Robert Bryndza

When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation.

The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have the perfect life. Yet when Erika begins to dig deeper, she starts to connect the dots between the murder and the killings of three prostitutes, all found strangled, hands bound and dumped in water around London.

What dark secrets is the girl in the ice hiding?

As Erika inches closer to uncovering the truth, the killer is closing in on Erika.

The last investigation Erika led went badly wrong… resulting in the death of her husband. With her career hanging by a thread, Erika must now battle her own personal demons as well as a killer more deadly than any she’s faced before. But will she get to him before he strikes again?

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The multi-million bestselling author of The Girl in the Ice is back with his first stand-alone thriller, a totally heart-racing, hold-your-breath read that will keep you hooked until the very last page.

What readers think of Fear The Silence

‘Bryndza does not disappoint with this stand-alone thriller. Every page had me breathless with anticipation of what was to come. Bryndza is without doubt one of the modern masters of this genre!’ Louise, Netgalley reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘What a Phenomenal story! A high-octane page turner. I loved Maggie and the scary island setting was great.’ Sian, Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘OMG! This book terrifically twisty . . . hooks from the first page…Electrifying from the moment I picked it up to the minute I put it down. The ending was incredibly satisfying and tied everything up fabulously.’ Claire, Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So…my husband may be divorcing me because I canceled dinner plans to finish this book. It’s ok - it was worth it!This thriller is an intense, immersive experience from the very first page. I highly recommend it to all you adrenaline junkies!’ Lisa, Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘It’s always brave when a writer of successful series’ writes their first standalone - did Robert Bryndza pull it off? Hell yeah! This is a fast-paced edge of your seat rollercoaster of a book.’ Donna, Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Author Robert Bryndza hits a home run in this five-star thriller set in London and Croatia. You’ll fly through this book to keep pace with all the action and get to the story’s end which will satisfy every mystery lover.’ Deb, Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I read it in one sitting as every chapter stopped at a cliff hanger in the narrative that made me read the next one. A brilliant book that I am happy to recommend to any fan of a good thriller.’ Patricia, Netgalley reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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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…

From the global million-copy bestselling author comes a totally heart-racing, hold-your-breath read that will keep you hooked until the very last page.

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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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The internationally bestselling author of Nine Elms and The Girl in the Ice, Robert Bryndza is back with his nail-biting second Kate Marshall case, a woman with a dark secret and a powerful sense of justice.

When Kate finds the bloated body of a young man floating in the Shadow Sands reservoir, the authorities label it a tragic accident.

But the details don't add up: why was the victim there, in the middle of the night? If he was such a strong swimmer, how did he drown?

Kate is certain there is more to this case than meets the eye. As she and her research assistant Tristan Harper dig deeper, they discover a bloody trail that points towards an active serial killer hiding in plain sight. People have been silently disappearing for years, and when another woman is taken, Kate and Tristan have a matter of days to save her from meeting the same fate.

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Kate Marshall's Detective agency takes off when she and her partner Tristan are hired to investigate a cold case from over a decade ago. Twelve years previously, a determined young journalist called Joanna Duncan exposed a political scandal that had major repercussions. In the fallout she disappeared without trace and was never found.

When Kate and her partner Tristan examine the case files, they find the trail long cold, but they discover the names of two young men who also vanished at that time. As she begins to connect their last days, Kate realizes that Joanna may have been onto something far more sinister than anyone first believed: the identity of a serial killer preying on the people who few will ever miss.

But the closer Kate comes to finding the killer, the darker things become . . .

'Never less than throat-grabbing . . . Bryndza knows how to keep the pages - and your stomach - turning' THE TIMES

'It is impossible not to root for the feisty, flawed Kate' DAILY MAIL

'An exciting, riveting read from a master storyteller who never disappoints' RACHEL ABBOTT

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How do you find a killer who has destroyed all the evidence?

Detective Erika Foster is on a late-night walk near her new house in Blackheath when she stumbles upon the brutal murder of Vicky Clarke, a true-crime podcaster.

Erika is assigned to the case and discovers that Vicky had been working on a new podcast episode about a sexual predator who preys on young female students around South London, staking out his victims in their halls of residence before breaking in at the dead of night.

When Erika discovers that Vicky's notes and sound recordings were stolen from her flat at the time of her murder, it leads her to believe that Vicky was close to unmasking the attacker, and she was killed to guarantee her silence.

The case takes on a disturbing twist when the body of a young Bulgarian student doctor is discovered in the same building, and this makes Erika question everything she thought she knew about Vicky. With very little evidence, the clock is ticking to find the killer before he strikes again.

 

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Between her cheating husband, her meddling in-laws, and an unexpected pregnancy, Coco Pinchard's life is coming apart at the seams. Can she pick up the pieces to find her long-awaited happily ever after? A sidesplitting box set from multi-million bestselling author, Robert Bryndza.

'Crime thrillers and romantic comedy, both--who knew? Had me belly laughing just as hard as I bite my nails when I read his suspense novels. Bryndza is a multi-talented writer!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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THE TRUTH HIDES IN THE DARK

Kate Marshall’s investigation into a young boy’s disappearance sends her down an unexpectedly twisted path in a riveting thriller by multi-million bestselling author, Robert Bryndza.

When Private Investigator Kate Marshall is rushed to hospital after being pulled into a riptide current in the sea, the near-death experience leaves her shaken. During her recovery, she befriends Jean, an elderly lady on the same ward. Jean tells the harrowing story of how her three-year-old grandson, Charlie, went missing eleven years ago during a camping trip on Dartmoor.

By the time Kate is well enough to go home, she's agreed to take on the case, but when Kate and her trusty sidekick Tristan start to look at the events of that fateful night, they discover that Jean has a dark past that could have put Charlie in jeopardy.

Was Charlie abducted? Or did he fall into Devil's Way? A rushing river that vanishes into a gorge close to where they were camping.

When Kate and Tristan discover that a social worker who flagged concerns about Jean and her daughter was found brutally murdered shortly after Charlie vanished, it makes them question everything they thought they knew about the family...

Filled with twists and turns, Devil's Way is the fourth Kate Marshall novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet!

'A masterly storyteller' ― LJ Ross

'A rising star in British crime fiction' ― Irish Independent

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Three totally gripping crime thrillers from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bryndza. Detective Erika Foster is fearless, respected, unstoppable, and she will catch a killer, whatever it takes.

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