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]]> Review7498371922 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:43:39 -0700 <![CDATA[Sharon added 'Chasing Shadows']]> /review/show/7498371922 Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza Sharon gave 5 stars to Chasing Shadows (Detective Erika Foster #9) by Robert Bryndza
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This is book #9 in the Erika Foster series. Whilst it is part of a series, it can easily be read as a standalone book. This series is fantastic, and whilst we did have a little hiatus in between books 6 and 7, the past 3 books have been the best books of the series! DCI Erika Foster is a great character and I will happily read any book that has her in it. She's forced to revisit her past when, whilst investigating the discovery of a dead young woman in a flat, she comes face to face with Jerome Goodman, the man who was responsible for murdering her husband 10 years previously. Except, it isn't him...or everyone says it isn't, but Erika knows who she saw and she now just has to prove it.

This book was absolutely brilliant! After reading the 8 previous books in the series, we finally get to see what happened 10 years before when Erika's husband was killed in a police raid organised by her. Erika is such a likeable character and whilst she is now happy in life with Igor, her husband's death will always play on her mind, particularly as she felt responsible for it. We get to see Erika at her best again backed up by her team in investigating not just the woman's death, but quietly looking into Goodman's life since that fateful night. However, Erika also has to fight her own personal demons, returning to the area where it happened and meeting old colleagues who still bore a grudge.

This book was fast paced, straight into the action right from the beginning and not letting up until the turn of the last page. I knew I'd be transfixed by this latest instalment in Erika's life, but it was so much more than that! I was hooked and finished the book super quick as I just couldn't put it down. I loved finding out what happened, and whilst there was a little part of me that wondered whether Erika had lost the plot, there was also a big part of me that knew that no matter what she was going through, she was far tougher than that!

I know no matter what book this author writes, we will always be given the best. His writing is superb and I will recommend him each and every time. If you're looking for a police procedure crime read which is gripping and filled with suspense, thrills and tension, then look no further! ]]> Review7504015201 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:25:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Sharon added 'A Cornish Love Story: The perfect brand-new escapist and romantic standalone novel for summer 2025 from the million-copy best-selling author']]> /review/show/7504015201 A Cornish Love Story by Cressida McLaughlin Sharon gave 4 stars to A Cornish Love Story: The perfect brand-new escapist and romantic standalone novel for summer 2025 from the million-copy best-selling author (Kindle Edition) by Cressida McLaughlin
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