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So happy to be on the blog tour for Liz Mistry today, thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources! Read on to find out more about the book, the author and to enter the fantastic giveaway I have for you today!
About The Book
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…
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About The Author
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.
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Giveaway
How would you like to win a signed copy of both Last Request and Broken Silence and a Thornton’s prosecco and chocolate gift set, courtesy of the author herself? It is a wonderful prize and I am so jealous!
All you need to do is follow the steps on the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is UK only and ends at 11.59pm on the 25th of July 2020. Good luck!
The books sound great and who wouldn’t want prosecco!
Thanks so much for being part of the Broken Silence Blog Tour , Lizxx
i’m intrigued to to see how she has included the mental health themes taken from experience. sounds like a powerful/emotional read!
I love a good book and a glass of Prosecco.
I love reading so this book would be a good read for me to enjoy.
The book sounds great and I love Prosecco
A treat for me – my favourites together – perfect
I have been readingmy TBR pile during lockdown and I need some more books to read!
The books sound great and chocolate and wine too – how splendid!
Sounds like a good read
I’ve started reading loads more during lockdown so am on the lookout for new reads. Will put this one on the list!
Just the greatest combination to settle down to read a good book with a glass of something
Because it sounds good 🙂
Good books to read, prosecco and chocolates what more could I ask for?
Just my type of books and with chocolate & prosecco my idea of heaven
All looks great. But the book looks like a very good read.
It sounds like a very good read.
I haven’t read any Liz Mistry books before but they sound great, I’d love to get stuck into them with a cheeky glass of prosecco!
This would be an amazing treat to look forward to, count me in please! Xx
Because this is my kind of treat and everyone deserves a treat sometime
Fantastic books and great giveaway!!
The book sounds very intriguing and I’m always after a good read!
Broken silence seems like a cool book to read! Especially when reading what it is about, it seems like a book I would enjoy reading!!
These look great books always on the look out for a good book
ID JUST LOVE A TREAT HEHE LOVE TO READ!
I used to read Amish mysteries last year. Sometimes they would keep you on the edge of your seat!
This book looks interesting! I’d love to win as I need a new and exciting book to read whilst listening to the thunder whilst drinking a nice hot cup of tea.
Fabulous prize, I could just do with a relaxing evening with a good book, some chocolate and a bit of bubbly
I love crime fiction.
I’d love to win as lockdown has seen me rad all the books on my to read pile so would love some new ones
What every girl wants Bubbly and a Book !!
To surprise my wifey
would love to read this
I love crime fiction so these books look right up my street. I’m yet to read a book by Liz Mistry so it’d be great to win two!
These are just my type of book!
I love reading a gritty crime fiction book, something I can become really engrossed in. I love to revisit good books too, so I am sure it would be read time and again.
i love to escape in a good book and even better is a book with a glass of fizz and a few chocolates to indulge in x
It would be such a treat a good book and some chocolate and bubbles
perfect treat for my daughter
because although the author was unknown to me, they sound like a great read that I’d enjoy
It’s the perfect combination – great books. chocolate and prosecco!
As a lovely treat, I love reading. I’m also intrigued after reading the blurb for Broken Silence 🙂
Love the sound of these and who doesnt love a bit of choccy and fizz alongside a good read!
I am intrigued by the covers, they both look gripping xxx
These books look right up my street and I would love to have the opportunity to read them
Sounds like an interesting book, not my usual read but I’m trying to change that a bit x
Reading a book – great way to chill
That book sounds great i love a good mystery and detective story and this is both
This would make the perfect surprise gift for my wife ❤️
What better way to try out a new author to me
I love reading when I have free time! This book looks great! I would like to read it someday!
I love reading in my spare time!
Love a good book – Have read most days in lockdown –
Cool giveaway
Books, chocolate and Prosecco sounds pretty good to me!
sounds like a brilliant read
to treat myself thankyou
These books look amazing. Great page turners ❤
I love reading & I have been looking for a new book which looks interesting 🙂
Its a fantastic prize!
I need a new book, the chocolates are a bonus!
I would love to win as I prefer books to ebooks, and getting a signed copy makes it lovely and personal
This prize has all of my favourite things – books, wine and chocolate.
I have been reading a lot during lockdown and need to stock up on some more good reads.
Sounds like some great reads, am running out of books! The chocolates and prosecco are also a bonus, would share with my mum
Would love to win to give me something new to read and drink in the garden during the summer
Hood books are always welcome
I love books including crime fiction so it would be wonderful to win this reading material. The chocolates and prosecco would be a lovely gift for my parents.
Lovely treat which could be shared and enjoyed.
Sounds a good book, even better while having a glass of Prosecco and chocs
I would love to win because I really like to read crime novels especially when they are page turners tht you can’t put down.
Great reading with good bubbly!
sounds like a great read
Love a good thriller and I am getting through so many books at the moment!
This looks like a great book! Love to give it a go!
Because I’m a big fan of Liz Mistry’s books and I’ve not read either of these.
Because I’m a big fan of Liz Mistry’s books and I’ve not read either of these two
Well everyone loves a good book accompanied by a bit of fizz and chocolate, don’t they?
But really I’d like to win because I’d love to own the signed copies ❤️
Well that IS a winning combination. Thanks so much for the chance to enter!
I’d like to win for my wife who is currently 28 weeks pregnant so I can keep this as a surprise for her after the baby is born. She’s desperate for a drink!
I would love to win as this sounds like a great book and the chocolate & prosecco set – bonus.
I have heard great things about Liz’s books and am looking for a new author to read
cause i love to read
because i’ve found time to read for the first time ever!! during lockdown so I want to make the most of it and read even more. x
The book sounds good and chocolate and wine what a lovely treat
I love reading and my TBR pile is hugely diminished due to lockdown and my soon to be daughter in law loves prosecco
This sounds like a book that I would enjoy reading.
this would be a lovely treat at the minute x
I love to read a good book to relax and chocolates are an added bonus
I would love to win because this sounds like the perfect combination for a night in to me.
A great read, alcohol & chocolate = a perfect night to myself once the kids are in bed!
would like to win for my wife
Chocolate, fizz and a good book – sounds like the perfect way to spend the day.
I absolutely love this series of books and chocolate 🙂
I’d love the chance to escape reality for a couple of hours, especially with chocolates and prosecco!
I love reading, I’m reading for most of the day atm, but so need more books! All are doing the rounds of the family lol, we’re that bored!
Would love to win as I love to read and it is my favourite genre of book. Sounds like a really good read.
I’d live to win to treat myself
I would like to win because the prize has all the ingredients for a perfect weekend for me. 🙂
This sounds like a really good book, and I would really love to read it. I’m always looking for new authors and Liz Mistry sounds like an author I would enjoy reading.
I would love to win as this would be the ideal way to relax after a busy week at work. Thank you!
I would love this to cheer me up after all this lockdown we have had
This right here is my idea of a perfect evening! A great book, some choccie and bubbles!
Like to win because its a perfect combination – good book, some chocolate and wine – whats not to like
I love reading and this sounds exactly like my kind of read, add chocolate and bubbly and I am a very happy bunny.
I love reading, am going through a couple of books per week during lock down
This book looks like a great read – and the prosecco would be a nice treat as well.
I’m a big reader. For me, a perfect night is with a book, a glass of wine and some chocolate.
love reading looks a good read
I’m always looking for my next read and this looks right up my street!
I love reading and try to read a variety of author’s. I haven’t read anything by Liz Mistry before so this prize would be ideal for me.
Prosecco and books, my favourite things! I love the sound of the books.
Signed books are my most prized possessions, and I’d love to surprise mum with the prosecco and Chocolate after a really rough 18 months
I love reading & I haven’t read any og her books before. I am always looking for new authors.
Exciting! The winner is in for treat.
LOVE a good thriller especially with choccy and prosecco!!
I’d like to win as I like both mystery stories and chocolate 🙂
A good book with prosecco and chocolate……whats not to love. My idea of heaven 🙂
I’d love to win because after more than 4 months of shielding I’d love new books to read, and what better combination is there than books, chocolate and wine?
Nothing beter a good book and a lovely chocolate
Why would I like to win, A Good Book, Chocolates and Prosecco, mean a good night in.
The book sounds wonderful 🙂
Just moved back from working in Bradford so would be a great read
A treat for some ‘me’ time. I’d enjoy the book x
I love reading and these books sound amazing
Because I’m a book buff but haven’t read any of these.
I love reading and discovering new authors works I haven`t read before. Chocolates too? my idea of a fabulous prize.
I would love to read these because they give a different perspective on life in Yorkshire and mental health problems.
Books and chocolate, what could be better, well books, chocolate and prosecco. Yes please
i love a good book and these look great … and i am partial to a little bit of fizz!
Signed books from a nearby author and they sound a very good read 😀 some prosecco and chocs to go down well while reading 😀
Love a good book and some me time
I’m always on the look out for a new author and this looks right up my street
the books look great
I have heard of Liz Mistry but not read any of her books but would love to give them a try. Presecco and chocolate would be an added treat
Liz Mistry is a new author for me so it would be interesting to sample one of her books and Prosecco and chocs are always welcome .
I would love to win as some of my favorite pastimes are reading and eating chocolate : )
I love reading and this book looks very good. Sitting in the garden, reading book and sipping a chilled glass of Prosecco is my idea of heaven.
A lovely treat – just my sort of thing x
I’d love to read the book myself, and the prosecco and chocolates I’d give to my partner!
My TBR needs topping up after a summer spent reading in the garden
Just my sort of read I think – I’m running low on crime fiction in lockdown.
It looks like a great read , I love crime thrillers
I would love to read these books and I could share the bubbly with my daughter who will soon have her 30th birthday!
sounds like a lovely weekend of reading and snacking and drinking!
I’d love a treat that included two books, chocolate and Prosecco, what’s not to like?! 😀
I love crime stories and, yeah, chocolate and prosecco 😀
Would love to win as I love to read a huge variety of genres meaning I’m always indecisive so I literally have to wait for somebody to gift me or recomend one to force me to read something
i would love a treat! Lock myself away in the bathroom for some me time!
A good book and bubbly, fablicious x…book looks great too x
I love prosecco
Looks a fantastic book to read
I would love to read this as it looks fab
This book sounds great. I’d love to win to keep me entertained while on extended lockdown (I live in the Leicester lockdown area)
My idea of a great evening a good book glass of prideful and chocolate
Because the book sounds great and the treats are a bonus
I would love to win as lockdown has brought back my book obsession!
I’ve rediscovered reading since lockdown, and a mix of crime, wine and chocs seems perfect to me xx
Nothing better than a good book , a glass of bubbly and chocolates
I love reading and can’t resist a good police/crime thriller! Would love to read this.
I love reading and could do with some new books
Love a good read while resting chocolate
Well, the books look interesting and I still need a lot of practice at learning to like prosecco!
The book sounds amazing . . . . absolutely love a gripping crime thriller (so does my 91 year old Nan). Chocolate and Prosecco would be a lovely treat!
Book sounds like a great read
Prosecco, chocolates and a good crime thriller, why on earth wouldn’t I want to win? Perfect night in 🙂
Love a great mystery read and a glass of bubbly
Love a good book , chocolate and prosecco an added bonus
A good book, Prosecco and chocolate – are most people’s idea of bliss!
LOVE A GLASS OF BUBBLY
I love a good book, these sound interesting! I enjoy a mug of tea an chocolate as a perfect treat during lock-down!
This sounds like my kind of read…oh and I love prosecco and chocolate…perfect to have while reading xx
I have found this a good way for me to relax. Doing a lot more reading and what better with some chocolate and a glass of prosecco.
I need a new good read
I’d love to win so I can extend my reading genre as I’ve recently been reading quite a bit of historical fiction and also adding a few chocs in the mix always ends well whatever I’m reading
Reading is such a great way to unwind
I love a good read especially when accompanied by a glass of prosecco
I’d love to win because this book looks exactly like my favourite read! Plus bubbly and choccies – what’s not to like!
I would love to win because I enjoy a good book and a glass of Prosecco – and I adore chocolates. I have not left home since the beginning of March as I’m high risk and shielding, but I broke my elbow in early May and had to go to A&E. This lovely prize would really lift my spirits.
i love a good crime book
Would give book, prosecco & chocolates to me daughter Abi, she is a young carer and cares for me and her younger brother, we haven’t left the house since 16th March as we have been shielding, it hasn’t always been a barrel of laughs for her over the last few months and she deserves a good read and some treats.
I love a good crime novel and with prosecco & chocs too, what’s not to love?! 🙂
I love crime fiction and who doesn’t love prosecco & chocolates!
Both books sound compelling and I’d love to be able to treat myself for a change
It sounds like a really good read
I could do with something good to read and the prosecco would go down a treat too!
Because I’m a complete book worm and absolutely adore thrillers. These look amazing
I absolutely love these sorts of reads. Perfect for a good few hours of reading whilst my children play in the garden this summer!
Can,t resist a good book!
I would live to win as I am trying to read more but struggling to find books that I like.
I’d love to win as this is my idea of a dream prize.
Both of these books sound brilliant and just my type of read. Lovely treats to go along with the books too, my favourite way to spend an evening.
I think my girlfriend would like to read these books.