Deadley Reckoning – Liz Mistry

He wasn’t a fan of post-mortems. But had felt as SIO it was his duty to attend this one. Lamond’s initial observations at the crime scene had made it clear that this might be pivotal to making some sort of sense of the deaths of these two men. Two hours later, feeling a little shell-shocked and in need of a caffeine hit, they made their way back to the station. Elliot was on the phone rounding up the troops for a briefing to share any data that had been collected in their absence.

As Jazzy parked in the car park outside the station, Elliot cleared his throat and glanced at her. She turned towards him, assuming he was about to make some sort of observation on the PM findings, but he touched her arm and lowered his voice. ‘Are you okay? I know what happened with Lucy at the scene and I know what you’re like.

You need to stop putting other people before yourself.’ Jazzy blinked away the sting of tears that nipped behind her eyes and, not trusting herself to speak, shook her head. Not now, please, not now! But she couldn’t get the words out over the lump in her throat. She didn’t want to do this. Not with Elliot. But he didn’t pick up on her cue and continued. ‘This has got nothing to do with you, Jazzy.

You’re not to blame for Dwayne Taggart’s death. Nor for Lewis Fletcher getting off in the first place. It was that wee scrotum of a DCI who was to blame, not you. You have to stop giving in to this saviour complex of yours.’ Until the ‘saviour complex’ phrase, Jazzy had been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and just brush off his concerns, but his choice of words got right under her skin.

A wrecking ball slammed into her from nowhere, knocking her earlier resolve to be civil to Elliot into the wind, along with all her inhibitions.

Praise for Liz Mistry ‘Page-turning and chilling’ The Sun ‘The story was full of twists and was intense and immersive. A fantastic start to an intriguing new series’ Angela Marsons ‘A harrowing and suspenseful page turner that perfectly encapsulates “Northern Noir”. This is how a police procedural is done’ Nadine Matheson ‘Dark, disturbing and compelling’ Neil Lancaster ‘Gritty and gutsy, with assured writing and a stellar plot.

I loved it’ Ruth Dugdall ‘A superbly-crafted story with writing so vivid the atmosphere floats from the pages. A compelling launch in a terrific new series’ Rick Mofina ‘The first in a promising new series featuring the inspired pairing of Scottish female cops Solanki and McQueen …’ Choice ‘Packed with humour and grit, The Revenge Pact is a fantastic thriller told at a breakneck pace.

Liz Mistry is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and the Jazz Queens might just be my favourite new detective duo’ Tom Mead ‘Riveting’ The Post OceanofPDF.com About the Author LIZ MISTRY moved to West Yorkshire in the late 1980s. 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.

Yet, her heart remains in Scotland, where childhood tales of bogey men, Bible John and grey lady ghosts fed her imagination. Her latest work, The Solanki and McQueen crime series is set around West Lothian, where she uses the distinctive landscape, historic heritage and Scottish culture as a backdrop to her hard-hitting yet often humorous stories. Struggling with clinical depression and anxiety for many years, Liz often includes mental health themes in her writing. She credits her MA in Creative Writing from Leeds Trinity University with helping her find a way of using her writing to navigate her ongoing mental health struggles.

The synergy between creative and academic writing led Liz to complete a doctorate in creative writing researching the importance of representation of marginalised groups within the genre she loves. Her husband, three children and huge extended British Indian family are a constant support to her. In her spare time, Liz loves visiting the varied Scottish and Yorkshire landscape, travelling, listening to music, reading and blogging about all things crime fiction on her website blog, The Crime Warp.

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