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.

It's a really good read,quite sad in places. I really felt for the young boy and his troubles..
I connected with all the characters in the book and was really shocked at the ending,I did not see that coming.
A fast read with plenty of twists and red herrings. An action packed read and totally gripping.

First book of William Shaw I have read and I really enjoyed it. DS Eden Driscoll is Police Officer in London. Happily single, no children required to mess up his life which is running smoothly. He is in the middle of a complicated case which looks as if it will be coming to a good conclusion. Then he gets a phone call which rocks his life. He is estranged from his sister, Apple, and has been for many years. The phone call is to tell him that Apple is missing. She was out on her boat with her 9 year old son, Finn, when it was found out at sea. Eden goes down to Teignmouth, Devon to discover that the Police feel it was an accident and that she fell overboard. He is contacted by Bisi, Finns’ social worker and suddenly he has to deal with the death of his sister which he barely knew since their teens and look after a 9 year old child. Eden takes all this and as he is dealing with things realises that Apple’s death was not an accident. He starts to investigate this and tries to convince the local Police that this was a murder case. Things start to make him suspicious. The cottage is broken into, they cannot find the whereabouts of Apple’s car and so on. Eden is struggling with things especially with Finn who does not seem to want to bond with him. The story plot is really easy to read and you want to get to the end to find out what happens, a real page turner. I liked the sympathic way his and Apple’s childhood is dealt with

A very good start to a new series by an established author.A met policeman sergeant goes to Devon following the death of his sister and finds he is the sole remaining relative of a nine year old nephew he did not know he had. Faced with responsibilities he does not want and doubts over the manner of his sisters death he takes it upon himself to investigate further with surprisings consequences. A good enjoyable novel which I read over two hot days (the joys of being retired). A series I will look forward to reading more of.

An excellent police detective mystery set in Devon. Very current topics handled with sensitivity . An great storyline well written and compulsive reading. Ending suggests that this is a strong start to a series.

A solid introduction to a new series of murder mystery detective novels. A London metropolitan police officer, Eden Driscoll, is part of a surveillance team to take down a people trafficker when he is called to Devon. His sister, Apple, has been reported missing from her boat. Her 9-year-old son Finn is now left traumatized, having been locked away in a cabin. Eden has been estranged from his family for fifteen years, so it comes as a surprise to learn that he has a nephew.

Committed to his job in London, he intends to solve his sister’s disappearance with the help of rural policing and off-load Finn to a deserving family. The village is small and intimate; everyone knows everyone else's business. While this could prove useful, it isn't especially when his sister is known as a weird one who believes everyone is against her. As the plot unfolds, we are treated to the dynamics of the Driscoll family and why he has complex anger issues.

Slowly as he pieces together the disappearance of his sister, he builds a relationship with Finn.

The ending paves the way for another sequel which I look forward to reading.

Great read. Thank you to ARC Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ahead of publication.

I make no secret of the fact that this is one of my favourite authors, be it Breen & Tozer or Alex Cupidi, I have read and loved all his books, including those written under GW Shaw. So you can imagine my delight when I got my grubby mitts on this, the opener for a new series featuring Met detective Eden Driscoll.
We start with Eden finding out that his estranged sister Apple has vanished from her sailboat, leaving her son Finn alone on board. Finn, the nephew he didn't even know existed, they had been properly estranged for so long. Anyway, Eden ups and travels to the small seaside town of Teignmouth, where Apple lived, initially for reasons of guilt and duty, he being Finn's only living relative, but he soon gets embroiled into the disappearance case, much to the disgust of the local cops. A case that, the more he looks into it, the murkier and more dangerous it becomes for him, and others...
And that's all you are getting from me story-wise. Suffice to say, if you have read this author before you know what to expect from his atmospheric (almost a character in its own right) setting, his tightly plotted and well executed story, and his no nonsense delivery with absolutely no waffle or padding. It really did suck me in and hold me captive for the duration, spitting me out at the end wholly satisfied but, at the same time, wondering what is net for Eden... One thing is for certain, I'll definitely be there to read all about it!
My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

DS Eden Driscoll lives and works in London, so when he gets a call from Devon police to say his sister is missing after falling off her boat. This is quite a shock as his sister is an experienced sailor. So Eden decides to travel down there to see what’s going on.
To his surprise his sister has a young son called Finn, and not too long after meeting his nephew he reluctantly agrees to look after him.
A few days later his sister’s body is discovered and the police are ready to call it an accident.
Eden is not convinced, so he decides to look into it himself, but what he finds will change the course of his life forever.
When an author introduces a new character I tend to be intrigued to see how they will stack up. With the character Eden Driscoll, William Shaw has outdone himself.
I found this book to be addictive from the start and loved every moment of it.
William Shaw is a fine writer and The Red Shore is a magnificent start to the series. I can’t wait for more.