Book review: Unquiet Souls by Liz Mistry
UNQUIET SOULS
by Liz Mistry
The first in a gritty crime series based in West Yorkshire, and featuring DI Gus McGuire
The Blurb:
What is the link between the abduction of a little girl and a dead
prostitute?
When the body of a prostitute is discovered DI Gus McGuire is handed
the case. But what first appears to be a simple murder soon turns into an
international manhunt for the members of a twisted child trafficking ring.
McGuire who is suffering with problems of his own, he must pick his
way through the web of deceit and uncover the truth in time before the body
count rises.
Can McGuire identify The Matchmaker before it’s too late? And can he
trust those he is working with?
Unquiet Souls is the
first book in a dark and compelling new police series.
About the Author:
Liz Mistry was born in West Calder, Scotland and educated at Stirling University before moving to Bradford for her PGCE, where she settled with her husband, Nilesh, her three children, Ravi, Kasi and Jimi and her two cats. Liz taught in Inner city Bradford schools for many years.
Suffering from long term depression, Liz used her writing to help her through the darkest times.
She has just completed an MA in
Creative Writing from Leeds Trinity University, which she acknowledges as being
instrumental in developing her confidence as a writer. Liz is co-founder and main contributor to The
Crime Warp Blog.
Contact her on:
Twitter @LizCrimeWarp
FB @LizMistrybooks
My Review:
What can I
say about this book apart from it is an awesome debut thriller.
From the
very first page the wonderful writing draws you in, and the multi-layered plot
holds you captive right to the very end.
It is centred
around the modern crime of child trafficking, but Liz doesn’t shy away from the
subject matter, the details are not too graphic, and she covers it sensitively
and very well. It is easy to see that she has done a lot of research on the
subject.
Liz has
created a gem of a detective in Gus McGuire. The subplot regarding the incident
in his past that is still marring his present definitely adds to the appeal of
the character, and I look forward to learning much more about him and his team
throughout the series.
The
Matchmaker is an extremely well-drawn out character whose evilness develops more
and more throughout the book.
The pace
never drags, and the tension is nicely built up in this well-crafted novel.
The setting
is perfect, I really got a sense of multicultural Bradford. I would love to go
to Mo’s SaMOsa’s.
This is a
book to savour. There is so much in it, it is gripping with plenty of twists
and turns. I absolutely loved it. One of my top five for this year.
The only
downside is that Liz is still writing book 2 and I want to read it now!
Unquiet Souls is Published by Bloodhound Books on 30th July:
Kindle £0.99
Paperback £8.99
To buy a copy Click here
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