I thought this book was an absolute pleasure and joy to read. Kate and Tristan are asked by a young boys grandmother to look into his disappearance some years before. Kate isn’t at her best at the start of their investigation so Tristan steps up and I felt really comes into his own as a character here, which I really liked. I liked the author’s writing style, the plot line is good and the story is very well told and easy to follow, and comes together effortlessly. I could picture the characters in my mind when reading, and think the author has a great connection and rapport with his readers. I loved following Kate and Tristan as they leave no stone unturned looking into the past and what happened to Charlie. There are a lot of twists in the story to keep the reader guessing and the last part of the book is a very tense and thrilling read which raced to a fitting ending, which I’d already guessed. Overall a very good and entertaining read that grabbed my attention and interest straightaway and held it all the way through to the end. This is becoming a really good series, and one which I’d recommend. It’s a refreshing change from police procedurals and I like this book and series as it’s told from a private investigation perspective. Will be looking forward to the next book. 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Robert Bryndza has created a great character in Private Investigator Kate Marshall. “Devil’s Way” is the fourth installment in the series, the first one I have read. Here she finds herself rushed off to the hospital after nearly drowning. She meets another patient, Jean, who hires her on to investigate the disappearance of her three-year-old grandson eleven years ago. He may have drowned in the river, he may have been abducted, he basically disappeared off the face of the earth. It is considered a cold case, something the police never solved, but the woman just wants closure. The plot takes a series of twists, of course, and the pages speed by quickly. Kate turns up a number of overlooked leads with the assistance of incredibly cooperative police. Just when things seem too easy and predictable a wonderful device appears– a short story within the story– and the players need to be reevaluated. So, once again, my TBR list expands even more as I am adding the rest of this series to it. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is another outing for Kate Marshall and her detective agency. Eleven years ago a three year old boy went missing while camping by the Devil’s Tor on Dartmoor. When she finds herself in hospital, Kate is asked by the boy’s grandmother to reinvestigate the disappearance. Working with Tristan, she discovers links to a murder, and finds herself working in close co-operation with the police, as well as following her own path. The final resolution was a little too neat, but it was worth it for the ending, which was not tidy. Thanks to Netgalley and Raven Street Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

I love to read how Kate and Tristan are getting on. Kate goes swimming in the sea everyday but on one occasion she is pulled out to sea she comes round in hospital and meets Jean who has a grandson Charlie who went missing from a tent on a camping holiday she asks Kate to investigate for her but it’s not as straightforward as she thinks as there a lot of twists and turns to this story. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC

PI Kate Marshall and her assistant Tristan take on the case of missing child Charlie who disappeared on a camping trip to Dartmoor when he was a small child. It was presumed that he drowned in the river. Charlie's grandmother asks Kate to investigate. Kate then finds out about the murder of Charlie's interfering social worker soon after Charlie's disappearance. This raises questions about the family and their behaviour at the time. Kate has a good relationship with the police, and gets more clues from the evidence they hold, leading her to other suspicious people who help her to unravel the mystery. Very twisty and interesting plot, with a few red herrings. Kate and Tristan are well-rounded characters with their own histories and problems. I liked that they just lived with themselves and dealt with the issues, and that they did not need to be "solved" along with the plot. Recommended. Thank you to NetGalley for the preview copy.