The DI Gus McGuire Cases: books 1-3

DI Gus McGuire #1-3

by Liz Mistry

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GRIPPING CRIME SERIES THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN? THEN DISCOVER THE BEST-SELLING DI GUS McGuire SERIES TODAY. PICK UP THESE THREE UNMISSABLE CRIME THRILLERS IN THIS GREAT VALUE BOXSET:

Unquiet Souls

Uncoiled Lies

Untainted Blood

Unquiet Souls:

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.

Uncoiled Lies:

Murder. Love. Corruption.

DI Angus McGuire and the team are back and have their work cut out. 

Murdered prostitutes and a turf war between local gangsters takes the investigation into Bradford’s Immigrant communities where tensions run high.

To make matters worse McGuire is juggling an illicit relationship with his boss’s daughter and has fraught family relations.

Who is The Old Man?

What is the link between three dead prostitutes and a long forgotten murder?

Will McGuire and his team get the answers they want or is the uncomfortable truth much closer to home?

Untainted Blood:

In a city that is already volatile, tensions mount after a Tory MP in Bradford Central is discredited leaving the door open for the extreme right-wing candidate, Graeme Weston, to stand in the resultant by-election. 

However, Graeme Weston is not what he appears to be and with secrets jeopardising his political career, he must tread very carefully.

Meanwhile, a serial killer targets Asian men who lead alternatives lifestyles and delivers his own form of torture. 

As DI Gus McGuire’s team close in, the deranged killer begins to unravel and in an unexpected twist, the stakes are raised for Gus.

Are the murders linked to the political scandals or is there another motive behind them? 

DI Gus McGuire and his team are back and this might be their toughest case yet.

These best-selling and critically acclaimed crime thrillers will appeal to fans of authors like; Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons and Joy Ellis

1268 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 11, 2018

About the author

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 regularly does events at local libraries, universities, literature festivals and open mics. She also teaches creative writing too.

Reviews

[Teresa Earl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Amateurish.

I bought three of Liz’s Di Gus McGuire books and must admit that I struggled to read them.
I managed the first one but have given up quite early on in the second.
I just don’t like the style of writing. It failed to flow for me, and I found myself disliking her main characters.
I want a writer to endear their heroes and heroines to me. These completely lacked any depth and I just couldn’t bear to read any more.
While I appreciate that she has attempted to show how ‘it is’ within the Police Service in the UK, she really needs to research her subject more.
The frequent swearing and poorly-written dialogue left me cold.
I’m not a prude by any means (GoT is my favourite TV series) but it was as if she was just throwing words into the conversation that didn’t add anything to it other than trying to be hip.
The editing was pretty lacking too - with characters jumping between Detective Sergeant, Constable and, in the second book, Ms Hussain leaping from DC to DI within a couple of months.
On the whole, although the story lines were quite clever, the lack of decent style and editing let them down badly.
Not for me.

[Jill Stirling · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had another go at reading these and found them all far too long and drawn out. The writing is not nearly compelling enough. I am tired of book authors just doing unspeakable things to their characters. And the boring mention of racism when there is no such thing. Culture is what makes us different. Perhaps it may have been more compelling to deal with real crime of the century -that of the muslim grooming gangs.

[Mrs B Proud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply Superb!

Liz Mistry is in my humble opinion up there with top British authors of this genre. Unquiet Souls, Uncoiled Lies and Untainted Blood the first three books in this fabulous series are a must read if you enjoy crime and police procedures. Reading offensive racist language is never easy but is sometimes necessary to understand that even now in 2022 some people still believe is OK to use.
I highly recommend this author and I am looking forward to starting book 4. Barbara Sheffield x.

[Lesley Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the first two books in this series but I struggled to keep interested in the third book. I have just, bought books 4 to 6 so I do like the way this lady writes. Becoming a bit bored with Gus being such a wimp though. He has started to suffer panic attacks, is always in pain, and becomes nauseous at autopsies. I like my detectives to be a bit tougher than Gus, but I shall perservere.

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My best new series of the year

These three books are a blockbuster start to a series that is very relevant to our times. Ms Mistry has introduced a focus on race relations, bigotry and hatred that is a wake-up call to readers in all countries coupled with very compelling characters and story lines. I look forward to the rest of the series.

[Towanda55 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A striking new addition to the crime novelist family

Only discovered liz mistry a week ago and have read her whole series, Gus and Alice, Compo and co are cops to feel for, their Bradford is brilliantly portrayed in all its multiethnic glory. Very readable and look forward to mor

[Jenny Evitts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

Loved reading this trilogy getters to know Gus and his team characters loved his mum and dad going to start book 4 now stories keep you on the edge of your seat really well written hope there are many more to come w ill follow the author

[Nikki Ayling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow what a fab 1st set of books, I could not put these down, having been recommended these by the FB UK crime Bookclub I really enjoyed the ongoing storyline that was weaved through these books.

Thanks to Liz Mistry, I look forward to continuing the story as I move on to others from the series.

[SUE · Rating 5 out of 5]

they were ok but personally I really struggled the subject matter in 1st 3 of this series it made really uncomfortable reading for me and unusually has taken me approx 4 weeks or so to read all 3 !!! I may go back to the series in the future but right now feel I need a break

[Merrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great characters!

I enjoyed getting to know the characters and figuring out the plots. I do wish the author had employed a better editor, though, because there are many small punctuation and other errors.

[Sadie Passmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great books !

Great read, couldn't put it down, read all three books in two days ,kept me guessing till last few pages ! Looking forward to other books ,well done,Liz

[margaret thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Believable Series

So love Gus's team all endearing all up for the fight against crime. Who wouldn't want a Mum and Dad like his priceless!!! When can we have book 4???

[Tony Sommer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally Awesome

I loved this series. Full of action, suspense, and intrigue throughout the story. I couldn’t put it down once I started it.

[Shanae Astle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great murder mystery

Great reads that start from the beginning and keep you hooked until the end. Time to read on to the remainder of the series

[Lynne Shirley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Loved the edge of the seat gear of not knowing what will happen. Brilliant,fantastic
Can't wait for the next one