The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 14 books · 2016 to 2025 · Mostly set in London

Robert Bryndza

Crime and mysteryPolice proceduralPrivate eye

Detective Chief Inspector Erika Foster, Slovak-born and recently widowed, hunts killers in south London, and former detective Kate Marshall, now a lecturer, reopens cases on the English coast with her assistant Tristan Harper.

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Robert Bryndza books in order

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Erika Foster

9 books · Set in LondonPolice procedural
  1. 1The Girl in the Ice2016With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Night Stalker2016With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Dark Water2016With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Last Breath2017With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Cold Blood2017With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Deadly Secrets2018With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Fatal Witness2022With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Lethal Vengeance2024With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Chasing Shadows2025With Erika FosterBuy on Amazon

Kate Marshall

5 books · Set in the fictional Ashdean, DevonPrivate eye
  1. 1Nine Elms2019With Kate MarshallBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Shadow Sands2020With Kate MarshallBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Darkness Falls2021With Kate MarshallBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Devil’s Way2023With Kate MarshallBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Lost Victim2024With Kate MarshallBuy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Erika Foster

Kate Marshall