This is the second book in the series featuring DS Nikki Parekh and DS Sajid Malik. I hadn’t read the first book and certainly wished I had as I was completely hooked on this book, it gripped me right from the start and I couldn’t put it down. I did enjoy reading it as a stand-alone but really felt that I had missed out on the background of Nikki and the events that had happened in the first book. This book opens with one of Nikki’s colleagues, who she doesn’t get on with, DS Felicity Springer going missing. She was driving home and started following a van which had a suspicious arm hanging out of the back. She crashed into the back of the van and when Nikki and Sajid got to the scene she had disappeared. As well as trying to solve DS Springer’s disappearance, there also seems quite a lot of unrest going on in Bradford and also a number of murders. Nikki and her team are then thrown into a dangerous investigation into Bradford’s underworld. There appears to be links to prostitution, drug dealing and modern day slavery, all organised by one man. Can Nikki, Sajid and their team track him down and will they find DS Springer alive? This book is full of suspense and drama with an action packed ending. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thank you to NetGalley the publisher and author for this ARC.

This is the second book of the DS Parekh series. I thought it got off to a great start when a work colleague of DS Parekh goes missing after seeing something suspicious. DS Parekh and her team investigate this along with a number of murders. I really enjoyed this book which takes place several months after the first one. Nikki is growing on me as a character - she is very likeable and I loved reading of her working rapport and friendship with her DC. I thought the book was very well written, the plot line current and the story incredibly fast paced. There were lots of twists, most I didn’t expect which for me added to the thrill of reading this book. I had no idea of who the main culprit was and was shocked with the end reveal. Overall, a great and thrilling read which had my attention from the first chapter to the last. Can’t wait for the next book in series

I received my Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is the 2nd in the series and I had not read the first.
Nikki And Saj from Bradford Police Force dealing with daily bodies appearing over the city as well as one of their own missing.
Very likeable characters with their own stories going on alongside the main story.
Easy to read and quite a page turner.
Looking forward to reading the 1st one now while I wait for the 3rd!!

DS Felicity was missing and it was up to DS Nikki Parekh and Sajid Mailk to find Felicity and the secrets she was hiding.

My second book by this author, the core story had murders and slavery at the backdrop. With body count rising and a cop missing, Nikki and Saj had to work fast to get to the truth. The story was fast paced, the writing crisp. Pages turned almost continually on my need to get to the truth.

Nikki was gutsy and quite frank in her repartee. She was a kick-ass heroine who got results. My eyes were drawn to her and it was she who compelled me to read it at one go.

A fun read, though a difficult topic of human trafficking

I received an ebook Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I would like to thank the author, publisher and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Broken Silence is book 2 in the DS Nikita Parekh series. I have not read book 1, nor any other books by this author, but I felt like I could get into the characters of the book and the setting well enough to follow along without having read the first book. I do suspect, though, that it might be more enjoyable to read the books in order, so I'll be looking for book 1 in this series.

I enjoyed the character of DS Parekh and her take-charge/put up with nothing from no one attitude, but found some of her inner dialog a bit off. And the small police force handling such a large case seemed a bit odd to me, too, but maybe that is because I am reading this as an American, not familiar with other countries police forces.

I found the book to be captivating and exciting, I wanted to see what would happen next, and I will look for Ms Mistry's next books.!

Thank you Net Galley. An exciting read from Ms. Mistry with an unusual plotting and plenty of suspense. It kept me glued to the book till the end.

Loved this book. Liz has written a really gripping read. It is great seeing the characters developing, especially Nikki, this book links back to events and characters in the first of the series, which I have not read YET.
The story line is topical and, traumatic to read, but it makes you feel both empathy and anger at the horrendous experiences suffered by victims of human trafficking . I am looking forward to the next one.

Many good things to report about this book - plot and pacing were very good. Kudos to the author, Liz Mistry, for incorporating serious, current-event concerns. However, the characters were closer to caricatures -- good-guy, bad-guy, with little complexity.

About those current-event themes, they struck me as a kind of checklist of political correctness, a thumb in the eye of the white male heterosexual patriarchy. Hey, I'm already there, but I like a little nuance now and then.

It might have helped had I read Last Request, the first book in the series featuring Detective Sergeant Nikki Parekh, of the Bradford police in England. In fact, I felt lost early on reading Broken Silence, so I looked for plot summaries of the earlier book, hoping to fill in some blanks.

All in all, a mixed bag. Thanks to NetGalley and HQ digital for an advance readers copy.

No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get into this book and actually even struggled to finish it. I’m definitely in the minority here as I saw it has great reviews for the most part. Thank you so much to Netgalley and HQ digital for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

This one is action from the word go and it never slows down.
This is a story of human trafficking, slavery prostitution and terrible acts of torture.
In the previous book we discovered that there was no love lost between DS Felicity Springer and DS Nikki Parekh, though when Springer goes missing after attending a conference Nikki does not let her personal feelings deter her from doing everything possible to find Springer.
After calling in an incident, the vehicle directly infront of her seemed to have a hand waving through its rear light .She has vanished into thin air, her car abandoned and covered in blood.
The clock is ticking, as time passes the less likelyhood they have of finding Springer alive.
Nikki assisted by her partner Sajid discover there is a lot more than an isolated abduction going on.
Things take a darker and dangerous turn as bodies start to turn up and links to a villian no one seems to know present themselves.
This is an exciting thriller that grabbed me from the beginning a worthy 5* can`t wait to read the next instalment in the DS Nikita Parekh series.
Hope its not too long a wait.
Thanks to Netgalley and HQ Digital.

Great crime thriller. Doesn't short change on characters or action. The book deals with a number of hideous current issues which permeate all levels of current society in all countries across the world. Human trafficking, prostitution of underage girls and boys, human slavery and drugs. All of these criminal activities and their perpetrators come into this book.
However, although gritty, with lots of carnage, Liz Mistry has woven humanity and light hearted characters and situations into the story which brings some relief to the main theme. She tackles the issue of homosexuality in the Muslim community and in the police force in a realistic way.
As usual there are many bosses vying for top spot, worrying about their careers and providing twists to the narrative. Who is Mr Big here? Liz keeps it close to her chest right through to the end and keeps you guessing along the way.
Great book. It kept me reading happily all the way through.

Really enjoyed this book the story was great. It was tense and exciting This is my first book by this author and it won’t be the last! Looking forward to the next one in the series.

A gripping read. What the traffiked victims go through is quite an ordeal. This book is a real page turner. I loved it.

The tables are turned in this second part of the DS Nikki Parekh series, both of which can be read as standalone crime reads. Where DS Springer was very much the enemy in Last Request and almost obsessively determined to bring Parekh to heel and perhaps even destroy her career - this time it is up to Parekh to find and if possible save Springer.

It's almost ironic how Springer starts to make choices based on what she thinks Parekh might do in a similar situation. The other woman, the colleague she has treated with disdain becomes the person to emulate. Strength, determination and an incalculable will to survive the ordeal are what keep Stringer fighting. If she survives, will it change the way she perceives and interacts with Parekh?

It's an urban crime read with a fresh gritty feel. The main characters says what she feels and sometimes she feels like she doesn't give two monkeys about a woman who tried to destroy her, but now needs her help.

Mistry mixes modern crime with the challenges of gender inequality in the police force. The treatment of those who don't fit into the men's club idea of what a cop should be, and the women who help to perpetuate the problem. Acting like one of the boys doesn't mean you are one.

I have to say kudos to the sub-plot that flows subtly along with the main one. The indifference, the shame, the audacity of the event and the way each individual responds to it was an interesting way to solidify certain points.

Detective Felicity Springer can't wait to leave the Conference. Suspecting that she might be over the drink/drive limit she chooses the smaller roads to go home. She notices something odd about the white van she is following. Someone has knocked out the back light & a hand is waving at her. She calls it in, although the number plate is obscured. He phone falls to the floor & she crashes. When the police find the car there is blood & no sigh of Felicity.

DS Parekh doesn't like Felicity but that doesn't stop her doing her best to find her. Bradford is a city with lots of crime. There have been lots of rumours of people trafficking & a young girl's body thrown out of a car in an upmarket suburban area seems to point to this. Nikki & her partner Saj are kept on their toes.

The accounts of the folk imprisoned was horrifying. There were many strands to this story but they were well woven together. The characters were engaging- if a bit larger than life at times. I missed the first book in this series. It might have been useful to have read it as events are mentioned & have some bearing on the story, but not enough to stop this being a good 'stand-alone'. That having been said I will be looking out for the next in the series. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

I really enjoyed this book. Set in Bradford, police officer Nikki Parekh is juggling being a mum of 3 with a demanding job. When a colleague goes missing after following a suspicious vehicle, the team are pulled in to a world of people trafficking and modern day slavery. This is a real page turner which will keep you guessing til the end. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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This was a very difficult story to read at the beginning but as the police case started making progress it became easier. Lots of descriptions which were upsetting to read but within the concept of the story, necessary. I like the way the story developed and there were some really good characters. Great conclusion. It is difficult at times to understand Mans inhumanity to Man.

A fast-paced 'seat of your pants' thriller that gets off to an explosive start - those explosions keep on coming right to the end. Dark and gritty in places, I loved the interplay between the detectives. This is the first book I've read by this author. Not the last.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. I really like this author and this book did not disappoint, fast paced, page turning thriller that will have you hooked all the way through.

I’ve just finished the last chapter of this high speed ride of a book and feel absolutely exhausted! I feel as if I was there in Bradford, chasing all the leads and the bad guys, hoping that the victims would pull through and the good guys will win the day. What a great cast of characters and a well researched plot. I’m already looking forward to reading the next one! A well deserved five stars (but such a shame the dates chosen for the action were during Covid 19 lockdown).