William Shaw has found a rich seam of back story, character and well-paced action to mine in the adventures of DS Eden Driscoll. In this first outing we see the lead character away from his normal London crime scene and, instead, pursuing a story related to a nephew he didn’t know existed and an estranged sister he hadn’t seen in years. Inevitably, what seemed at first sight to be a personal tragedy soon takes on dimensions that require Eden’s police skills to be deployed. To say more would spoil the story, so the focus of this review now shifts to an overview of this first in what I, and many others judging by the reviews, hope will be a series filling in more gaps in DS Driscoll’s crime tackling efforts.
Whilst some might quibble at the somewhat implausible elements of some aspects of the plot it’s always as well to remember that The Red Shore is fiction, so a requirement to suspend disbelief to a reasonable extent isn’t perhaps asking too much. Making up, if it were necessary, is a well-drawn cast of characters and a fast-paced plot that will leave some readers gasping for breath and hanging on way past the time they intended to put the book down.
An entertaining and engaging story that deserves a wide readership.

When a yacht is found drifting off the coast of Devon with a terrified nine-year-old boy locked inside, DS Eden Driscoll is stunned to learn the child, Finn, is his nephew. The boat belonged to his estranged sister Apple, whom he hasn’t seen in over a decade.
Abandoning an undercover operation in London, Eden reluctantly heads to the beautiful seaside town of Teignmouth to take
custody of Finn.Days later Apple’s body is found at sea. The local police dismiss it as an accident but Eden, an experienced detective, knows better.
Apple was a skilled sailor and would never take such risks.
He begins to investigate her life, earning him the resentment and suspicion of the detective in charge of the case and before long Eden finds himself in deep waters. Dark dealings are at work beneath Teignmouth’s peaceful surface and someone doesn’t want the truth to come out.
Meanwhile Eden and Finn, uneasy housemates at first, begin to bond over bedtime stories in which Eden recounts his family’s troubled past.
A pacy read, The Red Shore marks the start of a promising new crime series. –

This was a gripping read with a fast paced plot. The information about the mystery of initiaally one strange death was given out in the perfect amount that kept me not wanting to put the book down. The story revolves around Eden, a Met poiliceman, who discovers that his sister has died suddenly and he recognises that it is under strange circumstances. He suddenly is faced with her son, of which he knew nothing about and the interaction between them has been beautifully executed.. I loved the characters as they are so well described and the scenery made the whole story come alive. All I hope now that there is a follow on to this that follows Eden's future path.
This is the first time that I have read William Shaw but I will certainly follow him in future as he writes in such a constructive manner.

Eden, a DS policeman in the London Met gets a call that his sister, Apple, is missing and can he look after her son, Finn. As Eden hasn't seen his sister for years and didn't know that his sister had a child, he goes down to Devon to find out more. Apparently Apple had gone out on her boat at night and vanished, leaving Finn locked in his cab8n alone.
As Eden digs into what happened, it appears that Apple's death may have been deliberate. A series of events happen to try and scare him away but Eden isn't giving up.
Interesting that Ellie Griffiths and Ann Cleaves both rated this story because it has a si ilar vibe to it, capturing Devon and its people. Definitely recommend

I hadn’t read anything by this author before but I certainly will now. This was a fast paced, cleverly plotted, gripping thriller. The characters were very relatable, I liked the peeks we got into Eden’s childhood and thought Finn’s writing as a traumatised child was really sensitively done. I will be looking out for the next in this new series - while I catch up on the authors other books!

Eden is a DS in The Met., in a unit tackling serious crime. He is contacted by Devon Police to say that his sister, whom he hasn't seen for over a decade has disappeared at sea, leaving her eight year old son on his own. Reluctantly Eden travels to Devon to try to work out what to do with the boy. After a few days Eden begins to notice that an increasing number of things about the disappearance just don't add up. His sister's lap-top is missing, the house is broken into and her car taken from the repair garage by someone who claimed to be Eden. Much as the local copper in charge of the case tries to put him off Eden can't help pushing into the investigation. Its a good plot with engaging characters and if you have ever been to Teignmouth you can tell that the author knowns it like the back of his hand. A gripping tale, highly recommended

A fast paced riveting read. I’ve not read anything by this author before, but I’ll be looking out for whatever he writes next. I like his main character, Eden, a Metropolitan police officer, called down to Teignmouth when his estranged sister, Apple, goes missing, leaving her son, Finn, in Edens care. As the only known relative, It’s not a job he wants or needs, and he is quite prepared to hand the child over to Social Services. However, as things start to unravel around him, he is drawn into the case, whether he likes it or not. Beautifully written, it draws the reader along, into a maze of clues, suspects & crimes, with a totally unexpected ending. Thoroughly readable and I loved it.

Thanks to NetGalley, the Publishers and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

As an avid reader of crime novels, I am always looking for new series to explore, and I was therefore delighted to be granted a digital ARC by NetGalley and the publishers to review this instalment in a series by William Shaw. The protagonist here is Metropolitan Police Department Eden Driscoll, and the unlikely setting for his investigation is the genteel British seaside resort of Teignmouth. It is here that Eden’s sister vanishes without a trace after a day’s sailing – and Eden is summoned to come and take care of his little nephew, whose existence is a revelation to him.
This development would be enough to construct a compelling thriller, but the novel offers more threads for the keen reader to unravel. Firstly, when the body of Eden’s sister is found floating in the bay, Eden has to fight the local police’s facile conclusion that her death was an accident. Secondly, the nephew he has grown to love suddenly disappears from school, plunging Eden headlong into a second line of enquiries. Nobody will fight for his sister and nephew like he will – but despite local opposition to his enquiries, can he find out what happened to his family members?

Beautifully written and with a whole cast of interesting side characters, I enjoyed this novel very much and will look out for further instalments in what I hope will become a series. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC that I was gifted.

Eden lives in london, working for the Met Police and has been estranged from his sister App!e for 15 years. As both their parents are dead he is the one contacted when his sister's boat is found at sea without any sign of her, but young son Finn, who Eden didn't know existed, is found locked inside the cabin. Unable to leave the local police to deal he starts to delve into the mystery surrounding his sisters disappearance to the annoyance of the officers dealing, all the while trying to form a relationship with his new found nephew. The plot thickens with several mysterious events and a murder and Eden falls foul of the social worker who is trying to ensure Finn is going in a stable environment. A fast moving thriller that kept me second guessing everything but the ending took me by surprise. Brilliant read by a fabulous author that has hit my favourite list. More please!

How have I not come across this author before? I absolutely loved this book with its interesting characters and exciting, flowing storyline. I was delighted to realise it was the first in a new series and I’m already looking forward to reading the next one. DS Eden Driscoll is in the Metropolitan Police and is dedicated to his career. However, a shocking call changes everything. His sister is missing from her boat off the Devon coast, assumed dead, and her young son was found locked in the boat’s cabin. He rushes down to find out what has happened but is also totally confused as he has had no contact with his sister for many years and didn’t even know he had a nephew. Upon arrival he finds a distraught and angry child, Finn, and local busybodies who either want to help or just want to learn more to gossip about. Not knowing who to trust and feeling the local police seem to be taking things too slowly, he takes matters into his own hands to try and discover the truth of his sister’s disappearance while also helping Finn to come to terms with what has happened. A fast paced story with danger, emotion and twists that gripped me from the start and with plenty of dramatic incidents that kept me invested throughout in this excellent book.

This is the first William Shore book I have read and following this I am looking forward to reading many more. The Red Shore is a great story, the lead character is a Met detective Eden Driscoll who is summoned to Devon when his estranged sister goes missing in mysterious circumstances. Arriving in Devon he is introduced to his sisters son Finn who he did not know existed.
This is where the well paced story really begins with Eden's efforts to look after Finn while trying to discover what has become of his sister. After his sisters body is discovered things really hot up with many twists and turns with page turning action to reach a conclusion. This a clever story with great characters which I would highly recommend.

The Red Shore is such a gripping ,atmospheric read set in Devon .DS Eden Driscoll is a police officer in the MET but he gets a call that will change everything,his estranged sister is missing believed drowned at sea and she has a 9 year old son Finn that Eden was unaware of .Lots of suspense a few twists and turns .I am looking forward to reading more about Finn and Eden .Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC

I seem to be in a spate of reading authors new to me. I have a few William Shaw books waiting, but when I saw this one and read the blurb, it called to me! The start of a new police procedural series, with a mystery thrown in!

First of all, Eden Driscoll is crafted so well, he leapt off the page, a passionate police officer with an unknown past. I thought the story was staying in London as the first crime/ arrest took place, with Eden surrounded by a circle of colleagues, also realistically portrayed.

The change of scene to Teignmouth contrasts brilliantly to the hustle, bustle and anonymity of big city life. Suddenly everyone knows your business. There are a range of quirky characters here and along with Eden, I was wondering who to trust.

The plot is cleverly layered, particularly the devices William Shaw uses to gradually reveal Eden & and his sister Apple’s, backstory.

Even when I thought I had the reasons behind Apple’s mystery voyage and death, I was surprised as events did a volte face and I was back puzzling it through.

There is a gorgeous, touching element of humanity here, watching Eden learn how to parent his nephew, facing the responsibility with little preparation.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and raced through it in two days! A strong start to a new series. The ending, whilst tying up loose ends, also leaves the reader wondering which direction the next book will go. Brilliant!

Met detective Eden Driscoll finds himself gradually readjusting with good grace to unexpected parenthood and an unanticipated relocation to a seaside town in Devon after his sister's sudden death when he discovers that he has a nephew named Finn, whose guardianship he must now take on.

But things get complicated very quickly when his nephew disappears, and Eden's sister's body is found under suspicious circumstances. It may be unusual for a detective to have to investigate the circumstances within his own family, but that is precisely the situation in which Eden now finds himself.

This is gripping story telling, and will be appreciated by lovers of crime thrillers. It gets 3,5 stars.

Set in Devon this mystery thriller evokes feelings of seaside nostalgia but also depths of intrigue and murder. Eden a London copper finds himself all at sea when his sister disappears and his young nephew is found alone on her boat drifting in the sea. Eden’s relationship with his sister is not close and his teenage nephew is unsurprisingly awkward and distanced too. So starts a thrilling read which Eden navigates his way through albeit with some obstacles and danger

This is an excellent read - well paced with plenty of twists and turns. Eden Driscoll is the main character and the action starts in London with the arrest of a man his department had been after for a while. The story then moves to Teignmouth in Devon, where he comes on learning about the death of his sister.
We gradually learn about Eden's backstory, his childhood and his (lack of) relationship with his sister. He is horrified to find his sister has a son and he is the child's only surviving relative. Social services in the form of lively character called Bibi would love him to take charge of the boy but before Eden can build a relationship the child is kidnapped and he finds all is not as straightforward as it should be.
I loved the way Eden's backstory is entwined in this plot. It plays quite a crucial role in how his sister behaves and how he himself reacts to things. The setting is also well described and an integral part of the story too.
But it is the character of Eden who holds the readers attention. Well thought out and believable.
Overall a well paced crime novel with good subpolts and excellent twists.
With thanks to Netgalley and Harper Fiction for an early copy in return for an honest review. I shall be looking out for more in this series.

Whether writing as William Shaw or G W Shaw I always enjoy his writing. First hooked in by the books set in Kent I have followed his series and standalone novels. And so a new series set in Devon was a must read for me. Was I disappointed - in a word no! From the get go this is going to become a must read series, I love the character of Eden Driscoll and the setting is superb. If in doubt just pick it up anyway you won't be disappointed. I am not usually a 5 star reviewer but in this case it is justified.

The Red Shore by William Shaw is the first book in the new DS Eden Driscoll series and what a brilliant start to a new series this was. It was a cracking read from start to finish, and I am looking forward to the next book within this series.
The Red Shores was fast paced with great twists and turns throughout, I loved the new main character DS Eden Driscoll and the location this book is set in is mainly in and around the seaside town of Teignmouth, in South Devon. Perfect setting.

DS Eden Driscoll is based in London and he finds out that his only sister called Apple, has disappeared off a boat in the local bay at night. Sadly he hasn’t seen or spoken to Apple for over 15 years. Within this period of time Apple has had a son who is called Finn and he is now 7 years old. Fin is found on board the boat and is locked in the cabin. Apple has not got a partner or someone who can look after her son Finn, The only person who is a blood relative is her brother Eden.

The local Police informs Eden body is finally found floating in the sea and is told that his sisters death was an accident, but he is not convinced as he knows she was an experienced sailor and she would Never sail without wearing a life jacket. Now, Eden starts searching his sister’s life for answers, and what he discovers changes everything.

DS Eden Driscoll is still adjusting to his newfound parenthood to Finn. When Finn disappears from school, and Eden knows something is dreadfully wrong. NOW, DS Eden Driscoll has started to investigate the death of Apple and now the disappearance of his nephew Finn.

Will he find the answers to Apple's death and Finn's disappearance before its too late?

WoW this book was excellent and I am looking forward to read the second book within this series.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for my ARC.

I enjoyed reading this book. Tense, fast paced and a good page turner. I loved the relationship between Eden and Finn and how it developed. The paragraphs sometimes felt a bit jumpy at times and I had to think about what had just happened at the end of the previous one and where the story was now. That could just be me though. Overall a great read and can't wait for the next one.

Eden Driscoll is a detective with the Met in London. He’s happily single and doesn’t want children - he loves his job and doesn’t want anything to get in the way of that.
Out of the blue he’s called down to Devon as the only living relative of his nephew because his sister has gone missing. Finn has been found locked in a boat floating out at sea, his sister nowhere. Eden hasn’t seen his sister for fifteen years and had no idea she had a nine year old son. Eden decides to stay a week but in that time his sister’s body washes up on the shore and he’s not happy with the way things look or how he’s being treated. He thinks it’s more suspicious than a simple fall overboard.
Gripping, powerful writing. I was totally drawn into the story. Loved it.