The Lost Victim

Kate Marshall Series, Book 5

By: Robert Bryndza

Narrated by: Jan Cramer

When schoolgirl Janey Macklin disappeared from the seedy side of London in 1988, her case went cold, with no body and no witnesses. Now, thirty years later, private detective Kate Marshall has been approached by a true crime podcast producer with an intriguing question they need her help answering: What if Janey was killed by Peter Conway, the notorious Nine Elms Cannibal?

The contract would be the most lucrative of Kate’s career, but it comes with a price of its own, dredging up a sordid, complicated past that she would sooner forget . . . one that the paparazzi are determined to keep in the headlines.

As Kate and her partner, Tristan, scour King’s Cross for clues, no two leads seem to point in the same direction. The last person to see Janey alive has already been tried, convicted, and then acquitted of her murder, Peter Conway is in poor health and fading fast, and the line between their clients and their suspects is blurring with each new revelation about the case.

With little to work from, can Tristan and Kate wade through clandestine phone calls, decades-old secrets, and deteriorating DNA evidence to solve Janey’s murder, or will she remain one of London’s countless missing persons, forever lost to time?

A brilliantly gripping thriller from the global multi-million-copy bestselling author, The Lost Victim will have you hooked from the first moment and holding your breath all the way to the heart-stopping ending. This audiobook can be listened to as a standalone story.

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Read book 1 first

So much of the tension here relies upon characters and events from book 1. You can skip 2, 3, and 4, but really need to listen to 1. I struggled to get past the new narrator, still hearing Detective Erika Foster from the author’s other lady detective series; using the same narrator for all of his books featuring damaged lady investigators blends them all into a grey haze of sameness. It’s possible that I’d have five starred the story with the original narrator.

Great story

Love the story and narration - keep up the great work- can’t wait to hear the next story

Love this series

I enjoy the Kate Marshall series. Great story and excellent narration. Can't wait for the next book.

This series needs to continue

I hope the author has no intention of stopping this series! I have enjoyed every book but must admit the first one was so gruesome and scary. It has been so interesting to watch Kate and Tristan become better private investigators and to see how Jake has evolved. Jan Cramer is the best narrator and if anyone wants more of her extreme talent, check out Kim Stone series by Angela Marsons.

This series is amazing

The author keeps you engaged. I had a hard time sleeping because I kept wanting to listen lol. Jan Kramer also is delightful and makes you feel like you are.