Broken Silence by Liz Mistry  Crime

On her way home from a conference, police officer Felicity Springer is slightly worse for

wear after a celebration and more. She sees a hand dangling from the light fixture of a

van in front of her almost waving to attract attention. She follows the van and puts out

a call, however she crashes into the van as they abruptly stop and she is shot, captured

and held hostage to be disposed of. DS Nikki Parakh is on the case but is rather wary

of Archie , the DCI as he is acting rather oddly and unknown to him she knows that he

has requested the CCTV footage of where Detective Springer was at the conference

even before the crime was committed. What is going on? When the body of a young

woman is found something is rather awry in the crime, drug and perhaps trafficking

world. Where is Felicity and does the other woman have anything to do with her

going missing? I love Liz’s books. There is a special magic in her talent of writing that

quickly gets you into both the characters and the plot. This is the second of a series but

happily stands alone- then again why miss out on another cracking read? Nikki is a

bit of a rebel in her own way but has that tenacity and determination to do right

by the victims and get justice served. A brilliant read, a cracking plot line and one tackling

modern day slavery. Stunning doesn't do this justice.

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Broken Silence 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. 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… Purchase Links E book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Broken-Silence-absolutely-gripping-thriller-ebook/dp/
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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. Social Media Links – FB https://www.facebook.com/LizMistrybooks/ Twitter @LizMistryAuthor Website: https://www.lizmistry.com/