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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It has been 1,546 days today since the last book in the Erika Foster series was released. 1,546 long days….So to say I was beyond excited when I heard that a new instalment was coming, was a massive understatement!! This is evidenced by the fact that when I was out for dinner and saw the email drop that I had been given an advance copy of Fatal Witness to review, I was left with no choice but to make my goodbyes and beat a hasty exit home to start reading it!
So with a mug of hot chocolate and all comfy in my pyjamas, I settled in for what I hoped was going to be a thrilling ride. I definitely got that and so much more! I won’t lie though, I was worried that after 4 years I may have lost some of the connection with Erika, but I had nothing to fear. It was like no time had past. Bryndza brings Erika’s world back to life seamlessly and the magic is still there.
Erika Foster is well and truly back with this case, which has been well plotted and executed. Bryndza always does a great job of pulling the reader into the world he creates and makes you feel part of the story. The pace is fast, with plenty of tension and suspense that bubbles away in the background before reaching boiling point. I really wanted to savour it and take my time, but this was never going to happen when each chapter left me wanting more!
So I think you get the idea that I loved this book and it was definitely worth the 1,546 day wait! In saying that though, I have everything crossed that the next instalment will be along much quicker than that.
So with a mug of hot chocolate and all comfy in my pyjamas, I settled in for what I hoped was going to be a thrilling ride. I definitely got that and so much more! I won’t lie though, I was worried that after 4 years I may have lost some of the connection with Erika, but I had nothing to fear. It was like no time had past. Bryndza brings Erika’s world back to life seamlessly and the magic is still there.
Erika Foster is well and truly back with this case, which has been well plotted and executed. Bryndza always does a great job of pulling the reader into the world he creates and makes you feel part of the story. The pace is fast, with plenty of tension and suspense that bubbles away in the background before reaching boiling point. I really wanted to savour it and take my time, but this was never going to happen when each chapter left me wanting more!
So I think you get the idea that I loved this book and it was definitely worth the 1,546 day wait! In saying that though, I have everything crossed that the next instalment will be along much quicker than that.
This is my first book by Robert Bryndza and all I can think is that I wish I had found his books sooner. I absolutely loved this book, and I am so excited to read more of his books. His work is very similar to Angela Marsons' work, which I love, and I am thrilled to find another series of police procedurals to read.
I really liked the main character of the book, who is police detective Erika Foster, and I found her story interesting. She is a very loveable character and I enjoyed her role in this book. I look forward to reading more about her in the future.
I loved the narrator of this book, who is the same narrator that reads Angela Marsons' books, and so I felt like I was back with an old friend. I really love her voice, and the way she can change her accent to suit each character. I must admit that while listening to this book, I was missing Kim Stone :)
In this story, Erika has just moved house, and while she is out walking, she comes across a murder. Her and her team immediately get to work to try and solve the crime. Her team are all likeable characters and I look forward to getting to know them more when I read more of the books in this series.
I highly recommend this book, which is fantastic, and I am very happy to have another great author's books to read.
Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.
I really liked the main character of the book, who is police detective Erika Foster, and I found her story interesting. She is a very loveable character and I enjoyed her role in this book. I look forward to reading more about her in the future.
I loved the narrator of this book, who is the same narrator that reads Angela Marsons' books, and so I felt like I was back with an old friend. I really love her voice, and the way she can change her accent to suit each character. I must admit that while listening to this book, I was missing Kim Stone :)
In this story, Erika has just moved house, and while she is out walking, she comes across a murder. Her and her team immediately get to work to try and solve the crime. Her team are all likeable characters and I look forward to getting to know them more when I read more of the books in this series.
I highly recommend this book, which is fantastic, and I am very happy to have another great author's books to read.
Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4/5
Mystery/Thriller, 372 pages
Trigger Warnings: Animal cruelty
No Spoilers Review
Being a big fan of mystery thrillers, all I had to hear was that this was the next book in the Erika Foster series and I knew I had to get my hands on it! This has been a spectacular series to date, and I just couldn't wait for the next adventure.
Fatal Witness certainly did not disappoint, in fact, it was well worth the wait!
Even though this was the 7th book in the series, I believe it can easily be read as a stand-alone/without having read any of its predecessors. The story itself is phenomenal! I couldn't stop turning the pages to see where things went next. There are a number of (let's call them "interesting") characters, several unexpected twists, and developments that keep me guessing and re-evaluating whom I thought the killer was almost until the very end. Extremely well done! When I got to the end, I had only one question - when is book #8 coming out?
Things I liked:
The originality
The effect the case had on Erika
The suspense I felt while reading
The lineup of characters/possible perpetrators
The fact I wasn't able to identify the killer until the end
Things I didn’t like:
I didn’t care for the dead cat details In the book. I don’t usually read books with animal cruelty but I am working on my NetGalley books and wanted to commit.
I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a fast paced read in the thriller genre. Just be weary of the trigger warning.
Mystery/Thriller, 372 pages
Trigger Warnings: Animal cruelty
No Spoilers Review
Being a big fan of mystery thrillers, all I had to hear was that this was the next book in the Erika Foster series and I knew I had to get my hands on it! This has been a spectacular series to date, and I just couldn't wait for the next adventure.
Fatal Witness certainly did not disappoint, in fact, it was well worth the wait!
Even though this was the 7th book in the series, I believe it can easily be read as a stand-alone/without having read any of its predecessors. The story itself is phenomenal! I couldn't stop turning the pages to see where things went next. There are a number of (let's call them "interesting") characters, several unexpected twists, and developments that keep me guessing and re-evaluating whom I thought the killer was almost until the very end. Extremely well done! When I got to the end, I had only one question - when is book #8 coming out?
Things I liked:
The originality
The effect the case had on Erika
The suspense I felt while reading
The lineup of characters/possible perpetrators
The fact I wasn't able to identify the killer until the end
Things I didn’t like:
I didn’t care for the dead cat details In the book. I don’t usually read books with animal cruelty but I am working on my NetGalley books and wanted to commit.
I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a fast paced read in the thriller genre. Just be weary of the trigger warning.
Fatal Witness by Robert Bryndza
Detective Erika Foster #7
This is the third of seven books in the series that I have read, and it is easily read without having read the others. The story is a straightforward police procedural serial killer murder mystery starring Detective Erika Foster and her team. Erika has been a widow for four years, has purchased a fixer-upper to live in, is roughing it in her house, and has mostly work-related friends and family to interact with. She is work-focused and seems a bit of a loner.
The book’s prologue begins with a gruesome graphic murder that Erika comes across on her way home one evening. The team arrives, she talks to the victim’s sister, and then Erika and her team are assigned the case to follow up on. There are a number of people to get alibis from, some sketchy people that might or might not be red herrings, and a podcast topic that could be important to the case…if they can figure out what it is about and who the focus of the story is supposed to be.
There are hints about various team members and how they and their families as well as a few updates about Erika, her family, and her best friend. There is a new man that appears that could become a romantic partner for Erika – wouldn’t mind finding out if Igor is in the next book as a friend or as more and do hope Georgie the cat appears again, too.
As for the murder mystery and police procedural aspects – they were fine, but they did not grip me as the previous books I have read did. I didn’t feel as connected to Erika and her team or to the murders as I would have liked to have been but did enjoy catching up with them and would read another book in the series when it is finished.
Thank you to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3-4 Stars
Detective Erika Foster #7
This is the third of seven books in the series that I have read, and it is easily read without having read the others. The story is a straightforward police procedural serial killer murder mystery starring Detective Erika Foster and her team. Erika has been a widow for four years, has purchased a fixer-upper to live in, is roughing it in her house, and has mostly work-related friends and family to interact with. She is work-focused and seems a bit of a loner.
The book’s prologue begins with a gruesome graphic murder that Erika comes across on her way home one evening. The team arrives, she talks to the victim’s sister, and then Erika and her team are assigned the case to follow up on. There are a number of people to get alibis from, some sketchy people that might or might not be red herrings, and a podcast topic that could be important to the case…if they can figure out what it is about and who the focus of the story is supposed to be.
There are hints about various team members and how they and their families as well as a few updates about Erika, her family, and her best friend. There is a new man that appears that could become a romantic partner for Erika – wouldn’t mind finding out if Igor is in the next book as a friend or as more and do hope Georgie the cat appears again, too.
As for the murder mystery and police procedural aspects – they were fine, but they did not grip me as the previous books I have read did. I didn’t feel as connected to Erika and her team or to the murders as I would have liked to have been but did enjoy catching up with them and would read another book in the series when it is finished.
Thank you to NetGalley and Raven Street Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3-4 Stars
Not my fav
Has it been too long since our last Erika fix? This is possibly the first instalment of the 7 that I wasn't gripped. I enjoyed it still but I just wasn't hooked. However i never guessed the murderer, so that was a good surprise.
Has it been too long since our last Erika fix? This is possibly the first instalment of the 7 that I wasn't gripped. I enjoyed it still but I just wasn't hooked. However i never guessed the murderer, so that was a good surprise.
oh wow this mystery thriller book is really intense, from the prologue the suspense is off the roof, it might a bit slowing down in the middle but it went back up in the last few chapters, but still it's a captivating, page-turner, edge-of-seat read.
The case for Erika this time is a brutal murder of young woman who's a true-crime podcaster, the gory details on the murder at the prologue really got my heart racing, it's really gruesome and definitely not for a weak heart and I suggest to read the trigger warning first because there's really some stuff that really hard to read. Then there's twist after twist, lots of suspects and love how the author put doubts in my head when I take a guess of who's the murderer.
As for the character, well I'm a fan of Detective Erica Foster, although sometimes I think that she's a bit reckless, in this book love to see her vulnerable side, it's make her more human and I admire her more, I can feel her loneliness, her jealousy and all her feelings.
Intense page-turner mystery thriller suspense read with great heroine, definitely highly recommended.
The case for Erika this time is a brutal murder of young woman who's a true-crime podcaster, the gory details on the murder at the prologue really got my heart racing, it's really gruesome and definitely not for a weak heart and I suggest to read the trigger warning first because there's really some stuff that really hard to read. Then there's twist after twist, lots of suspects and love how the author put doubts in my head when I take a guess of who's the murderer.
As for the character, well I'm a fan of Detective Erica Foster, although sometimes I think that she's a bit reckless, in this book love to see her vulnerable side, it's make her more human and I admire her more, I can feel her loneliness, her jealousy and all her feelings.
Intense page-turner mystery thriller suspense read with great heroine, definitely highly recommended.
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced