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Shadow Sands: A Kate Marshall Thriller: 2 Paperback – 1 January 2021

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The moors are a perfect hiding place for a serial killer... and a chilling return to the past for nascent private investigator Kate Marshall in a pulse-racing thriller by the author of Nine Elms

Criminology academic Kate Marshall is on a scuba jaunt with her son when they dive toward a shocking discovery: the body of a teenage boy entangled below the surface of the Shadow Sands reservoir. The detective chief inspector's too-quick narrative of a tragic drowning doesn't add up, and when Kate follows the evidence, it leads to a darker discovery.

The victim is only the latest in a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances linked to the moorlands ― and a mythic phantom said to hide in the rolling fog. When a researcher of urban legends vanishes without a trace, Kate and her associate Tristan Harper must act fast and look deep if they hope to find her alive.

But the elusive serial killer they're hunting isn't the only one a step ahead of Kate and Tristan. Someone else is making dead certain that the secrets of Shadow Sands stay buried.

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Publisher : Thomas & Mercer (1 January 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 316 pages
ISBN-10 : 1542005701
ISBN-13 : 978-1542005708
Dimensions : 13.97 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 481,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 6,870 in Serial Killer Thrillers
- 9,561 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
- 14,474 in Psychological Thrillers (Books)

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"With its delightful detective duo, Bryndza's refreshing, twisty thriller stays upbeat even in dark moments." --Kirkus Reviews

"Sharply written and wonderfully wrought, this crime thriller sings with every twist and builds to a more-than-satisfying bang." --Publishers Weekly

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Robert Bryndza is the author of the Amazon Charts bestseller Nine Elms, the first book in the Kate Marshall series, and the Detective Erika Foster series, which includes the #1 international bestseller The Girl in the Ice, The Night Stalker, Dark Water, Last Breath, Cold Blood, and Deadly Secrets. Robert's books have sold three million copies and have been translated into twenty-nine languages. In addition to writing crime fiction, Robert has published a bestselling series of romantic comedies. He is British and lives in Slovakia. For more information, visit www.robertbryndza.com.

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bobby

Another great read from Robert

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2021

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I have read all his books and I have never come away disappointed. Here we have an atmospheric mystery set in the south coast of England that has given us so many weird and wonderful stories since the Hounds of the Baskervilles.
The dead people pile up in this one too as our intrepid hero overcomes all her personal problems to solve the jigsaw again. I recommend all readers of crime stories to take a look at this one, You wont be disappointed.

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snapper

Absolutely loved it.

Reviewed in Australia on 9 December 2020

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As soon as I had finished reading Njne Elms, I simply had to buy the next book. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I love all the characters. It’s a great plot with another serial killer and I just had to keep reading to see how it all turned out. I enjoy the way it is written and I have already pre ordered the next book. I really recommend this book.

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sue

Wow

Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2020

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Couldn’t wait for this book to come out. It was so worth waiting for. A gripping powerful story keeping you on edge until the end.
Hoping and praying!!!!

Omg. I can’t wait for 2021

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Nelly

No spoilers here

Reviewed in Australia on 7 November 2020

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Shadow Sands, is absolutely gripping. Kate and Tristan are very relatable characters, and once I start reading this I couldn’t put it down . Robert Bryndza books are brilliant and one again 5⭐️ for this book

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Kindle CustomerTherese

Read it it on e day

Reviewed in Australia on 29 November 2020

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As usual this was another exciting blast. What a way to spend a Sunday on a wet and cold day in Melbourne victoria australia. Finished it in one day. I would have liked to see kate receive more recognition for her efforts at the end. Just to stick it up them if you know what i mean. Cant wait for the next book. Thank you.

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Denise Taverner

A little pedestrian at times.

Reviewed in Australia on 27 November 2020

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Normally I will read these books in almost one sitting, but this didn’t occur with this book.
I liked the tie ins with Peter and his son Jake, and I guess book three will tell us how that pans out.
And a new career for Kate as well.
I really enjoy Rob’s style of writing and while I am writing this review I’m wondering what would have ramped it up for me.
I could actually picture the dam, the old manor, so that must account for something.
I’ve actually visited that area looking for long lost relatives (I live in the land down under).
Can’t wait for the next book.

By the way? What is Erica up to?

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Margaret Taylor

‘Shadow Sands’ by Robert Bryndza

Reviewed in Australia on 30 November 2020

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Another Robert Bryndza book that I couldn’t put down. Nail-biting actions and unusual solutions to problems that some victims faced gripped me from the start. Looking forward to the next book now.

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Kevin casey

Another hit

Reviewed in Australia on 18 April 2021

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Just love this guys books. Great stories , great characters . A real page turner. I’ve already pre-ordered the next in the series

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Kerensa

Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2020

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Read and enjoyed the Erika Forster series but not nine elms or this. Feels like a different author. Strange perfunctory style of writing. Slightly odd that a college lecturer and side kick have access to autopsies and police investigation. I gave up a quarter of the way through as wasn’t at all invested in these cardboard characters or plot. Simplistic, won’t read more by this author.

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Spicewalker

Dark deeds plague Kate once again.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2020

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Well, as mother son bonding sessions go, that's probably one that Kate Marshall would rather forget. I mean, I always knew that diving could be dangerous, but you generally go looking for fish or maybe, as in this case, flooded villages. Floating bodies are not the kind of things your average diver expects to come across. But then this is a Robert Bryndza novel, so we should expect the unexpected and, given the tension laden opening to the book, readers are perhaps a touch more prepared for Kate's grim discovery than she was.

With Shadow Sands, Robert Bryndza ha provided readers with yet another top class novel full of mystery, tension and dark secrets, and in which our protagonist, Kate, finds herself pulled into an investigation that many people, the police included, would rather she just forget. It's a very tangled story, so many elements that are carefully and skilfully pulled together, that from the very beginning I found myself totally immersed ion Kate's world and wondering just which of the many suspects might be behind the grizzly deed and, more importantly, why. The author does a brilliant job of keeping readers guessing, introducing clues in the form of narration from the killer's perspective so carefully that you start to build up a clear picture of the kind of person they are up against, without having a clear vision of who they are. And believe me, there are any people in the frame this time around.

I love that in this series we get not only the investigation but also an insight into the personal lives of the two main characters, Kate and Tristan. We are well aware of Kate's complicated personal life after reading Nine Elms, but while it may have appeared that life was finally turning in her favour, it seems fate has other ideas and it seems we're not quite ready to close a door on that chapter of her life just yet. We also get to learn a bit more about Tristan this time around and getting to know him, and his family life, really helps bring him to life as a character. The more I know, the more I like him and he's certainly the perfect partner-in-crime-fighting for Kate. In fact it is Tristan's complicated personal life that draws the pair into an unexpected change of direction with the case, adding another layer of urgency to an already pacy plot.

If you are a fan of the author's crime thrillers you are going to love this latest adventure. Full of menace, the killer will make your skin crawl and the more I read, the more invested I became in some of the characters, the moreI could feel the tension build. It had me suspicious of nearly everyone, our protagonists aside, and from the very start I was completely engrossed in the story. The pacing is just perfect, the way in which Robert Bryndza uses the atmospheric conditions surrounding the reservoir and the remote landscape to add an unsettling edge to the story completely en-pointe. The more I read, the more I am loving this series and, seeing how this one has ended, I cannot wait for book three.

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Sarah H.

It is dark, disturbing yet every bit as thrilling as the previous one.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2020

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Shadow Sands is the second book in the Kate Marshall thriller series. The author blew me away with Nine Elms, the first book, so I was very eager to see what he had in store for me with his latest offering.

Well, yet again the author did not disappoint. What a start to novel and just thinking of Kate and her son even now as they uncover the dead body sends chills down my spine. Trouble never seems to be far away where Kate is concerned, especially with a past such as hers. I am really enjoying the pairing of her and Tristan and they have all the markings of a great partnership.

We get to know Kate’s trusted side kick, Tristan, more in this book which I loved. I have to admit his sister Sarah wound me up with her attitude and small mindedness and a few times I wanted to give her a good shake. I felt for Tristan as he struggles with certain aspects of his personal life but it all adds in making the main characters more appealing to the reader and by the end, I was desperate to read more from this pair.

The story centres around Shadow Sands which was a great location for a crime book. Kate being an ex copper, hasn’t lost her ability to pick up when something is not right. She also can’t leave things alone which makes things much more interesting. It soon becomes a race against time for the pair and have to say I love how it all ends.

Shadow Sands is a novel that has a lot riding on it. To follow on from such a phenomenal book, the pressure must really have been on the author to create another brilliant novel with expectations undoubtedly being high. Robert Bryndza has more than achieved that with this book though. It is dark, disturbing yet every bit as thrilling as the previous one. I love how he has kept certain aspects of Kate’s past open and I just know there are more thrills and chills awaiting us in future books in the series. Kudos to the author as he has well and truly nailed it.

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Linda

Another fantastic success

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2020

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Robert Bryndza has done it again. The second episode in the Kate Marshall series was just excellent. Full of excitement, danger and mystery, it was a brilliant read. Once more we found Kate trying her hand at being a private detective with help from her very able associate, Tristan. The story begins as she and her son, Jake, horrifically find a body in the reservoir during a diving expedition. This, in turn, sets of a chain of events driven by the mother of the drowned boy pleading with Kate to find out what happened and who was responsible. Despite the opposition of the police and the owners of the reservoir – a wealthy local family – Kate begins to investigate the cases of several missing people. Then when a lecturer at the University where she works goes missing, the pace picks up as they hurry to try and find her.

Mixed in with all of this, we are reminded that the criminal that Kate caught in her last ordeal, Peter Conway, is still in the Psychiatric Hospital serving his sentence for murder, and he is now asking to see her. It was a nice touch for him to make a reappearance and I am sure we will hear more of him in the future.

This was a great read and the ending was so exciting I couldn’t put it down and it almost caused me to burn the dinner! I have already ordered the next in this series, which I look forward to reading, as it sounds like it will be every bit as good. In the meantime I also have my fingers crossed that there will shortly be another Erika Foster novel.

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Jemsa

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2020

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Started off well but became increasingly implausible. And as others have pointed out, there are geographical and legal errors. Shooting trespassers is most definitely not legal. I tried to follow the locations on a map, but, even allowing for altered place names, they just don’t work. I enjoyed the Erika Foster series and thought Nine Elms was a real page turner. This was disappointing and I gave up half way through and skipped to the end. And a plea- I would love a protagonist who wasnt a depressed alcoholic with a dysfunctional family!

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