Today I have my review of Deadly Secrets (Detective Erika Foster Book 6) by Robert Bryndza. I received an advanced copy from the publishers, Bookouture, through NetGalley and read this book in March of this year. Below you will find the book cover and description, followed by my full review.
Deadly Secrets (Detective Erika Foster Book 6) by Robert Bryndza
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 danger…
Deadly Secrets – My Review
This was my first Erika Foster book and I can say with ease that it won’t be my last. Deadly Secrets is a thriller that will take you on one hell of a journey. It begins with the murder of a burlesque dance by a figure in a gas mask. From this p0int on the reader is taken through so many twists and turns in the case that it’s impossible to try and guess who the murderer is. The writing is excellent and I was pulled in from the first page. Erika is a great character and I definitely want to learn more about her. As this was my first book to read I felt like I didn’t really know her character. So much has happened to her and although she is still grieving for her husband Mark, she seems to handle it well.
The murder victim, Marissa is an intriguing character with many layers that are revealed as Erika delves into this case. Her mother Mandy is a dark horse too. There is lots happening in this book and so many suspects, each with their own agenda. Whenever I thought I knew who the murderer was, I was proven wrong in the next couple of chapters. In fact, this book had me so gripped that I finished it in two sittings. I just had to know who it was. There’s plenty of twists and turns and red herrings and you’ll be shocked when you find out who the killer really is. Action and suspense at its best.
The writing is excellent and it’s easy to see why the author is such a success. He writes thrillers that keep you gripped page after page. The story is fast past and constantly moving forward with no fluff or filler. There is action on every page and the characters are realistic. They are flawed and yet you still want them to come out on top.
I look forward to reading more from this author and am grateful to Bookouture and Netgalley for giving me the chance to read an advanced copy.
This book is available now in eBook from Amazon and all other ebook retailers.
Amanda J Evans is an award-winning Irish author and writing coach. Amanda writes adult romance that often crosses into paranormal and fantasy. Growing up with heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, her stories centre on good versus evil with a splice of love and magic thrown in too. Her books have all won awards and her novella, Hear Me Cry, won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018. Amanda is also the author of Surviving Suicide: A Memoir from Those Death Left Behind, published in 2012.
