I am finally catching up with my reviews of the fabulous series from Liz Mistry and thought I would share my review from book 1 which is the first one I reviewed back in 2016!! My reviews for the remaining DI McGuire books will follow over the next few days.
About the Book
What is
the link between the abduction of a little girl and a dead prostitute?
When the
body of a prostitute is found, followed by the discovery of children locked in
an attic, DI Gus McGuire is handed the case. But what at 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 his own emotional problems, 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.
My Review
Unquiet Souls is
set in alternating chapters over two specific years 2003 and 2015. It took me a
while to realise why this is set out like this, however as the chapters
progress it allows you to understand the series of events that happened, and
what unfolded over the specific years. It had me hooked once I made the
connection and wanting to read more.
Gus is a DCI who
has been on sick leave following a previous incident, and now back on duty
after finally been given the all clear. Back to where he belongs, dealing with
a case of child trafficking, a case involving The Matchmaker, a case that opens
wounds for some members of the police force.
This book has
had me on a roller coaster of a ride, wondering who was behind this horrible
child trafficking ring, thinking I'd figured it out to be shocked again. There
were scenes in the book that gave me goosebumps and I seriously hope that they
were fiction, because I would hate to think that this could/does happen.
Excellent book
by Liz Mistry and I am seriously looking to read more by this author.
About the Author
I am a crime writer based in
Bradford but originally from West Calder in Scotland. I studied at Stirling
University and taught in Bradford inner-city Primary schools for many years. I
write gritty crime fiction drawing on the richness of Bradford's diverse
cultures and my writing is heavily influenced by Tartan Noir writers such as,
Stuart MacBride, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. I completed an MA in Creative
Writing at the brilliant Leeds Trinity University. I currently have three
novels published: Unquiet Souls (my debut novel) and Uncoiled Lies and
Untainted Blood. I look forward to writing many more featuring my main
character DI Gus (Angus) McGuire and his team. I am co-founder and lead blogger
with The Crime Warp Blog
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