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Nine Elms: The thrilling first book in a brand-new, electrifying crime series (Kate Marshall) Kindle Edition

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'The perfect book for Erika Foster fans. It has all the same vibes - but MORE. I actually think this is Robert Bryndza's best book yet'

'A gripping read that I could not put down'

'What an absolutely stunning start to what promises to be a brilliant new series'

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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 became a nightmare.

Fifteen years after those catastrophic, career-ending events, 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. But there's much more than her reputation on the line: Kate was the original killer's intended fifth victim . . . and his successor means to finish the job.

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'Twisty, dark and layered . . . A superb start to what promises to be another stand out series' M. W. CRAVEN

'Gripping from start to finish. I will wait with bated breath for the next Kate Marshall thriller' RACHEL ABBOTT

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Bryndza is my type of author and Nine Elms is my type of book. Twisty, dark and layered with a protagonist you root for from page one, this is a superb start to what promises to be another stand out series

-- M. W. Craven, author of THE PUPPET SHOW

A narrative that is never less than throat-grabbing . . . Robert Bryndza knows how to keep the pages - and your stomach - turning, The Times

It is impossible not to root for the feisty, flawed Kate, who has to battle her old nemesis to save her reputation, Daily Mail

So chilling, with truly terrifying characters and a hard-hitting storyline that is gripping from start to finish. I will wait with bated breath for the next Kate Marshall thriller -- Rachel Abbott, author of AND SO IT BEGINS

A gripping mystery featuring an attractive protagonist with a clever twist at the end, Irish Independent

Fast-paced, full of well fleshed-out characters, this is a solid series debut and we look forward to seeing more of Kate Marshall, Crime Time

Electrifying, Crime Monthly

An incredibly dramatic, graphic and gripping start to a new series . . . I was glued to the pages, and read the whole book in one sitting . . . Bryndza really has set the scene for a fabulous new series. Fierce, startling and incredibly readable, Nine Elms comes as highly recommended, LoveReading

Clever stuff, and a great series opener, Daily Sport

Bryndza's characters are so vividly drawn - even the slightest character - and fully human and uniquely imperfect. His plots are clever and original and cool and his sense of timing is excruciatingly flawless. Nine Elms is Robert Bryndza spreading his already formidable wings to thrilling effect

-- Augusten Burroughs, author of RUNNING WITH SCISSORS --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

Robert Bryndza is the author of the international #1 bestselling Detective Erika Foster series and the Kate Marshall series. Robert's books have sold over 4 million copies and have been translated into 29 languages. He is British and lives in Slovakia.

@RobertBryndza --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN : B07PLNY832

Publisher : Sphere (1 November 2019)

Language : English

File size : 939 KB

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Print length : 372 pages

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Gripping start to a new series
Reviewed in Australia on 12 June 2020
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I acknowledge the issues that some reviewers found with this book and, well, I didn’t care! Yes, we all loved Erika Foster and it’s sad that the series seems to be over but I’m going with flow and reading the new books. This one certainly grabbed me right at the start. It had me at serial killer and cannibal - oh yeah.

OK you did have to suspend disbelief but most thrillers ask that of you. I found Kate, our chief protagonist quite relatable. Yes, she had been an alcoholic but no longer. She had put all her past issues to rest and was now lecturing in Criminology at Ashdean University. Everything was going tickety boo until the horrors of her past reared their ugly head again and she is dragged back into the nightmare that is the Nine Elms Cannibal case. A copy cat is at large but he has bigger plans for himself, for Kate and for his idol - the real killer who is in a high security facility for the criminally insane.

It was quite gripping, very dark and a real page turner. I wanted to read this one before the ARC of the sequel and I think that was a good idea as we got a whole lot of background on the major characters. I enjoyed this and I’m onto book 2 next.
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Steve Agnew
Dont talk to strangers!!
Reviewed in Australia on 6 August 2020
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Absolutely love this authors stories, this one is another nail biter, I found myself caught up in the story like one of the characters, trying to find answers and talking back to the book, ( of course it didn't listen) this story sucks you in and drags you over the ground and leaves you exhausted, a great read..
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Margaret Taylor
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Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2020
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Full of fascinating twists and turns I found this book gripping me from the start. Found it hard to put down, looking forward to starting ‘Shadow Sands’ tonight.
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snapper
Excellent book
Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2020
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gripped you immediately and kept you interested till the last page. I couldn’t put it down and kept wondering how it would end. There is always something happening in the story to keep you on edge. A great book. I will definitely be reading the others.
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Nelly
Spellbinding
Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2019
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Robert Bryndza, has started off his new Series with a chilling spellbinding book, Nine Elms, killers, copycat & Oedipus/Jocasta. 5 stars
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leese
Predictable
Reviewed in Australia on 20 December 2019
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Same same as all the others. Readable but very predictable. This will be my last Robert Bryndza book unfortunately.
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Page turner
Reviewed in Australia on 16 November 2019
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Miss Erica. Looked forward to new character, good gripping story but a bit too gruesome for me. Page turner as usual.
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Absolutely exciting read from start to finish
Reviewed in Australia on 23 November 2019
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Could not put this book down. Very good and highly recommend. Looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
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Megan
Not for me!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2019
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Oh dear - I am afraid I am going against the grain with this criticism. I found the book to be extremely boring, written in simple language - words on the page with no passion as it were - it dragged on relentlessly and when I was at 75% on Kindle, I lost interest and skimmed through so I don't really know how it ended, nor do I care. The gory bits were a bit over the top, the very idea that a university lecturer and her assistant would be given access to crime scenes and discover clues the police did not, and the total confusion over which murdered girl was which was only matched by the total and utter bland characters of Kate and Tristan, truly one dimensional and not in the least likeable. I loved the Erika Forster series, but I wont be going any further with this lot.
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Sarah H.
A masterpiece in crime fiction.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2019
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Anyone who knows me, knows what a huge fan I am of this authors books. I absolutely love his Detective Erika Foster series so I could hardly contain my excitement when I heard he had a brand new crime series coming out!

Now I won’t lie, when I picked up this book I was filled with not only excitement but with a bit of trepidation also. Where as with the other series I knew mainly what to expect knowing the main characters but with this one, it’s all very new with new characters and new setting but I needn’t have worried as after reading the first chapter, I was well and truly hooked.

Boy, oh boy, oh boy. Where do I start with this amazing piece of crime fiction! There is just so much to LOVE about it! Honestly, don’t take my word for it, read it for yourself. Kate is one hell of a protagonist. A former detective trying to get on with her life although she constantly lives under the shadow of her past.

The manner that the victims are killed in this book were pretty shocking to say the least. A couple of times I could feel myself turning a bit queasy at what I was reading. Even thinking about it now sends shivers down my spine. On top of that there are a few characters who literally made my skin crawl. These are some seriously messed up people and whilst they made me feel sick by some of their actions, oh my goodness they really just take the story to another level.

In Nine Elms, Robert Bryndza has delivered a masterpiece in crime fiction. It is dark, gripping, nail biting and oh so wonderfully twisted. Definitely not one for the feint hearted but for me it showed me a new side to this authors talents and I blooming well loved it. For me this is way up there with Silence of the Lambs. Couldn’t have hoped for a better start to a brand new series and going by this one, well I think us readers need to hold on tight as we are in for one hell of a ride.
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V. O'Regan
Addictive new crime thriller series though with quibbles for me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2020
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My thanks to Little Brown Book Group U.K./Sphere for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Nine Elms’ by Robert Bryndza in exchange for an honest review. As it was already available as an audiobook, I purchased this to allow for an immersive read/listen experience.

This is the first in his new series of crime thrillers featuring Kate Marshall, a former Metropolitan police detective, who in 1995 captured the notorious Nine Elms Cannibal serial killer. However, the case essentially destroyed her career and fifteen years later she resides on the south coast and teaches Criminology at a local university. Now the parents of a missing girl from the early 90s has reached out to Kate as they believe that she was an early victim of the Nine Elms killer plus a copycat appears to have taken up his mantle. Thus, Kate is drawn back into the nightmare.

There is no doubt that this is a page-turner and I stayed up far too late in order to reach the shattering conclusion. It is very dark with some gruesome details. Despite this I found that some aspects of the plot strained credibility.

These included the way in which Kate and her teaching assistant, Tristan, were continually waltzing into official crime scenes. They also set themselves up as private investigators though aren’t those meant to be licensed? Then there was the way in which the Nine Elms killer was treated while incarcerated. I am fairly certain that inmates in a psychiatric hospital housing the criminally insane would be medicated up to the eyeballs and beyond.

Also, for some reason he has set the main events in 2010 and yet the level of technology such as the ease of downloading and using apps, smartphone features, and the popularly of Facebook all seem more in keeping with a more contemporary setting. I know it’s only a nine year gap but this kind of technology has changed a lot in those years.

A small point was when 21-year old Tristan brags that he had joined Facebook at age 16 (circa 2005), which isn’t possible given the timeline of the development of the social media site. Yes, I know this kind of thing is very much a personal quibble but I find anachronisms distract me from the story and improbable bits mess with the tension. Kate’s back story also didn’t quite add up for me. I want to avoid spoilers but this is an aspect of daily life that young women are very sensitive to.

So yes an addictive story even with some bonkers bits. It’s still a three-star read for me and I will certainly look out for the sequel due out later this year as well as get round to reading his Erika Foster as I have heard so much praise for it.
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Brilliant opener for the series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2019
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If there is one thing that Robert Bryndza can be relied upon for, it is to open up his books in such a way that readers are instantly hooked. Completely and utterly sucked into the book, so much so that you don't want to turn away. The opening chapters of Nine Elms do exactly that, setting up the story instantly in a way that is equal parts gruesome and thrilling and with a delicious side order of the completely unexpected. We are introduced to our main character, Kate Marshall, but not as we will come to know her throughout the course of the book. Here we will find out just what it was that happened to end her career, even as it was only just starting ...  

After such a brilliant and pulse racing opener, my expectations were high and I have to be honest, every single one of them was met. This is a case which borders on the taboo, the nature of the crimes very difficult to digest (no pun intended here as you will come to understand when you read), but never portrayed in a way that will alienate or offend readers. The story is clearly divided into the then and now: the case which ended Kate's career, and the one which is about to open up a whole new world of possibility.   

When we meet her again, Kate is no longer a Detective but a college lecturer, providing the kind of insight her Criminology students appear to crave. She has moved from London live by the sea, and has tried desperately to put her past behind her, even though she has been left with a permanent reminder of her past, and not just bodily and mental scars. When a murder occurs near to her home, she is shocked by the startling similarities between the victim and those of the Nine Elms cannibal, but he is still safe behind bars and cannot possibly be responsible.So just who is the copycat, and how far are they willing to go?  

Kate is a brilliant character. She is damaged by her past, but full of resolve and the kind of mental fortitude that the author instills so perfectly into his female characters. She has every reason to be fearful of what is happening around her, and to walk away, especially when the police don't initially believe her claims of a copycat, but she won't. She is strong in her own way, and very intelligent. Supported by her teaching assistant, Tristan, they made a formidable team and one I am looking forward to seeing develop. 

The story picks up in pace as it moves towards its conclusion. The shocks keep on coming and the clues, and tension slowly build. We are faced with some very dark, and very skin crawling bad guys, and the threat oozes from each page, particularly when faced with the original killer. And then that ending ... Wow. Just when you think things can't get any more tense and that Robert bryndza can't push things any further, he does, and in dramatic and truly effective style.   I

really enjoyed the fact that the author has chosen to take us away from the regular police procedural, giving us a character who is flawed but likeable, with all the skills of a police detective but none of the procedures to hold her back. The story keeps you guessing to the end, the parallels between the current murders and the case that ended Kate's career carefully drawn, holding back just enough info to keep us all in suspense. A brilliant start to the series and I am looking forward to seeing where the author takes us all next.
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A great start to a new series, already waiting for the next one!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2019
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I am a huge fan of this author. I couldn’t wait to get started with this one.
What a great plot. Robert Bryndza has the ability to hook me in straight away, and I sat outside in the sun and just indulged myself.
I like the fact that it isn’t actually a police procedural, rather more of a private investigation from characters who just couldn’t let it lie. Kate Marshall is now lecturing in Criminology at a University on the South Coast. She has an assistant, Tristan Harper. I like Tristan, early 20’s, tall, cropped hair, tattoos. I had a good visualisation of him. They made a good team. Forensic pathologist, Alan Hexham, was a guest lecturer at the University and provided valuable information to Kate. Since her days in the force are behind her she’s tried live a peaceful life. But, when a body is found, Alan Hexham contacts Kate due to the injuries he finds in the autopsy. They are just like a previous case. When another body is found Kate feels like a copycat killer is at large as the similarity to her last case is alarming. She just can’t help getting involved.
Kate receives a message from the parents of Caitlyn Murray about their daughter who went missing in the 90’s and she feels something isn’t quite right so offers to look into it.
A brilliant story, gripping and thrilling. Quite seedy subjects too. Unexpected twists and turns made for an unputdownable book. Really gruesome in parts, it made me cringe. But I just couldn’t stop reading, it’s packed with action. I feel like it’s something you’d see in the news, one of those horrible things that shocks the nation.
There was a horrible description of a waxy-faced redhead who, bizarrely, I felt I’d seen in my dreams/nightmares.
Towards the end I felt I could see the direction I thought it would take starting to unfold, I was panicking big-time!!
If you’ve never read any books by Robert Bryndza….why not?!
I’ve recommended Robert Bryndza’s books to people all over the world and everyone loves them. #superstar
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