Unseen Evil- Liz Mistry- Crime/psychological thriller
I love Gus. He is a no nonsense type of bloke that you would always want on your side.
He is DI Gus McGuire and his father is the local pathologist so they cross paths and a
few more things beside. A teenager receives a picture on snapchat and thinks it is a
prank. Less than twenty four hours later he learns that his friend really did have a
knife in his neck and will no longer be sending him such messages. Gus is having
his own issues. Someone is hand delivering letter and making threats. They are
astute enough to avoid any cctv and appear to know not only him but his
girlfriend and are taking pictures via a drone. Ooohhhhh!! This is one of those
books that to begin with you are not sure which character is talking as we are
only given the pseudonym. You very quickly know that that character is the evil
in the title and possibly still a child as they mention school. The powers of social
media can do much good but can also as we know spread rumours and complete
falce hoods. A group of young people thinking that through this media they have
power and are invincible. Oh the innocence and inexperience of youth. A very
well thought out plot and a clever one. A brilliant highly entertaining read 5*
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Book Description:
New Release from best-selling author Liz Mistry is number 6 in her D.I. Gus McGuire series.
Social Media can be the death of you …
The Snapchat
A twisted killer comes to the attention of DI Gus McGuire and his team when a teenager receives a Snapchat image of his murdered friend.
The Killer
As the killer becomes bolder, using social media to publicise the murders, Gus fears there may be more than one murderer targeting young people.
The Stalker
Meanwhile, Gus comes under threat from a stalker who is not afraid to get up close and personal.
Can Gus protect his loved ones and catch the killer before another Snap is received?
Social Media can be the death of you …
The Snapchat
A twisted killer comes to the attention of DI Gus McGuire and his team when a teenager receives a Snapchat image of his murdered friend.
The Killer
As the killer becomes bolder, using social media to publicise the murders, Gus fears there may be more than one murderer targeting young people.
The Stalker
Meanwhile, Gus comes under threat from a stalker who is not afraid to get up close and personal.
Can Gus protect his loved ones and catch the killer before another Snap is received?
Author Bio:
Born in Scotland, Made in Bradford sums up Liz Mistry’s life. Over thirty years ago she moved from a small village in West Lothian to Yorkshire to get her teaching degree. Once here, Liz fell in love with
three things; curries, the rich cultural diversity of the city … and her Indian husband (not
necessarily in this order). Now thirty years, three children, two cats (Winky and Scumpy) and a huge extended family later, Liz uses her experiences of living and working in the inner city to flavour her writing. Her gritty crime fiction police procedural novels set in Bradford embrace the city she
describes as ‘Warm, Rich and Fearless’ whilst exploring the darkness that lurks beneath.
Struggling with severe clinical depression and anxiety for a large number of years, Liz often includes mental health themes in her writing. She credits the MA in Creative Writing she took at Leeds Trinity University with helping her find a way of using her writing to navigate her ongoing mental health struggles. Being a debut novelist in her fifties was something Liz had only dreamed of and she counts herself lucky, whilst pinching herself regularly to make sure it’s all real. One of the nicest things about being a published author is chatting with and responding to readers’ feedback and Liz regularly does events at local libraries, universities, literature festivals and open mics. She also teaches creative writing too. Now, having nearly completed a PhD in Creative Writing focussing on ‘the absence of the teen voice in adult crime fiction’ and ‘why expansive narratives matter’, Liz is chock full of ideas to continue writing.
In her spare time, Liz loves pub quizzes (although she admits to being rubbish at them), dancing (she does a mean jig to Proud Mary – her opinion, not ratified by her family), visiting the varied Yorkshire landscape, with Robin Hoods Bay being one of her favourite coastal destinations, listening to music, reading and blogging about all things crime fiction on her blog, The Crime Warp.
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Website : https://www.lizmistry.com/
Thanks for closing off the blog tour today Nicki x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your review and for being part of the blog tour. Bloggers rock!
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