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Destination Unknown by Liz Strange

20343986Title: Destination Unknown
Series: David Lloyd Investigations, #3
Author: Liz Strange
Genre: Mystery/ Romantic Suspense
Length: Novel (239 Pages)
ISBN: 978-1-60820-9200
Publisher: MLR Press (February 12th, 2014)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: Tracking down the whereabouts of a girl last seen on a cruise ship takes David Lloyd far from the streets of Toronto and thrusts high into the seedy world of human trafficking.
Last seen departing a cruise ship in Newport, Curacao, Piper Falco is never heard from again.

Though no body was found, it seemed likely the brilliant Canadian university student had met a violent end. Her father asks David to look into the case when the investigation by the local authorities, and even the RCMP and Interpol, turns cold. What David finds opens his eyes to a world far from his comfortable life in urban Toronto, a world where young girls are subjected to sexual degradation, and human lives are nothing more than currency.

Purchase Link: http://www.lizstrange.com/worksbyliz.htm

Review: This is book three in this series and you need to read it in order. It will give you a way into David and Jamie. They are still going strong even with their little bits of normal struggles that come up. Not only are they together like a married couple, but Jamie is now working with David. So its David Lloyd Investigations and Jamie Brennan Legal Services. That gives David pause just a bit but it sure does come in handy when the father of a missing girl comes in.
Piper had been working on an American owned cruise line when they realized she was not on the ship when they left port. She had went into Curacao and never came back. At first, they were thinking she came across a fatal end.

When things go wrong in some foreign countries they are not looked over right. As with this particular case, the police did a shabby job looking into it. So her father had asked for more help from the local authorities and got RCMP involved. Not to mention he had managed to get Interpol into the investigation.

This was way out of David’s league and he asks his partner and lover Jamie for his help in this. It was a bit out of Jamie’s way also but he did have the legal part of the business. It helped to have someone who knew law working with him. Not to mention the little side of sexual pleasures he can get in the office.

What they find is a something that truly does happen in real life. Girls are abducted and sold into sex slavery all the time. David comes across this and does everything in his powers to find this girl. There is a lot of amazing surprises to find in this book. You will be amazed with the twist and turns to it when you read it. It will catch your attention from the start and will keep it all the way to the end. You will love this book just as I did.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery, two hot and sexy men, dangers coming at them from all directions, shabby local law enforcements, twist, and turns that will make your stomach tighten, and an all around amazing story. I love that even with all the seriousness that this story has, there is just a hint of humor when it comes to Jamie and David. I love the fact that he is also helping Jenny further her education and get her life all straightened out. You will fall in love with these men with every read of this series.

A Fresh Set of Eyes by Liz Strange

71B30r6-GVL._SL1493_Title: A Fresh Set of Eyes
Series: David Lloyd Investigations, #2
Author: Liz Strange
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Length: Novel (297 Pages)
ISBN: 978-1-60820-674-2
Publisher: MLR Press (June 28th, 2012)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: A mother turns to David to help free her son and another young man from prison, where they have spent the last ten years for a double murder many feel they did not commit. The police investigation was spotty, the evidence non-existent, and yet someone had to pay for the vicious assault on two young brothers. Never one to shy away from a tough situation David agrees to look into the case, despite the tense situation with his partner’s family and the physical and emotional needs of the former-prostitute he’s taken under his wing.

With so many lives on the line, David must find a way to help all without hurting the most important person-himself.

Purchase Link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=LS_AFSOE

Review: This is book two in this series and they should be read in order. This one was a pretty good story, even better than the first book. Only because in this story David and Jamie had decided to not only move in together but that they are just like a married couple. They seem to be lots happier in this book and I loved that even though this is a mystery story. There is still a bit of romance to it.

Sandra Klassen had come to David to help get her son Nathan out of prison for a double murder she swears he did not do. She wanted Davids help to get him and another young man out of prison. He finds out that the police investigation was sloppy to say the least and that the evidence wasn’t really there, yet they had convicted them of murder. David of course takes the case even though he was not completely recovered from being shot in his last case.

David takes on the case even though Jamie’s family is causing them to have some problems and that there is a lot of tense situations there. Also, he needs to help the former-prostitute that had been hurt in the last case to heal. He had taken Jenny in to his family, given her a place to heal with his grandmother.

This story is fantastic read especially if you love twist and turns, danger coming at you from all directions, two hot and sexy men, majorly hot sex, dependent young prostitutes trying to get their lives straightened out and crazy family members. It will catch your attention from the start and keep it all the way to the end. I also love that it starts out with just something so calming as redecorating their home. It just starts out so believable and keeps at that rate. It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole story. I can’t wait for you guys to find out who was behind the deaths.

Missing Daughter, Shattered Family by Liz Strange

516k7PsaxyLTitle: Missing Daughter, Shattered Family

Series: David Lloyd Investigation, Book 1

Author: Liz Strange

Genre: Mystery

Length: Novel (293 Pages)

ISBN: 978-1-60880-412-0

Publisher: MLR Press (September 1st, 2011)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Lisa

　

Blurb: When a brutal homophobic attack ended David Lloyd’s career as a police officer, his life was changed forever. Five years later David is running his own private detective agency, where a missing person’s case comes to his attention. Digging into the circumstances of her disappearance forces David to realize he has not dealt with what happened to him, and that he can no longer deal with his long-time partner’s fear of being honest about their relationship.

Solving the case might not only bring peace to a shattered family, but could finally put David’s own demons to rest.

Purchase Link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=LS_MIDSF

Review: I am normally a romance reader, especially when it evolves two very hot and sexy men. I even love paranormal books. I have never been one to read mysteries. However, I must say that this was one hell of an exciting read. David and Jamie are really the perfect characters for this story. I also loved that Liz threw in a bit of romance into the story.

 

David at one time had been a cop, till another cop and some of his friends beat David up pretty badly. They beat him up because he was gay and the fact that they are just some sick individuals. He and Jamie had been together for over five years ago. However, Jamie was not out at all. So on top of trying to work at their relationship, David had to find a young woman named Stella.

Stella was known as a junkie and a dancer. However, she was missing and her mother wanted to find her. So hiring David seemed like the best way to do it. Every time David talked to someone to ask them questions, he would get threats, until the people he talked to started getting hurt or killed. While the mother was very helpful, the father and brother were not. Every time he talked to someone, he ended up with more questions than answers.

 

I though this story was quite good, you get pulled in from the beginning, and you’re trying your hardest to figure out who did this. You spend time trying to figure out is she in a rehab, was she killed, has she been abducted and tortured, or has she ran. I spent most of the time trying to figure out who was doing the treats against David and who tore up Jamie’s home. Trying to put the pieces of a puzzle together is what it seemed like to me. I was pretty sure who did it, then come to find out they were guilty of something else but not Stella’s disappearance. Then I would move onto another character and be wrong there. It was funny the way I am writing the clues down and trying to be the one who was the detective.

 

I also loved Jamie, the way he showed his love for David. He was willing to come out to everyone although I didn’t like that he thought he would lose David if he didn’t. However, I loved the fact that David wasn’t trying to come off like he was going to leave. They truly love each other and proved it in the end.

You kind of feel bad for David, being forced out of the police force because of homophobes.

 

However, he is a wonderful detective and he proves it with his determination to find Stella. I recommend this to those who love mysteries, characters who prove that they are strong with the feelings and commitment. Liz has given me a very good reason to start reading more mysteries. She has a gift for telling a story.