DI Gus McGuire and his team are called in to investigate the disappearance of a teenage boy after his parents return from a weekend away, to find their home trashed and their son missing. But that is just the beginning. As the investigation unfolds, Gus must discover what links a violent bikers’ gang, a Muslim youth group and a fundamentalist American based Christian church. Alongside this, two cases from the past come back to haunt DI Gus McGuire and his DS, Alice Cooper. Gus has a lot to juggle, but will he cope? Uncommon Cruelty is the fourth in the DI Gus McGuire series set in Bradford West Yorkshire and is a gritty, Northern Noir read.
Liz Mistry Livres
Liz Mistry puise dans ses expériences de vie dans le West Yorkshire pour créer des romans policiers sombres. Situés dans la ville de Bradford, qu'elle décrit comme 'Chaleureuse, Riche et Intrépide', ses romans explorent l'obscurité qui se cache sous la surface. Mistry intègre souvent des thèmes liés à la santé mentale dans son travail, reflétant ses propres luttes contre la dépression et l'anxiété. À travers son écriture, qu'elle utilise comme un moyen de surmonter ses défis de santé mentale, elle apporte une perspective unique et de l'authenticité sur la page.






DI Gus McGuire and his team navigate a complex web of intrigue, espionage and murder. In Bradford, Manchester and on Saddleworth Moor, Gus will be pushed to his physical and psychological limits. First a train between Manchester and Bradford is deliberately derailed by a vehicle carrying drugs, then a woman’s tortured body is discovered in Keighley. But when Gus’ brother-in-law goes missing, the investigation becomes personal. As he battles against the storms of the Beast from the East, Gus must uncover the links between the crimes. as well as the reason behind the disappearance of his brother in law. With the body count increasing, Gus sets his team loose on the Dark Web but how will Gus react when he discovers that things are not as they seem?Meanwhile, DS Alice Cooper faces extreme danger in prison and, as the evidence mounts against her, Gus and his team’s loyalties are pushed to the limit.Can Gus stop the blueprint for a deadly bio weapon from falling into the wrong hands? Can he solve a series of murders and track down a psychotic killer? Never before has Gus faced a test as demanding as this….
Third book in the DI Gus Mcguire Cases by Liz Mistry
Three letters. Three murders. The clock is ticking…When the body of a homeless woman is found under Bradford’s railway arches, DS Nikki Parekh and her trusty partner DC Sajid Malik are on the case.With little evidence, it’s impossible to make a breakthrough, and when Nikki receives a newspaper clipping taunting her about her lack of progress in catching the killer, she wonders if she has a personal link to the case.When another seemingly unrelated body is discovered, Nikki receives another note. Someone is clearly trying to send her clues… but who?And then a third body is found.This time on Nikki’s old street, opposite the house she used to live in as a child. And there’s another message… underneath the victim’s body.With nothing but the notes to connect the murders, Nikki must revisit the traumatic events of her childhood to work out her connection to the investigation.But some memories are best left forgotten, and it’s going to take all Nikki’s inner strength to catch the killer…Before they strike again.The heart-stopping and totally addictive new crime thriller from Liz Mistry will keep you reading long into the night! Fans of Angela Marsons, Val McDermid and Rachel Abbott will love Dark Memories.
'A harrowing and suspenseful page turner that perfectly encapsulates "Northern Noir". This is how a police procedural is done.' Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man Four dead bodies. One missing person. Let the game begin. číst celé
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.
Unbound Ties
- 326pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Unbound Ties: DI Gus McGuire Book 7 When the past unravels, all that's left is death. A gritty crime fiction thriller set in Bradford and Scotland Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, When DI Gus McGuire is called out to the murder of a pregnant woman, the crime scene tells him that this killer is not only taunting them ... he's also just getting started. Lavender's green, With ritualistic precision, the killer has placed a series of clues beneath the victim's feet. Gus soon realises that these clues link back to his mother's past as a child in foster care in Scotland. When I am king, dilly dilly, Troubled by his mum's secrets, Gus is in a dark place. Side-lined from the main investigation, Gus works another murder, not realising that the two are linked and that the killer is closer than he realises ... Dangerously close. You shall be queen. Then the killer begins to target people near to Gus. Angry and determined Gus races to unravel the past and catch this sadist before the loss is too much for him to bear. The seventh gripping thriller in the DI Gus McGuire series, for fans of Angela Marsons, Val McDermid and LJ Ross.
The sequel to Liz Mistry's best-selling Unquiet Souls
'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...
'Loved it, loved it, loved it. This book has such a powerful storyline, you could really imagine it being real.' NetGalley Reviewer, THREE MURDERS. ONE MISSING BOY. THE GAME IS JUST BEGINNING...