Vanished: A David Raker Mystery (David Raker Mysteries)

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WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MYSTERY AT CHRISTMAS? AND TIM WEAVER'S LATEST MISSING PERSONS THRILLER MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT . . . In summary, the sinuous plot takes us through toe-curling and fist clenching violence scenes and we feel David Raker go through the normal vicissitudes of life as he grows. The mystery and suspense in the entire novel is awesome.

The author manipulated the reader with red herrings. What on earth had the historian to do with it all? The annoying brother, too. The master of clever, unpredictable plots. The Last Goodbye floored me with its perfectly executed twists and tense, original premise' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

Stranded, no hope of escape, wondering what has brought her to this moment, Rebekah struggles for survival on a remote island. Tim Weaver brings the sense of isolation, the terror, the bleak landscape to vivid, stark life with his brilliant writing and the entire read is edge of the seat fantastic.

The writing is beautiful and the plot so cleverly constructed I never guessed any of the twists -- Claire Douglas * Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing *Rebekah is the glue that holds the reader together, a layered, nuanced and completely realistic protagonist - the sheer joy of reading a woman in trouble who has no cliched issues and only realistically falters within her untenable position was the thing that puts missing pieces firmly in the running to be my book of the year. Yes even though its only January. Anyone who thinks men can't write women should read Tim Weaver. And worse, in trying to find Emily's missing family, he might just have made himself the next target . . . But as he gets closer to the truth, Raker begins to uncover evidence of a sinister cover-up, spanning decades and costing countless lives. I had never read a Tim Weaver book before and after reading this I will certainly be reading more of them. This is so well written, the plot is very complicated with lots of twists at the end but it stays credibility all the way through and although violent at times I never felt it was just for the sake of it.

What he doesn't know yet is that his search for Paul Conister will become linked to three other mysteries . . . Poutavá obálka knihy Ztracené střípky vyloženě nutí člověka, aby po knize sáhl. Kor, když si na obalu můžeme přečíst: “Nová hvězda moderního thrilleru.” To vše značí, že se máme na co těšit, pokud se do knihy pustíme. Detective Travis can't find Louise Mason. The case has no leads and is getting colder by the day. Then Travis gets an anonymous tip-off -but is this a clue or part of something more sinister? Another terrific side of these books is the villains are always extremely villainous but somehow terribly realistic – you could easily imagine them out there in the world – you won’t find anyone twirling a moustache here, the bad guys are truly bad in a very entertaining and often horrific way. A really exciting, interesting and genuinely original read. I had no idea where it was going' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Everything but the Truth

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The David Raker series is highly addictive and if the truth is to be known Vanished is my favourite of the books (to date, as more are to come at the time of writing this). Even the cover of this book is moody and atmospheric. In fact, it really sets the tone for this dark thriller.