Set mainly in and around Teignmouth, South Devon this is apparently the first in a new series featuring DS Eden Driscoll.

A detective based in London suddenly finds out that his only sister Apple, (who he hasn’t seen or spoken to for 15 years), has disappeared off a boat in the local bay at night.. Furthermore, her 7 year old son Finn was found on board locked in the cabin and someone needs to take care of him, possibly Social Services?

The mystery of the boat's night time activities is now in the hands of the local police, with Eden trying to help .but thwarted at various turns. Eden is staying in his sister's cottage (beautifully described) and is confronted by a break in, local people trying to help, bodies turning up and exciting chases across the moors. All well written and the book has believable characters. I love Molly!

All in all an enjoyable read and I will be quite happy to follow Eden - possibly in south Devon?

Thanks to Net Galley, Harper Collins UK and Hemlock Press for the chance to read and review.
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I have discovered a new author! This is the first book by William Shaw that I have read and I really enjoyed it. It won’t be the last. The Red Shore is the first in a new series. It is a story about Eden Driscoll who is a policeman in London. When he hears about his sister’s disappearance in Devon, he takes some leave and heads there to see if he can find her. He discovers he has a nephew Finn, who has had a traumatic experience. Finn is in foster care, but Eden is persuaded to look after him, although he is not keen to do so. The story proceeds with Eden trying to find out what actually happened to his sister and why. There are many exciting events in the book which kept me turning the pages. I would like to thank NetGalley, William Shaw and the publishers, Harper Collins for an arc of this exciting book.

This was my first time reading anything by William Shaw and it was an absolute banger! It’s the first in his new Eden Driscoll series, and I already know that I’ll be following the rest of the series with great interest.

The story has loads of suspense, great pacing, and a fair share of twists and turns that kept me hooked throughout. What really stood out to me, though, were the characters. Eden and Finn are both fantastic—complex, believable, and deeply human. Eden’s backstory adds a lot of depth, and Finn is portrayed with such empathy that they both feel truly authentic. The dynamic between uncle and nephew—two people thrown together by circumstances—is especially well done. Their developing relationship is heartwarming and is, in many ways, the emotional core of the book.

Overall, The Red Shore is a gripping, immersive read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if we see one of Shaw’s works adapted for TV soon—this one’s definitely ready for the screen.

Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for the digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

A thoroughly enjoyable book. If it is the first of a new series, I can't wait for the rest. Eden, a Met police officer suddenly get news that his estranged sister has gone missing. When he arrives in Devon, he discovers that she has a nine- year old son, Finn. It is a murder mystery with heart but is not sentimental. The story keeps moving as Eden proves his sister was murdered and had not committed suicide. I found myself reading it at every opportunity not wanting to put it down. The characters are good and Shaw has created a good backdrop for future installments. Brilliant.

The Red Shore by William Shaw is a smart and exciting mystery that keeps you hooked from beginning to end. The story moves quickly, with lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing. The characters feel real and interesting, and the setting is described so well that you feel like you're there. Shaw’s writing is clear and strong, making it easy to follow but still full of suspense. The detective work is believable and adds to the fun. If you enjoy crime stories that are both clever and full of action, The Red Shore is a great book to read.

Having thoroughly enjoyed William Shaw's Alex Cupidi series, I was very much looking forward to his new strand, set in Devon, and I was not at all disappointed. Eden Driscoll is a Met policeman who is called on to look after his nephew when his sister disappears. He has long been estranged from his sister and didn't even know of Finn's existence. When his sister's body is found and her death deemed an accident, Eden sets about finding the truth. Excellent!

A sting to capture a criminal in East London appears to have gone to plan when Eden Driscoll receives news that his estranged sister is missing presumed dead in Devon. A nephew that Eden has never known is all on his own and Eden is summoned to Teignmouth by the local police. As his enforced trip seems to get longer and longer, he is convinced that his sister did not commit suicide and leave her son alone on her boat, but at every turn the local police seem to have an explanation that she was involved in the local drugs scene and was a flakey character. As he digs deeper, he receives threats to leave the area which have the opposite effect. In a rollercoaster climax we find out the truth and who is behind everything. I loved reading this.

This book, the first in a new series by William Shaw, drew me right in. I spent every minute that I could turning the pages of this engaging and suspenseful novel. I was drawn in by the characters, the setting and the mystery itself. I hope that the second novel in this series will be out soon.

Readers meet Eden who is with the police in London. He is called away when his sister, Apple, disappears from her boat, leaving her young son locked in a cabin. Finn is understandably traumatized and is slow to connect with Eden who, estranged from Apple, had never met his nephew.

The story gets twisty as readers wait to find out what happened to Apple. There are suspects, police officers, child welfare officers, school personnel, missing computers, cameras and phones, and more to keep the reader intrigued.

Readers will not only want the case to be solved but, I think, will be hoping for the very best for Finn.

I highly recommend this title. It offers a fantastic read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for this title. All opinions are my own.

Eden Driscoll is a detective with the.Metropolitan Police in London and that is where his life is until he learns of a boating tragedy involving his sister and her nine year old son Finn, who Eden didn’t know existed. Eden was happily childless until this point in his life, but meeting Finn and trying to find out how his sister disappeared takes his life in a whole new direction - and one that is not always comfortable, as someone is trying to frame Eden for a series of nasty crimes, including the death of his sister. The story here is first class, every character believable and real, and the sea and all its quirks becomes a character in itself. This is the first book in what will hopefully become a series and this reviewer will certainly be looking forward to the next one.

I so enjoyed this book. The author gives us just a taste of Eden’s life in London before he has to rush off to Devon. It’s actually a great scene setter for us to understand his character. This is a murder mystery with so many twists and turns. It keeps the reader totally engrossed and wanting more - an ‘I’ll just read another chapter’ sleep stealing book.
As it neared its conclusion and the tension built, I was on the edge of my seat. Almost unable to not turn to the last page to see how it all ends.
This book has it all and I cannot wait for more to follow.

I loved this. I'm familiar with the area and recognise much of the frustration and desperation written about.
I'd never read anything of his before and I've started reading through some of his previous crime fiction..
The characters are believable, as is the crime. The plot is tightly written and as a reader, I was happy with the ending.
I've earmarked William Shaw and this series as an auto buy.

4.5* The Red Shore - William Shaw. Introducing Detective Eden Driscoll in a new series which is absolutely brilliant.

Met detective Eden Driscoll receives a call which stops him in his tracks. His long estranged sister has gone missing from her boat. Eden’s 9 year old nephew, who he knew nothing about, is found in a locked cabin on the boat. Eden expects to go to Devon, run through formalities and return to his city life. Yet he finds himself drawn into trying to understand what happened while suspicious that someone is trying to pin some blame on him.

What a cracker of a book. I’ve read a couple of William Shaw’s books and enjoyed them all.

While this book doesn’t lack action and a really clever and intricate plot, the strength is in the characters. With no exception the main players are fantastic and I really look forward to further outings for Eden and Finn. I would thoroughly recommend this book.

Thanks to Harper Collins, Hemlock Press and Netgalley for an ARC.

Met detective Eden Driscoll never wanted a child, but when his estranged sister vanishes from her sailboat, he is asked to look after her son Finn – the nephew he hadn’t even known existed.
Resettled in the seaside town of Teignmouth, Eden adjusts to his newfound parenthood. Then Finn disappears from school, and Eden knows something is dreadfully wrong.

This is a great read as it's a little different from other detective stories. It has likeable characters and lots of twists, turns, and red herrings along the way. It's pacy and has some gripping action scenes. Well written with excellent description of people and places.

What a great read, the joy of Netgalley is finding new authors and even better it is the start of a new series ao we get to meet Eden and Finn again. Even though you get an indication of how the next book starts, it wil be great to see what is next for Eden and if Finn becomes the family that Eden needs.

How wonderful to have a favourite author start a new crime mystery series along the lines of a police procedural set in Teignmouth, Devon.
So pleasing to be in right at the start and read and review the book on publication day.

The major characters appear to be Met detective Eden Driscoll and his nearly acquired nephew Finn.
Very atmospheric and a real sense of conspiracy running through the story. Eden is called to Teignmouth to care for his nephew, Finn when his mother Apple goes missing off her boat, feared lost at sea.
Eden isn’t cut out to be a father figure as is demonstrated by his poor attempts to bond with the boy. Unsurprisingly based on his own childhood experiences, his own lack of family life and dysfunctional relationship with his sister. Until he gets the call to rush down from London he didn’t even know that Apple had a son.

The first in a new detective drama is always a tricky path to navigate. For once I felt the need to establish a backstory never got in the way or stalled the plot going forward. We learn about Eden not on the job but basically off duty in a domestic situation. Cleverly though, the circumstances of Apple’s death are not straightforward, indeed it appears she was perhaps doing something illegal the night she died. It is some dissatisfaction with the police investigation and the natural copper in him that brings Eden into conflict with persons unknown who are worried by his scrutiny of the case.

The local population are a closed knit community. Suspicious of outsiders, sympathetic for Finn’s loss but increasingly troubled by Eden asking so many questions. Indeed as the local detective assigned to the case says he needs to be careful who he confides in or chooses to trust. This complexity adds to the mystery and it quickly becomes clear there is more to the death of Apple Driscoll than an accident at sea.

I really enjoyed the action sequences which make use of the surrounding countryside and the brooding coastal waters. Although the story unfolds as you expect the tension really ratchets up in the final third of the book. It becomes a real page turner and sets things up for what I hope will be a successful series of books in this interesting part of the country.

This is the first in a new series and what a cracking start, welcome to the world of DS Eden Driscoll. A detective based in London, happy in his work and lifestyle. But then he receives word that his sister Apple, who he hasn’t seen or spoken to for 12 years has disappeared off a boat in Devon. Furthermore her 7 year old son Finn was found on board locked in the cabin and someone needs to take care of him. This was such a well written and plotted book I was engrossed and read it in a day.

Briefly, Eden heads to Teignmouth to try and find out what has happened but finds himself embroiled in an ever deepening mystery about what his sister was actually involved with. She had strong views and was a committed vegan and a climate activist. At the same time he is struggling to have a relationship with his nephew, particularly as he has no knowledge of dealing with children. Luckily his sister’s friend Molly is on hand to help, until Finn goes missing…

I liked the mix of criminality and sentimentality in this book, the characters are very good, particularly Eden and Finn, and the description of the struggles Eden has with his feelings about Finn, and vice versa, are so well done. Full of twists and turns I was getting giddy trying to keep up with them. It’s a great read and looking forward to book 2.

The Red Shore is my first novel by William Shaw and it will not be my last. I read it in two days (unfortunately, work got in the way) and I loved it so much. The atmospheric setting, the complex and authentic characters, the twisty and suspenseful story, and the addictive writing kept me glued to the pages.

The protagonist of the novel is Police DS Eden Driscoll whose childhood and upbringing was as intriguing and intense as the mystery he must solve. At the beginning, he is a bit of a mystery, but slowly his past and his own character are revealed as he is called to the Devon seaside village of Teignmouth to take care of Finn, the nine-year-old nephew he didn’t know he had, following his estranged sister’s sudden disappearance. Eden hasn’t seen his sister, Apple, in more than 12 years, but when she disappears in the middle of the night while out in the sea with her boat, leaving behind her son, Eden not only must figure out what happened to her, but also take care of Finn, which is not an easy feat when Eden doesn’t want to be a parent and the only thing that Finn wants is his own mother.

The mystery of Apple’s disappearance kept me completely intrigued and the fact that almost every chapter ended with some kind of surprise or twist didn’t make it easy to stop reading it. I also loved the relationship between Eden and Finn: it’s difficult from the start, but I loved how Eden makes an effort to be there for Finn, even when Finn keeps pushing him away, and how their relationship develops.

I am hoping The Red Shore is going to be the first of a series featuring Eden Driscoll, and hopefully even Finn, and I am looking forward to reading more books by this author!

D.S. Eden Driscoll found himself in Devon, after his sister goes missing. He had not been in touch for many years and hadn’t known he had a 9 year old nephew, Fin. Eden was determined to find out what happened to his sister. The relationship with his nephew was understandably fraught at first but I liked the way that gradually trust and love grew between them. This was a tense and at times, exciting story. Once I got into it, it was difficult to put down. It was also difficult to know who to trust. This is the first in a new series, so there are some things that are not yet resolved but I look at to reading the next in the series. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Met detective Eden Driscoll never wanted a child, but when his estranged sister vanishes from her sailboat, he is asked to look after her son Finn, the nephew he hadn’t even known existed. Resettled in the seaside town of Teignmouth, Eden adjusts to his newfound parenthood. Then Finn disappears from school, and Eden knows something is dreadfully wrong. When Eden's sister's body is finally found, floating in the sea, local police rule her death an accident, but Eden isn’t convinced.
A new author to me & I thoroughly enjoyed this edge of the seat book. It took me a little while to get into the book but once I did the pages flew by. Strong characters & a well paced story had me finishing this book well into the night. I believe this is the start of a new series & I look forward to more
I voluntarily read and reviewed a special copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own

An excellent murder mystery with a twist. Set in a small fishing village, Eden is a London based detective who is the only known relative to his nine year old nephew Finn. Finn's mother is missing presumed to have gone overboard from her small boat. Finn and his sister had been estranged for many years so Finn and Eden had never met. An absorbing page turner.