Today, I am excited to say I am on the book tour for Blood Games. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and HQ Digital for my copy of the book for this review today.
THREE MURDERS. ONE MISSING BOY. THE GAME IS JUST BEGINNING…
When a body is found at the edge of Chellow Dene reservoir Detective Nikki Parekh and DC Sajid Malik are quick to arrive.
This is the third murder in the space of a few weeks. Each murder has a completely different MO, but there is one common theme… all the victims are teenagers. The dead boy reminds Nikki of her nephew, and she feels more helpless than ever.
But then another boy goes missing. And this time his parents have been sent a threatening package too. The pattern is different again – is the killer just playing a game? Can Nikki find the strength to uncover the shocking truth before the killer strikes again?
The Nikki Parekh series is one I have followed and really enjoyed since the first book. This is the fourth book to be released, and,as always doesn’t let me down. She has written yet another gritty and dark crime story that is set in Bradford again.
This particular book begins with Nikki struggling after losing her mum and coming to terms with her father escaping justice.
Without Nikki, her team is trying to discover who is killing kids by using a machete and get to the bottom of why it’s being done. A book that’s not an easy read with sensitive issues coming to the fore, but Liz Mistry does deal with them as sensitively as possible, too.
As always, the setting is perfectly described. I can see it all in my mind as I follow the characters. It feels that real I always get caught up in the action and drama of the story. I know that when I start a Nikki Parekh book no one will be seeing me for some time!
A highly recommended book/series for any one who enjoys a police procedural/crime thriller story.
Purchase Links
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Games-gripping-procedural-Detective-ebook/dp/B09MN1526W
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Games-gripping-procedural-Detective-ebook/dp/B09MN1526W
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 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.
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.
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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