City Streets Mysteries · #1

Missing

D. E. Beckler

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When a woman disappears, a homeless man is the only person who can find her.

On a cold Manchester night, Victor Mitchum and his loyal-ish dog witness something they were never meant to see. Living on the streets has made Victor good at watching people—which is exactly why private investigator Kasper Dąbrowski recruits him to help find a missing woman.

But as Victor watches from the shadows, he realises he has stumbled into something far more dangerous. Working alongside Kasper and his sister, Victor discovers he’s not just tracking kidnappers—he’s watching killers. And now they know someone is watching them.

With time running out for their victims, Victor must rally his unlikely allies—the forgotten people of Manchester’s streets—in a desperate fight for survival. But in a city where the powerful prey on the vulnerable, can a man society has chosen to ignore become the hero these families need?

Published
February 1, 2026
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D. E. Beckler

D. E. Beckler, also writing as David Beckler, was born in Addis Ababa in 1960, and spent his first eight years living on an agricultural college in rural Ethiopia where his love of reading developed. After dropping out of university he became a firefighter and served 19 years before leaving to start his own business. Manchester has been David’s adopted home since 1984. In his spare time he tries to keep fit, listen to music, socialise and feed his voracious book habit. David began writing in 2010 and uses his work experiences to add realism to his fiction. He writes fast-paced action thrillers populated with well-rounded characters. His…