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.

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.