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Liz Mistry

Goodreads Author

Born

West Calder, The United Kingdom

Website

https://lizmistrycrimewriter.wordpress.com/

Twitter

@LizMistryAuthor

Genre

Crime, Fiction, Thriller

Member Since

June 2016

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Born in Scotland, Made in Bradford sums up Liz Mistry’s life. 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. 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 ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 11,153 ratings · 1,530 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	Unquiet Souls (DI Gus McGuire, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 1,359 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken Silence (DS Nikki Parekh, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 1,195 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Request (DS Nikki Parekh, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,296 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncoiled Lies (DI Gus McGuire, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Memories (DS Nikki Parekh, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 713 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Untainted Blood (DI Gus McGuire, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 621 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unspoken Truths: Intrigue. Espionage. Murder (D.I. Gus McGuire #5) 4.59 avg rating — 551 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncommon Cruelty (DI Gus McGuire, #4) 4.63 avg rating — 515 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Games (DS Nikki Parekh, #4) 4.46 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blood Promise (Solanki & McQueen, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Monsters, Bogeymen & Me at The Silsden BIG READ

It is always a joy to talk to readers about my books and crime fiction and so forth, so I was absolutely delighted to be asked to do a presentation about my writing and then meet with reading groups to talk about The Blood Promise. Sponsored by Bradford 2025 and supported by Bradford Libraries, Silsden Book group organized a vibrant and friendly event that brought together book groups from all ove

Series by Liz Mistry

DI Gus McGuire (8 books)
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DS Nikki Parekh (6 books)
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4.33 avg rating — 4,297 ratings

Solanki & McQueen (3 books)
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4.25 avg rating — 764 ratings

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Liz Mistry rated a book it was amazing Wicked Women (DI Kim Stone, #23) by Angela Marsons (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't know how Marsons does it, but every new Kim Stone book draws me in from start to finish. She comes up with fresh and intriguing storylines every time and Wicked Women is no different. From historic curses to contemporary murders, I was on the ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book really liked it Girl A by Abigail Dean (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What an emotional read this was. It really made me think and I was completely drawn in to working out the fate of the family. With many surprising twists and turns this is a book that will stay with me for a long time... and the ending? Well read it ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book liked it Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a great take on the modern day boarding school - dark, menacing, and beautifully plotted with themes of privilege, bias, racism and sexism this had me at times shouting at the pages and at others almost in tears because , unfortunately many of t ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book really liked it The Quiet Girls by Dorothy Koomson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a great take on the modern day boarding school - dark, menacing, and beautifully plotted with themes of privilege, bias, racism and sexism this had me at times shouting at the pages and at others almost in tears because , unfortunately many of t ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book really liked it The Killer in Room Five by Sam Holland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Well... this is one you shouldn't read alone at night. Loved the menacing, gothic vibes mixed with contemporary investigation. Great characters with good personal arcs which I'm hoping will be revisited in another book. With themes of mental health an ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book liked it The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Snow, a remote cottage, footprints in the snow - what more do you need to kick off a chilling thriller set in rural Dublin? Add to the mix complex relationships, a historic mystery, armchair sleuths and more snow on the way. Gripping and tense, I real ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book it was amazing 138 Main Street by Gavin Bell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Absolutely loved this FBI serial killer novel with a huge difference. With a sharp as a tack small town police officer attached to the FBI after a serial killer hits in her small town, a complex series of killings with the address 138 Main Street as t ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book really liked it Vale of Tears (A Sal Delaney Mystery, 3) by David Mark	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What I enjoyed most about this (the third in the Sal Delaney series) is the darkness combined with other worldliness which adds to the tension and gives another dimension to this series. With various storylines weaving together this book was consumin ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book really liked it The Final Vow (Washington Poe, #7) by M.W. Craven (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There's something extra chilling about a sniper serial killer - the anonymity of it all, the sense that all you can do to stay safe is stay indoors makes it more panic fuelled than your normal run of the mill serial killer. So, as you'd expect this b ...more
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Liz Mistry rated a book really liked it Small Town Conviction (Spencer Dunn Legal Thrillers, #3) by Peter Kirkland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is book three in the Spencer Dunn Small Town legal thriller and it is as compelling a read as the first three were. What I like about this series is that the main protagonist is a family man trying to prioritize his family whilst doing a high pr ...more
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“That part of her life she kept locked up in a dark closet at the back of her mind and, the truth was, she didn't want to ever have to open it up.”
― Liz Mistry, Unbound Ties

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“That part of her life she kept locked up in a dark closet at the back of her mind and, the truth was, she didn't want to ever have to open it up.”
― Liz Mistry, Unbound Ties

tags: crime-fiction, police-procedural, serial-killer, thriller

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