‘A BRILLIANT edge of your seat book’ 5 stars, Netgalley reviewer
When DS Felicity Springer is reported missing after a police training conference, the countdown to find her begins… has punched through the car’s rear light and is frantically waving, trying to catch her attention.
Desperate to help, Felicity dials 999 and calls it in. But whilst on the phone, she loses control of the car on the icy road, crashing straight into the vehicle ahead.
Pinned in the seat and unable to move, Felicity feels a sudden whoosh of cold air across her face. Someone has opened the passenger door… and they have a gun.
With Felicity missing and no knowledge of whether she is dead or alive, DS Nikki Parekh and DC Sajid Malik race to find their friend and colleague.
But Felicity was harbouring a terrible secret, and with her life now hanging in the balance, Nikki can only hope that someone will come forward and break the silence…
The next gripping crime thriller in the D.S. Nikki Parekh series, for fans of Angela Marsons and L.J. Ross
Readers LOVE Broken Silence
‘Wow, what another cracker of a book…it’s a twist and turn rollercoaster… Could not put it down until I finished it.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘An unputdownable and exciting read…This truly is an action packed crime thriller …I really can’t recommend highly enough!’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘Engrossing, gripping, nail biting-hair splitting-action with pounding thrills along the way.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘From the first page it had you hooked and then set a blistering pace… it was almost impossible to put down.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘…A real cracker, to say that it kept me up until the early hours would be a real understatement. Liz Mistry has a way of bringing the characters to life.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘The story is fast paced, gripping and tense all the way through…and I loved the characters especially Nikki , Saj and grumpy Archie’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘A high octane read…I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to see what would be revealed next…DS Nikki Parekh is fast becoming one of my favourite characters….’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘Don’t pick up this book unless you have a clear run of reading time in which to finish it because you absolutely won’t want to put it down.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘Please read this book. It’s so damn good.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
‘Beautifully written, with so many twists and turns you almost feel dizzy, but in a good,way…This had me gripped from the first page and I found myself holding my breath at times.’ 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
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What a shocker! This book really delves into the world of human slavery at its worst. I felt the horror of it while gripped to the pages, dying to find out how it was all going to end. It was packed with cruelty, coldness and the darker side of human nature. I shuddered for the victims and knowing that this type of exploitation really goes on, the story was even more disturbing.
I loved Nikki’s character. She’s gutsy, straight-talking and easy to like. The relationship exploration between DS Nikki Parekh and DS Felicity Springer was really fresh and had me wondering how I’d react if I were in Nikki’s position.
On a whole, this novel was what I’d definitely call fast and furious. It shifts at speed, it’s full of action and has more grit than a grit-spreading truck during a snowstorm. Definitely one to go on your list if you love a police procedural with stacks of action and an explosive ending. I thought it was brill!
Driving home after leaving a conference early, DS Felicity Springer, happens to notice something strange about the van in front of her. A hand has pushed through the van’s rear light and is waving, obviously trying to get her attention.
She places a 999 call and crashes into the van when her phone drops to the floor.
DS Nikki Parekh and DC Sajid Malik race to find their friend colleague. They find her car … empty. Her purse is there … along with some blood.
Where did she go? Who took her? Why?
What Parekh and Malik learn when investigating is that Felicity was harboring a terrible secret. And no one is talking ….
This is a well written crime fiction spotlighting DI Parekh and her colleague, DC Malik. Having recently been apprised that she has temporarily been promoted to DI, she’s not happy. In fact, she’s surly, a bit resentful, and she’s even a tad upset over having to investigate whatever has happened to DS Springer. They aren’t friends .. and probably never will be. Malik is the one who tries to keep her focused, to try to keep her manageable.
There’s lot of action with some surprising twists and turns along the way to an unexpected explosive conclusion. Although 2nd in the series, I do recommend reading them in order, although this one reads easily as a stand alone. I look forward to seeing more of this series.
Many thanks to the author / HQ Digital / Netgalley for the digital copy of BROKEN SILENCE. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Taut thriller; the locals in Bradford have no clue what’s going down!
This police procedural set in the north of England with a strong lead Detective Sergeant Nikki Parekh and a whole cordon of capable police team and civilians to assist really just kept getting tenser and more thrilling as it moved along. Kidnappings, sex and labor trafficking, drug dealing and arms running, sexual assault, beatings and outright torture and grisly murder — this book had it all! And that’s just the official police investigation side of the story!
I really found the glimpses into the private lives of Nikki and Sajiv, her nattily-dressed, anxiety-ridden gay work colleague were just the right touch, not too intrusive to the main plot but adding the human side to these characters. I have not read the opening book in the series but caught enough references to Nikki’s previous ordeal that I am thinking I need to go back and read the full story.
I also liked the way author Liz Mistry used multiple points of view to give glimpses into the minds of various characters, especially trafficked Stefan and Xavier, the big villain of the piece. Yes, it revealed the identity of the evil mastermind to the reader early in the story but the glimpses into his cruelty and megalomania made Nikki’s fight to beat him all the more exciting. And the identity of one of the other key villains was a real surprise when it came out in the adrenaline-filled climax. The low-key denouement was a perfect cap to the end of an excellent tale well told!.
Thanks to publisher HQ Digital and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review and the opinions expressed are my own.
When DS Felicity Springer is reported missing after a police training conference, the countdown to find her begins. On her way home after an exhausting weekend, with colleagues she can’t wait to escape, Felicity notices something odd about the white van in front of her. A hand has punched through the car’s rear light and is frantically waving, trying to catch her attention.
Desperate to help, Felicity dials 999 and calls it in. But whilst on the phone, she loses control of the car on the icy road, crashing straight into the vehicle ahead. Pinned in the seat and unable to move, Felicity feels a sudden whoosh of cold air across her face. Someone has opened the passenger door… and they have a gun. DS Nikki Parekh and DC Sajid Malik race to find their friend and colleague even though Nikki dislikes Felicity. But Felicity was harbouring a terrible secret, and with her life now hanging in the balance, Nikki can only hope that someone will come forward and break the silence
This is the second book in the series, it could be read on its own but maybe I’m biased as I was born & bred in Bradford so the series is a must read for me. It drew me in from the start & held me gripped until the end. There are plenty of different strings as well as twists & turns but all are resolved in the end. A fast paced well written book that I recommend & I look forward to more in the series
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read