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Nine Elms
by Robert Bryndza
Series: Kate Marshall #1
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Published by Thomas & Mercer on December 1, 2019
Genres: Psychological Thrillers
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover
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From the breakthrough international bestselling author of The Girl in the Ice, a breathtaking, page-turning novel about a disgraced female detective’s fight for redemption. And survival…
Kate Marshall was a promising young police detective when she caught the notorious Nine Elms serial killer. But her greatest victory suddenly turned into a nightmare. Traumatized, betrayed, and publicly vilified for the shocking circumstances surrounding the cannibal murder case, Kate could only watch as her career ended in scandal.
Fifteen years after those catastrophic events, Kate is still haunted by the unquiet ghosts of her troubled past. Now a lecturer at a small coastal English university, she finally has a chance to face them. A copycat killer has taken up the Nine Elms mantle, continuing the ghastly work of his idol.
Enlisting her brilliant research assistant, Tristan Harper, Kate draws on her prodigious and long-neglected skills as an investigator to catch a new monster. Success promises redemption, but there’s much more on the line: Kate was the original killer’s intended fifth victim…and his successor means to finish the job.
Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza is a fast-paced trail of murder spanning the tragedy that marks Kate Marshall’s life.
Will Kate find the murder? If she does, will she lose more of herself?
Kate Marshall
Kate Marshall is a rising detective until she makes some serious mistakes and solves the Nine Elms serial killer case. She finds that even though she figured out that her boss was the serial killer they were searching for, nothing would be the same. Kate’s life spins out of her control after the events of the arrest, and trial.
The thing I like most about Kate is that she is so completely believable. She faces each day with as much strength as she can muster. Even when the odds are stacked against her, she doesn’t give up. Kate is a fighter. I hope to see that she continues to stay realistic in the next installment.
The Mystery
I should say that there is more than one case being worked throughout the story. Kate and Tristen are working a cold case, and they are also involved in the copycat serial killer case. They do some serious old fashioned police work, by knocking on doors and going back over the crime scenes is my favorite part. I love the way they figure out what is happening. Let’s just say that Peter Conway is one sick dude.
Five Stars
Nine Elms by Robert Bryndza is such an amazing book. I couldn’t put it down and had to finish it before I could sleep. So, that makes it a five-star rating. I can’t wait for the next book, and I highly recommend this to all of you thriller readers out there.
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About Robert Bryndza
Robert Bryndza is also the author of the Detective Erika Foster series, which includes the #1 international bestseller The Girl in the Ice, as well as The Night Stalker, Dark Water, Last Breath, Cold Blood, and Deadly Secrets. He has sold over 3 million copies of his books and been translated into 28 languages. In addition to writing crime fiction, Robert has published a bestselling series of romantic comedies. He is British and lives in Slovakia with his husband.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Cloak and Dagger
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2019 New Release Challenge
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