons.

It's December of 1988 in the King's Cross area of London. The local newstand is just about ready to close so fourteen year old Janey Macklen must quicken her steps in the biting cold. Her mother, Doreen, sent her out in her thin school uniform to purchase a pack of cigarettes for her. Time passes and Janey never returns home that night.

December of 2018 brings with it thirty years since Janey went missing. And that's when Kate Marshall receives the call. Kate, a former police officer, has changed gears and now runs a private detective agency with her partner, Tristan Harper. They've been beckoned by the Stafford-Clarke Literary Agency to come into London from Thurlow Bay. The agency wishes to get much needed background and dire clues into this cold case of Janey Macklen for a future podcast airing. Kate and Tristan would stay at a flat in Percy Circus while they do the legwork of investigation. Their current finances make them take this deal seriously.

But this particular case proves to be a difficult one. No body was ever found. People familiar with this case have either died or moved away. And then there are the rumors that Peter Conway, Kate's old nemesis, may have somehow been involved. We feel Kate's skin crawl as she must visit Peter in prison for information. And Peter may not be up to divulging what he may or may not know.

The Lost Victim reads as a standalone with Bryndza filling in the backstories nicely. He's a master when it comes to injecting deep rivers of suspense into his storylines. And that I honestly appreciate. Bryndza guarantees a smart, smart read every time. There are no marshy areas slogged with unbelievable outcomes. Bryndza touches on the pulse of crime........and it truly shows.

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.

Private detectives Kate and Tristan have a new case and this time, it’s personal. A girl who went missing 30 years ago is now thought to have been a victim of the Nine Elms Cannibal. AKA, Peter Conway, Kate’s ex-boss and the father of her son, Jake. Janey Macklin was thought to have been abducted and murdered by a local man who was charged and found guilty. But he was released years later, and his conviction overturned. The last thing Kate wants is a case relating to Peter, but she can’t help but think of Janey’s family all these years later with no justice. She’s too good of a person not to take the case.

It's hard for them to investigate when most people related to the case are either criminals or not around after three decades. And getting the truth out of Peter is like pulling teeth (inside joke once you read the story!). His poor health has caught up with him and if he is guilty, Kate wants to make him pay for it before it’s too late for him to take responsibility.

The agency that hired Kate and Tristan hopes a breakthrough will boost their podcast into stardom, and they’re prepared to pay well. But they’re oddly elusive and cagey about some of their connections and the details they received leading to their theory about Janey being a victim of Peter. So, on top of dealing with shady suspects, Kate and Tristan have to be wary of their clients, also. It really makes the story intriguing because there are multiple mysteries. Who harmed Janey? Why hasn’t her body been found? Is Peter guilty or did the system have it right the first time? And the tease at the beginning from Janey’s point of view? Masterful. This is an incredible story that you must read – guaranteed!