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. Dr Rebekah Murphy went to Crow Island with her brother Johnny as he wanted to meet a researcher. She is now stranded there, having missed the last ferry before it stopped for winter, and Johnny has disappeared. As she fights to survive her big question is why.

Di David Raker viene detto: “Ti manca quel meccanismo che avverte le persone quando il troppo è troppo. Non sai quando fermarti. Continui a tappare buchi in giro per il mondo solo perché sai cosa si prova a perdere una persona, e non v The mystery of the murders is intricate and Tim Weaver has layered the story so excellently that the readers are at a loss figuring out this puzzle and pouring oil into the burning fire is David’s hidden secret regarding Colm Healy. David Raker is a wonderful character, he is dogged in his determination to get to the truth heedless of the danger he finds himself in and there is a time when he becomes a fugitive himself hiding from the police, trying to get to the truth and what an astounding reveal it is at the end as the true horror show of the murders comes to plain light. Chasing the Dead” is the first book in the “David Raker” series written by Tim Weaver. Mary Towne hires missing persons locator David Raker to look for her son (named Alex) whose body was found a year ago. He did not want to agree to help, but due to his own loss that he suffered (his wife died of cancer) he agrees to find him. She claims to have seen him just one month before she went to Raker for help. Raker thinks it is just another case of a woman who cannot let go and get on with her life and reconcile the fact that he is gone after her son died. The more Raker looks, the more her son, Alex, looks less and less innocent. The way she thought he was the whole time she knew him. There are big and nasty secrets in his life that other men will kill to keep hidden. Timweaverbooks.Com". Timweaverbooks.tumblr.com . Retrieved 1 September 2013. We had a very long and traumatic battle to have our daughter (and) a lot of Chasing the Dead – a lot of the beginning of that first book where (David Raker) is talking about how he feels about his wife – came out of that sense of loss. I really liked how the normal, everyday aspects of this condition were approached. Because Richard does not know his birth date or national insurance number, he has no access to banks, driving license, rent a house or work amongst other things. All things that I had not even considered until this point.Weaver has written a multi-layered thriller which shows how far people will go to hide the truth, and how greed can corrupt all. Sometimes it can be hard to discover who is not a victim in this story, but it does become clear, eventually. The Drum – Specsavers and Penguin team up to let crime fans create #youdunnit novella through social media". thedrum.com/. 13 September 2013 . Retrieved 18 November 2013.

The master of clever, unpredictable plots. The Last Goodbye floored me with its perfectly executed twists and tense, original premise' CLAIRE DOUGLASFor me just reading the description of the book made me want to read more, such a great premise for a novel and so expertly told. Great characters and a plot that is not rushed so that every possible drop of tension is squeezed out. Another great read. So begins one of the twistiest mysteries I’ve read, the plotting is simply superb, to the point that telling you anything specific might well ruin the many many moments where you’ll stop briefly to turn things over in your head. The writing as always is spot on immersive, Tim Weaver has that intuitive, creative ability to character build and set the scene so that you sink into it, every moment a pure joy to read. I liked main character, and she came alive for me. The setting and description were done well too. Here are some lines I loved: Over the past few years Tim Weaver's books about Missing Persons Investigator David Raker have become one of my all-time favourite crime series. Intricate, unusual and highly original plotlines are peopled with a whole slew of memorable characters.

An Interview with Tim Weaver". The Darley Anderson Blog. 1 August 2012 . Retrieved 1 September 2013. At the same time, veteran NYPD detective Frank Travis, during his last days before retirement, is trying to discover what happened to artist Louise Mason, who disappeared three months previously. Unbeknownst to both, Detective Travis and Rebekah each hold a missing piece of the same puzzle. In brief - Tense, pacey, twisty. Not the best Raker for me but far from the worst. 4.5 out of 5 but it's Raker so rounded up ☺️. Not for the first time the investigation leads Raker into some danger. There are twists and turns almost from the start as he tries to find out anything at all he can about Richard's past. Excellent writing means that the settings for the story are effective and often bleakly moody.

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I actually didn't think anything could surpass my previous experience here but this managed to surpass it and then some, I am super impressed.