Chasing Shadows

Detective Erika Foster, Book 9

De: Robert Bryndza

Narrado por: Jan Cramer

In a deadly game of cat and mouse, Detective Erika Foster confronts her greatest nemesis—where the lines of justice blur and secrets unravel.

A collapsed ceiling. A dead body. What starts as a routine 999 call takes an unexpected twist when Erika Foster arrives on the scene and discovers the body of a woman in an empty flat, with all DNA evidence scrubbed away. When forensics find cocaine residue coating every surface of the ceiling, Erika calls in the drug dogs, who lead her to a mysterious parcel locker on the outside wall of the property. Chasing down the locker’s owner leads Erika back where she never expected to be–staring into the eyes of Jerome Goodman, the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Mark, ten years ago.

She arrests him on the spot, but there’s just one problem. His passport and his solicitor say his name is Kieron Bagshaw, and his record is squeaky clean.

With top brass demanding she take leave to deal with her PTSD and even her closest colleagues questioning her sanity, Erika decides to use the time off to do some digging of her own. Trawling for clues through old newspapers, encrypted messages, and secret underground passageways, Erika makes a series of shocking discoveries that move Mark’s murder from cold case to active investigation, all while flying under the Met’s radar.

The revelations will push Erika to the brink, forcing her to confront the trauma of her past and the truth about what happened the day Mark died–and who among her friends was involved from the shadows.

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Captivating story

Robert Bryndza never disappoints. His characters are well developed, and as the series progresses, they develop more nuanced traits. The story line, as always, grabs hold of the listeners and does not falter. The narrator breathes life into his work.

Another winner

This may be Book 9 but it’s still as fabulous as the preceding volumes in this series.

Erika is shocked to see a man that she knew 10 years before when her husband and colleagues were killed in a drug raid. But he has a different name and she is told to not pursue him. Does this stop her? Not our Erika.

We final get the details of that fatal drug raid. Who can be trusted? What price will be paid for Erika to get to the truth. What friendships may be destroyed?

Excellent book with great narration.

Another good one

Tremendous writing. As you listen, new twists and turns arise and I found myself rooting for the team to solve it.

great suspense

Book 9 and the story is as fresh and exciting as book 1. This is an exceptional series and one that must be read if you like detective books. Excellent story.

Shadow on the Faces

Robert Bryndza’s "Chasing Shadows" is a slick, well-oiled thriller that delivers. As the ninth book in the Detective Erika Foster series, it also works perfectly as a standalone, even if you're new to the series, as I was.

Ten years after a disastrous drug raid, Commander Erika lives with the lingering guilt and haunting memories of the incident. The operation, which she led, resulted in the deaths of several officers, including her husband. Erika herself was wounded, and the suspects remain at large. Now, during a separate investigation, Erika unexpectedly encounters Jerome Goodman, one of the primary suspects she had been monitoring. Despite his having iron-clad proof of another identity, she is undeterred and arrests him. This leads to his release by the department and raises questions about Erika's judgment, ultimately forcing her to take stress leave.

The novel centers on her independent investigation, conducted outside departmental strictures. As she unearths new details, chasing shadows of the past, she starts to doubt her own culpability, suspecting the disastrous raid might not have been entirely her fault and that the suspects could be powerfully connected.

The novel maintains a brisk, almost relentless pace, despite its detailed police procedurals, as we rush to the conclusion. While Erika's unauthorized methods and access to cautioned colleagues raise some questions, her spunk and determination are ultimately admirable.

“Chasing Shadows” is an almost impossible-to-pause listen.

another great story

Closure for Erika and her prior catastrophy.. fun little puzzles pieced together to a nice ending.. the narrator great as always 👍🏼

Another home run

This series just gets better and better. Nail biting cliff hanger with characters that are so well developed and real, and the narration is superb.

the camaraderie of the Characters. stellar.

I disliked Marsh being a bad guy but glad Erika finally got the guys that killed Mark. need a longer book. :)

So darn good with perfect narrator

I love this entire series and was so glad to get this latest book. It had been a while, but the author does a great job of reminding you key elements so that your memory comes back to what all has taken place with this main character. It was fascinating how we were able to go back in time to see what happened during that fateful police escapade that went wrong.
Jan Cramer is definitely my favorite narrator, and her ability to use so many different accents is amazing. I know this author writes a lot of other novels, but I sure hope he keeps this series going! Highly recommend.

Good plot

I enjoy his Erica Foster series. Very good writing and a great narrator. I enjoyed this story