Book description
'Absolutely fantastic, had me gripped!!! Loved it!' 5 stars, NetGalley reviewer
When human remains are discovered under Bradford's derelict Odeon car park, DS Nikita Parekh and her team are immediately called to the scene.
Distracted by keeping her young nephew out of trouble, Nikki is relieved when the investigation…
Why read it?
1 author picked Last Request as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Based in Bradford, in the north of England, Liz’s fiction is gritty and really conveys the realities of this multi-racial, post-industrial city (I grew up a few miles away).
I’m listing Last Request because it was the first book by Liz that I read. But apart from the 6 books in the DS Nikita Parakh series, she’s also written eight novels (so far!) in the DI Gus McGuire series. There’s lots of inner-city grime in the writing, but also issues such as racial tension and mental health.
More importantly, I think, is that the writing has a compelling kind of…
From John's list on regional crime fiction in Britain.
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