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Dark Water (Detective Erika Foster, #3)

Robert Bryndza

Start date: February 1, 2023

Finish date: February 28, 2023

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Dec 26, 2016 Mary Beth rated it it was amazing

This is the third book of the DCI Erica Foster Series. I just couldn't wait to read this book because I just loved the book cover. The books just get better and better. This one I feel was the best. The character development has gotten better also. DCI Erica Foster is becoming a good friend. She is a gutsy kick ass chic. She reminds me a lot of Kate Burkholder in Linda Castillo's series. There is also a relationship that is brewing and can't wait to find out what happens with it in the next boo ...more

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Dec 14, 2018 Lauren rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: prickly-heroine, kidnapping-hostage, police-procedural, british-crime, cold-case

Dark Water
3 Stars

When skeletal remains are found submerged in a quarry, Detective Inspector Erika Foster reopens a 26 years investigation into the disappearance of a young girl. As Erika and her team wade through the evidence, they stir up long buried secrets and fears that might just end in more death.

To begin with, my Kindle version was teeming with grammatical and plot continuity errors, and it was only after looking on Amazon that the updated version, in which most of these were addressed, ...more

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Oct 08, 2016 Kris (My Novelesque Life) rated it really liked it

RATING: 4 STARS

(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
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Bryndza's third suspense novel in the DCI Erika Foster series, had me all over the place. I was constantly changing my mind on the killer/plot so I eventually let go and just let the plot take me where it wanted to. My emotions - over the plot and characters was just as messy. I am loving this series! ...more

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Aug 08, 2022 Carla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: detective-crime, thriller-suspense, own, audio, police-procedural

Erika Foster is no longer on the Murder Investigation Team in Lewishham Row, as she's been seconded and transferred to the Bromley Police Station working in the CID Division fighting organized crime. When they get a tip about drugs hidden in a disused quarry, the team heads off to find this evidence to put a notorious drug dealer away. While searching the bottom of the quarry, they find both the drugs and something else. The divers bring up the skeletal remains of a child, who turns out to be th Erika Foster is no longer on the Murder Investigation Team in Lewishham Row, as she's been seconded and transferred to the Bromley Police Station working in the CID Division fighting organized crime. When they get a tip about drugs hidden in a disused quarry, the team heads off to find this evidence to put a notorious drug dealer away. While searching the bottom of the quarry, they find both the drugs and something else. The divers bring up the skeletal remains of a child, who turns out to be the body of a 7 year old girl who has been missing for twenty-six years. Erika begins to investigate the murder and disappearance, but someone doesn't want this cold case to be solved. Erika seeks out Amanda Baker, the original detective on the case, now retired. What is she hiding?

I am really enjoying getting back into this series. Erika is not easy to like. She is prickly, can be rude and arrogant, likes to be alone and is self-flagellating, blaming herself for the death of her husband. But, in her job, she is a great detective. She is tenacious, thorough, supportive and has great intuition. It was interesting to see her with her sister, Lenka, and Lenka's children. She loved them, but had a hard time dealing with having them in such close proximity. She gets frustrated easily, but who wouldn't? Overall, she is a great character, multi-dimensional and one I cheer for. Her team, Moss and Peterson are there as supporting characters as well as Isaac, the pathologist. The introduction of Amanda Baker shows us what happens when police can't solve that case and it eats at them for years. As the investigation progressed, I just couldn't wrap my head around this crime and how the family reacted, perhaps it was the only way they could deal with it? The plot of this story was well developed and kept me guessing. I had no idea what had happened and was listening intently to see if there were clues I had missed. This is a police procedural that is well presented, and I enjoyed how this investigation panned out, even though I was surprised by the conclusion. It was fast paced and never lagged, which made the story seem a lot shorter than it really was. I definitely recommend this series and can't wait to catch up. The audiobook is narrated by Jan Cramer, one performer who I very much enjoy. She gives voice to the various characters and pulled me right into this story. I hope to continue to listen to this series and this wonderful narrator. ...more

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May 12, 2023 Sharon Kallenberger Marzola rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-whispersync, buddy-read, love-heroine, mystery, series, favorites, police-procedural, british-pd, kindle-unlimited

Dark Water is the third book in the Erika Foster series by Robert Bryndza. In this episode, Erika finds herself fighting for a cold case when she finds a child’s skeleton while searching a lake for evidence to arrest some drug dealers.

Erika puts her team together, including Moss and Peterson, whom she works well with, and some other cops are assigned who don’t seem to want Erika to succeed. In addition to this tough case, Erika still carries baggage from an earlier investigation that got severa ...more

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May 21, 2018 Meera rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery

This was a good one to the series and had a hint of romance in it as well. I am starting to feel a bit mixed up with remembering which series I am reading since the female detective reminds me of the Angela Marsons’ series.

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