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The Missing Family

IT WAS THE PERFECT DAY OUT . . . 
UNTIL THEY NEVER CAME BACK. 
THE EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT DAVID RAKER THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE MISSING PERSON MYSTERY, TIM WEAVER 
RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 
'Fiendishly serpentine and utterly compulsive' Louise Candlish 
A beautiful summer day. A remote Dartmoor lake. 
The Fowler family takes a boat out. 
Mother Sarah stays on shore. 
 
She looks away for one minute. 
When she turns back the boat is empty . . . 
Her family has vanished. 
 
The police draw a blank. 
Yet missing persons investigator 
David Raker knows something isn’t right. 
He promises answers. 
But his questions might put him in the path of a killer . . . 
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PRAISE FOR THE MISSING FAMILY 
 
‘A twisty adventure, a masterclass of plotting’ Literary Review 
‘Raker and a race against time - is there a better basis for a book? Impossible to put down’ HOLLY WATT 
‘Oh-so tantalising twisty’ Heat

Fiendishly serpentine and utterly compulsive – I am a huge fan of the Raker mysteries

Raker and a race against time - is there a better basis for a book? This time, Raker is investigating a truly baffling missing person case, which seems to defy all logic. The book is impossible to put down, as Raker battles to answer disturbing questions

Dense, twisty adventure . . . a masterclass of plotting

Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of fifteen novels, including No One Home, The Blackbird and The Missing Family, as well as a short story collection. He is also the host and producer of the chart-topping Missing podcast and is currently developing an original TV series with the team behind Line of Duty. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath.

A family completely disappears from their dinghy in the middle of a lake. 
A man detained in a casino holding cell vanishes. 
Missing persons investigator David Raker is an expert at solving missing persons puzzles - but these mysteries are unlike anything he&rsquo;s ever seen. 
He employs his long-time ally, ex-detective Colm Healy to help him. 
But the men are in danger. Because buried in the shadows of both cases is a deadly secret that was never meant to come out&hellip;

The Last Goodbye

Two disappearances. Two families. One secret. Missing persons investigator David Raker returns to crack a cold case wide open. 
 &lsquo;Impossible to read without breaking into a sweat&rsquo; The Times'Unsettling, brilliantly plotted, and satisfyingly complex, these books are unputdownable. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' Mick Herron 
 
'Grips like a vice and twists like a rollercoaster. Impossibly clever. Impossible to put down' Chris Whitaker 
 
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ONE DAY AGO... 
 
On the night Tom Brenner and his nine-year-old son Leo visit the Seven Peaks theme park, they head straight for the ghost house. 
 
They go in. But they don't come out. 
 
Somewhere inside the ride, impossible as it seems, the two of them simply vanish. 
 
 
FORTY YEARS AGO... 
 
When Rebekah Murphy was three, her mother walked out of their childhood home and never returned. 
 
Nearly four decades on, Fiona Murphy is still missing. 
 
But then, out of the blue, a letter arrives in the post. 
 
It says it's from Fiona. 
 
 
NOW... 
 
Missing persons investigator David Raker is hired by Rebekah to find out if the letter is actually from her mother - and soon makes a connection to the Brenners. 
 
But these are mysteries whose secrets were never meant to be found. 
 
And with his closest ally under arrest and about to reveal some truths of his own, the danger to Raker is coming from all sides... 
 
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Praise For Tim Weaver: 
 
'Terrific' Sunday Times 
 
'A writer at the top of his game' Claire Douglas 
 
'Packed with twists' Daily Express 
 
'Genuinely original' Gillian McAllister 
 
'What a talent' Daily Mail 
 
'Impressive' Guardian 
 
 
Sunday Times bestseller, June 2023 
Tim Weavers' books have sold over one million copies across all formats [Nielsen Bookscan, April 2024]

Corkscrew twists. Impossible to read without breaking into a sweat

The master of the clever, unpredictable plots is back with his best book yet! I'm a huge fan of the David Raker series and The Last Goodbye floored me with its perfectly executed twists and tense, original premise. With one of the most sinister fictional villains I've come across this had me on the edge of my seat. Superb!

Grips like a vice and twists like a rollercoaster. Impossibly clever. Impossible to put down. The Raker series never disappoints

The acton in this fast-paced thriller takes pace at breakneck speed

Tim Weaver is a master of the crime genre. His David Raker novels, including the latest instalment, The Last Goodbye, stand out from the rest. You'll be addicted from the hook at the outset, gripped by the intricate plotting and whiplash-inducing twists but what will keep you riveted to the final page is their intelligent, unflinching examination of the darker side of humanity and the damage it can cause us all. I couldn't look away.

Haunting, gripping, fast paced and complex, The Last Goodbye is a thriller with heart. I finished it with a huge sense of gratitude that it is a series and that it will not be the last I will be meeting the brilliant, driven, astute yet beautifully flawed David Raker.

Twisting Harlan Coben style mystery about ancient family secrets

The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery

A father and his son are queuing for the ghost house at the country's newest theme park. CCTV cameras record them entering - but they never exit. No one can explain how they vanished. 
 
When she was five, Rebekah Murphy's mother suddenly walked out and never came back. Now, Rebekah asks missing persons investigator David Raker to find out what happened. 
 
The two disappearances - decades apart - seem unrelated. But as Raker digs deeper, he unravels an elaborate history of lies binding the cases together. Worse, there's someone determined to make sure the truth never comes out...

(David Raker Missing Persons 11)

The Blackbird

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 3 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD &amp; JUDY PICK 
DAVID RAKER IS BACK WITH ANOTHER HEART-POUNDING MISSING PERSONS CASE 
 
'Tim Weaver is the master of clever, unpredictable plots' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
'If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' MICK HERRON 
'A fine addition to an excellent series' OBSERVER 
'Brilliant . . . A jaw-dropping number of twists and turns. Truly excellent' B.A. PARIS 
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CCTV footage captures Cate and Aiden Gascoigne driving home seconds before their car plunges into a ravine and explodes. 
 
When fire crews arrive, the vehicle is empty. 
 
Cate and Aiden have vanished. 
 
Missing persons investigator David Raker has solved too many impossible cases. He knows that behind every disappearance lies a dark tale waiting to be uncovered. 
 
What he doesn't know is how dark this one is - or how close it will get to him . . . 
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'Shocking, gripping, heart-pounding, The Blackbird is unputdownable . . . Bloody brilliant' NIKKI MAY 
 
'The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery' DAILY MAIL 
 
'A wonderfully complex, riveting and engaging read that kept me glued to the pages from beginning to end with its sky high levels of suspense and tension' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'A superb twisty crime thriller - writing at its very best. Will keep you on the edge of your seat and guessing right up to the end' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'I always look forward to a new Raker but The Blackbird blew me away. Brilliantly plotted, deliciously dark and so clever and unpredictable I was left reeling as I turned the last page. I'm already eagerly awaiting Tim Weaver's next. A writer at the top of his game' Claire Douglas 
 
'Taut and immersive, with all the hallmarks of a true crime novel' Catherine Steadman 
 
'Incredibly well-paced, with menacing, clever twists - Raker is back in this stunning read from one of the masters of the genre. Tim Weaver goes from strength to strength and this is his best book yet' Phoebe Morgan 
 
Top 3 Sunday Times bestseller, February 2023 
Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2023 
Tim Weaver's books have sold over one million copies across all formats [Nielsen BookScan, April 2024]

I much enjoyed Tim Weaver 's latest, The Blackbird. It's a fine addition to an excellent series

With the David Raker novels, Tim Weaver has carved out an area of British crime fiction uniquely his own. Unsettling, brilliantly plotted, and satisfyingly complex, these books are unputdownable, and the latest - The Blackbird - is no exception. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat

I always look forward to a new Raker but The Blackbird blew me away. Brilliantly plotted, deliciously dark and so clever and unpredictable I was left reeling as I turned the last page. I'm already eagerly awaiting Tim Weaver's next. A writer at the top of his game

A brilliant missing persons mystery with plenty of intrigue and a jaw-dropping number of twists and turns. Truly excellent

Incredibly well-paced, with menacing, clever twists - Raker is back in this stunning read from one of the masters of the genre. Tim Weaver goes from strength to strength and this is his best book yet

The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery

Shocking, gripping, heart-pounding, The Blackbird is unputdownable . . . Bloody brilliant

Taut and immersive, with all the hallmarks of a true crime novel

This is the 11th novel by Weaver to feature his widowed sleuth, and the author's casual expertise is firmly in evidence

A killer concept, and a twisty, addictive tale. Fabulous!

Weaver lives up to his name with this expertly spun web of dark secrets and inexplicable disappearances

Ten seconds before the crash, Cate and Aiden Gascoigne are recorded on CCTV. The couple are laughing - happy, untroubled. 
 
Then their car plunges into a ninety-foot ravine. 
 
The impact should kill them. And if that doesn't, the fire will. Within seconds, the vehicle is an inferno - with the Gascoignes trapped inside. 
 
But when fire crews arrive at the scene, they find something impossible. 
 
The vehicle is empty. 
 
Cate and Aiden have vanished. 
 
Now only missing persons investigator David Raker can solve the mystery . . .

Four cases. One connection. The gripping David Raker short story collection

The Shadow at the Door

THE GRIPPING DAVID RAKER SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR . . . 
 
'The mystery behind the stories had my imagination running wild' 5***** READER REVIEW 
'Draws you in right from the start . . . Full of suspense' 5***** READER REVIEW 
'Each story is intriguing, compelling and addictive. Brilliant' 5***** READER REVIEW 
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FOUR MYSTERIES 
 
It's a night just like any other in the Conister home - but then Paul heads upstairs and never comes back. 
 
When his wife Maggie goes to see where he is, she can't find him. His phone and wallet are by the bed. The windows are locked from the inside. 
 
Paul has vanished. 
 
FOUR STORIES 
 
Missing persons investigator David Raker is an expert in locating the lost. So when he's hired by Maggie, he knows that in every disappearance - however impossible it seems - there's an answer. 
 
What he doesn't know yet is that his search for Paul Conister will become linked to three other mysteries . . . 
 
ONE CONNECTION 
 
A night patrolman on the London Underground makes a deadly discovery. 
A cold case is reopened - but the key witness appears to no longer exist. 
And thousands of miles away, a random shooting may not be random at all. 
 
David Raker is key to unlocking the truth . . . 
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Praise for Tim Weaver: 
 
'Smart, pacy and completely gripping' T.M. LOGAN 
 
'So many twists and surprises' TIMES 
 
'Impressive' GUARDIAN 
 
'Terrific' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'I couldn't put it down' SUN 
 
'Twisty, unpredictable and so gripping' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
'Packed with twists' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
 'Genuinely original' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

FOUR MYSTERIES 
 
It's a night just like any other 
in the Conister home - but then Paul 
heads upstairs and never comes back. 
 
When his wife, Maggie goes to see 
where he is, she can't find him. 
 
His phone and wallet are by the bed. 
The windows are locked from the inside. 
 
Paul has vanished. 
 
FOUR STORIES 
 
Missing persons investigator David 
Raker is an expert in locating the lost. 
 
So when he's hired by Maggie, he knows 
that in every disappearance - however 
impossible it seems - there's an answer. 
 
What he doesn't know yet is that 
his search for Paul Conister will become 
linked to three other mysteries... 
 
ONE CONNECTION 
 
A night patrolman on the London 
Underground makes a deadly discovery. 
 
A cold case is reopened - but the key 
witness appears to no longer exist. 
 
And thousands of miles away, a random 
shooting may not be random at all. 
 
In this unique book, 
David Raker is key to unlocking the truth...

When Paul Conister heads upstairs he doesn't return. His wife Maggie goes up to find all the windows are locked from the inside and Paul's phone and wallet are next to their bed. 
He hasn't left. And there's no sign of him anywhere. 
This case brings missing persons investigator David Raker into contact with three other mysteries. 
A deadly discovery by night patrolmen in an Underground station. A cold case with a witness that no longer exists. A tragic shooting of a young man with a terrible secret. 
Four stories. One connection. Only Raker can uncover the truth.

Missing Pieces

The missing pieces in your past can be deadly . . . Will Rebekah find hers before it's too late? 
 
THE GRIPPING AND PULSE-RACING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'Gripping' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB 
'Smart, pacy and completely gripping - you'll feel like you're right there in the thick of the action. A five-star thriller' T.M. LOGAN, bestselling author of THE HOLIDAY 
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Two missing women. 
 
Rebekah Murphy is stranded on an island closed for the winter. Her family doesn't know where she is. And now a killer is on her trail. She needs to survive long enough to make it back home - but what's waiting there could be even worse. 
 
Two pieces of the same puzzle. 
 
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? 
 
What links these apparently unrelated cases? 
 
Who is causing young women to disappear? 
 
And when does missing mean murder? 
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'Showcases Tim Weaver's trademark clever and original plotting. Twisty, unpredictable and so gripping. That ending will stay with me for a long time. A brilliant book!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS, bestselling author of JUST LIKE THE OTHER GIRLS 
 
'Raw, fraught, multi-layered, and a fantastic portrayal of a strong female heroine in peril' GILLIAN MCALLISTER, bestselling author of How to Disappear 
 
'An outstanding book, absolutely superb. The solution reminded me of a Russian Doll, where you take one apart to find another one still to be opened' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'As gripping as anything he's written before . . . Chilling' New 
 
'This book has blown me away! I read it in a day as I physically couldn't put it down. An absolute must-read for everyone' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'Buckle up - this is one serious pulse-pounder' HEAT 
 
Praise for Tim Weaver 
 
'So many twists and surprises' The Times 
 
'Bliss' Lee Child 
 
'Terrific' Sunday Times 
 
'Thrilling' Richard &amp; Judy Book Club

Missing Pieces is an emotional and compulsive thriller which, like the David Raker series showcases Tim Weaver's trademark clever and original plotting. Rebekah is an unforgettable character that I rooted for from the very first page. Twisty, unpredictable and so gripping. That ending will stay with me for a long time. A brilliant book!

Raw, fraught, multi-layered, and a fantastic portrayal of a strong female heroine in peril

Smart, pacy and completely gripping - you'll feel like you're right there in the thick of the action. A five-star thriller

As gripping as anything he's written before . . . Chilling

Buckle up - this is one serious pulse-pounder

A brilliant crime-meets-survival thriller

It was meant to be a chance for Rebekah to reconnect with her brother Jonny and forget about her crumbling marriage. 
But stepping onto Crow island puts her in grave danger. 
Because Rebekah and her brother are attacked. And when she wakes up, Jonny has vanished. 
By the time she makes it back to safety, the island has closed for the season - it'll be months before anyone returns. 
With her brother missing and no boats, no phones, no people, Rebekah must escape. 
But is finding a way back to the mainland the end of her nightmare, or just the beginning?

No One Home

THE LATEST SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB THRILLER PICK FROM THE AUTHOR OF YOU WERE GONE 
 
'THE TENTH IN THE TERRIFIC DAVID RAKER SERIES - BLISS!' LEE CHILD 
 
Nine neighbours gather for a dinner party. 
 
But by the next morning, they had disappeared without a trace. 
 
No bodies. No evidence. No clues. 
 
Two and a half years later, it remains a mystery. Desperate for answers, the families of the missing turn to investigator David Raker. 
 
How did an entire village vanish overnight? 
 
And is he looking for nine missing people, or nine dead bodies? 
 
'I was hooked from beginning to end. A dark, thrilling rollercoaster of a read that is not only unputdownable but has heart' Claire Douglas 
 
'From the moment I read the intriguing premise for this book, I couldn't wait to dive in - and I wasn't disappointed. A clever and original plot, expertly executed' Rachel Abbott 
 
 
Praise for Tim Weaver: 
 
'So many twists and surprises' Times 
 
'Impressive' Guardian 
 
'I couldn't put it down' Sun 
 
'It had me racing to the end' Fiona Barton 
 
'Genuinely original' Gillian McAllister 
 
 
Tim Weaver, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024

The tenth in the terrific David Raker series - bliss!

Such an original premise, I was hooked from beginning to end. A dark, thrilling rollercoaster of a read that is not only unputdownable but has heart. The devastating reveal left a lump in my throat. Tim Weaver is the master of clever, unpredictable plots. I can't recommend this highly enough!

From the moment I read the intriguing premise for this book, I couldn't wait to dive in - and I wasn't disappointed. A clever and original plot, expertly executed

Rachel Abbott, author of The Shape of Lies

4 **** A mysterious case for private investigator David Raker

Another satisfying and twisty page-turner from Tim Weaver - his David Raker series is getting better as it goes on

A murder mystery which takes some of the archetypes from Agatha Christie and places them in a thoroughly modern world

A cleverly paced, engaging and a superior read in a quintessential series of crime novels

On Halloween night, the residents of Black Gale gather for a dinner party. As the only nine people living there, they've become close friends as well as neighbours. 
They eat, drink and laugh. They play games and take photographs. Except those photographs will be the last record of any of them. By the next morning, the whole village has vanished. 
With no bodies, no evidence and no clues, the mystery of what happened at Black Gale remains unsolved two and a half years on. But then the families of the missing turn to investigator David Raker - and their obsession becomes his. 
What secrets were the neighbours keeping from their families - and from each other? Were they really everything they seemed? And is Raker looking for nine missing people - or nine dead bodies?

The gripping Sunday Times bestseller from the author of No One Home

You Were Gone

THE SINISTER &amp; CHILLING THR SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY THRILLER NO ONE HOME 
 
I buried you. 
 
I mourned you. 
 
But now you're back . . . 
 
 
A woman walks into a police station. 
 
She has no phone and no ID, just a piece of paper that reads 'David Raker'. 
 
She says she's his wife. 
 
She looks just like her. 
 
She knows everything about him. 
 
But David buried his wife eight years ago. 
 
Is this really the woman he loved? Did he really say goodbye? 
 
Or is he losing his mind? 
 
 
Raker needs to find out the truth before it's too late, because he is now the prime suspect in her disappearance . . . 
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AS SEEN ON THE SARA COX SHOW 
 
'His most serpentine and satisfying yet' Daily Mail 
 
'Tense and twisty, with an emotional punch' Karen Perry, bestselling author of Girl Unknown 
 
'Kept me guessing until the final page' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife

His most serpentine and satisfying yet

Kept me guessing until the final page

Tense and twisty, with an emotional punch and an intriguing plot. It's gripping stuff

Weaver's David Raker series just keeps getting better. . .This is a page-turner of the highest order. If you're not already a Raker fan, you will be after reading this

One of this country's most respected, bestselling crime writers . . . Catch him at once

Tony Parsons, bestselling author of the DC Max Wolfe series

Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex, written with flair as well as care

The story-telling is little short of brilliant

bestselling author of Everything but the Truth

She says she's my wife. Either she's a liar - or I am. 
 
A woman walks into a police station. She has no ID, just a piece of paper with the name 'David Raker' on it. She says she's his wife. 
 
The woman looks just like her. She knows everything about him and their life together. But David buried his wife eight years ago. A day later, she vanishes. 
 
Now the prime suspect in her disappearance, David must find out the truth before the police close in. 
 
But what is the truth? If this is really his wife, is he losing his mind? And if it isn't, who is she and what sinister game is she playing?

The unputdownable thriller from author of Richard & Judy thriller No One Home

What Remains

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY THRILLER PICK NO ONE HOME 
 
HE SEARCHES FOR THE DISAPPEARED. 
 
Missing persons investigator David Raker specializes in finding the lost. Whether dead or alive, he brings the truth home to the families left behind. But there's one person he's never been able to save. 
 
NOW THEY MUST TRY TO FIND A KILLER. 
 
Colm Healy was one of the Met's best detectives - until the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters consumed his career, his family and his life. Agreeing to work with Healy, Raker soon learns the hard way how this puzzle breeds obsession. 
 
IT WILL COST THEM EVERYTHING. 
 
Meanwhile, the killer watches, waits, and prepares to bury the truth forever. Because this was never just a murder. It was something far worse . . . 
 
 
'A luminous example of what a considerable talent Weaver is. Catch him at once' Daily Mail 
 
'David Raker has joined a select band of fictional characters whose return in a new book excites existing fans and collects new ones . . . one of the most vibrant and unusual protagonists in modern crime fiction' Crime Fiction Lover

Weaver has become one of this country's most respected, bestselling crime writers, and he fully deserves to be . . . Written with elegance and craft, What Remains is a luminous example of what a talent Weaver is. Catch him at once

David Raker has joined a select band of fictional characters whose return in a new book excites existing fans and collects new ones . . . one of the most vibrant and unusual protagonists in modern crime fiction

Sunday Times bestselling author of The Widow

Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of the DC Max Wolfe series

Fans of Mo Hayder will be in seventh hell

The writing is beautiful and the plot so cleverly constructed I never guessed any of the twists

Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing

Tim Weaver writes books so meticulously researched that the reader is educated as well as entertained, enthralled and intrigued

Sunday Times bestselling author of Lying in Wait

Perfect plotting, great characterisation, and the kind of payoff that a thriller of this calibre deserves

Colm Healy used to be one of the Met's best detectives. Until, haunted by the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters, his failure to find an elusive killer left his life in ruins. 
Missing persons investigator David Raker is the only friend Healy has left. As they reopen the investigation together, Raker learns the hard way how this case breeds obsession - and how an unsolvable puzzle can break even the best detective. 
Their search takes them down a trail of darkness, unravelling a thread of tragedy, and forces them to sacrifice everything they have left.

How can someone just disappear? . . . Find out in this TWISTY THRILLER

Broken Heart

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY THRILLER PICK NO ONE HOME 
 
**LONG-LISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD** 
 
Lynda drives to a secluded beauty spot on the Somerset coast. 
 
CCTV watches her arrive, but never sees her leave. 
 
She is never seen again. 
 
Her sister calls missing persons investigator David Raker. For him, the mystery of where she went is only the start. The real question is why a woman with no reason to run would choose to leave her entire life behind? 
 
Missing and presumed dead, only Lynda knows the truth . . . 
 
Was it her decision? Or did someone make it for her? 
 
'In Broken Heart, Weaver moves up a notch - to excellence. I can't remember a thriller containing so many twists and surprises. It grips from the start' The Times, Book of the Month

Tim Weaver's series has steadily confirmed his place in Brit noir's premier league, with his assured handling of intriguing plots and characters of genuine humanity . . . In Broken Heart, Weaver moves up a notch. Terrific

Weaver has become one of this country's most respected, bestselling crime writers, and he fully deserves to be . . . Catch him at once

A woman drives to a beautiful headland overlooking the Devon coast. She is never seen again, and no trace of where she went can be found. 
The woman's sister calls missing persons investigator David Raker. As Raker tries to find her whereabouts - fearing the worst - he learns that she was recently widowed from a reclusive film director. 
It seems that, going through her husband's belongings, she found a secret so dark and shocking that it forced her to leave her entire life behind. Chasing the truth will consume Raker and place him in grave danger...

The gripping Richard & Judy thriller from the bestselling author of No One Home

Never Coming Back

THE RICHARD &amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NO ONE HOME 
 
A SECRET THAT WILL CHANGE LIVES FOREVER 
 
When Emily Kane arrives at her sister Carrie's house, she finds the front door unlocked and no one inside. 
 
Dinner's cooking, the TV's on. Carrie, her husband and their two daughters are gone. 
 
When the police draw a blank, Emily asks missing persons investigator David Raker to find them. It's clear someone doesn't want the family found. 
 
But as he gets closer to the truth, Raker begins to uncover evidence of a sinister cover-up, spanning decades and costing countless lives. 
 
And worse, in trying to find Emily's missing family, he might just have made himself the next target . . . 
 
Praise for Tim Weaver: 
 
'I couldn't put it down' - Sun 
 
'Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex, written with flair as well as care' - Guardian 
 
'Weaver has delivered another cracking crime thriller' - Daily Mail 
 
'The reader is educated as well as entertained, enthralled and intrigued. David Raker is a most complex and engaging investigator, each case leaving its mark on his soul, and ours' Sunday Times bestselling author Liz Nugent

A secret that will change lives forever . . . 
 
It was supposed to be the start of a big night out. But when Emily Kane arrives at her sister Carrie's house, she finds the front door unlocked and no one inside. Dinner's cooking, the TV's on. Carrie, her husband and their two daughters are gone. 
When the police draw a blank, Emily asks missing persons investigator David Raker to find them. It's clear someone doesn't want the family found. 
But as he gets closer to the truth, Raker begins to uncover evidence of a sinister cover-up, spanning decades and costing countless lives. And worse, in trying to find Emily's missing family, he might just have made himself the next target . . .

Her husband is missing . . . in this BREATHTAKING THRILLER

Fall From Grace

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY THRILLER PICK NO ONE HOME 
 
'THRILLING' RICHARD &amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB 
 
NO GOODBYE 
 
When Leonard Franks and his wife Ellie left London for their dream retirement in the seclusion of Dartmoor, everything seemed perfect. But then Leonard heads outside to fetch firewood from the back of the house - and never returns. 
 
NO TRACE 
 
Nine months later, Leonard's family turn to David Raker - a missing persons investigator with a gift for finding the lost. But nothing can prepare Raker for what he's about to uncover. 
 
NOWHERE TO HIDE 
 
Because, at the heart of this disappearance lies a devastating secret. And by the time Raker realises what it is, and how deep the lies go, it's not just him in danger - it's everyone he cares about. 
 
 The perfect thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo and Michael Connelly - from the bestselling author and host of chart-topping podcast Missing. 
 
'A dark, complex and visceral read' Financial Times 
 
'[Weaver] has pulled another rabbit out of the hat' Crime Fiction Lover

A new Raker adventure is to be anticipated with as much pleasure as a new Tom Thorne, Roy Grace, Jack Reacher, Tony Hill or John Rebus story. [Weaver] has pulled another rabbit out of the hat

NO GOODBYE 
 
 When Leonard and Ellie Franks leave London for retirement in secluded Dartmoor everything seems perfect. Until their new life is shattered. One evening Leonard heads outside to fetch firewood - and never returns. 
 
 NO TRACE 
 
 Nine months later, with the investigation at a dead end, Leonard's family turn to David Raker - a missing persons investigator. Nothing could prepare Raker for what he uncovers. 
 
 NOWHERE TO HIDE 
 
At the heart of this disappearance lies a devastating secret. And when Raker realises how deep the lies go, it's not just him in danger - it's everyone he cares about.

The David Raker Collection Books 4-8

A collection of books 4-8 in Tim Weaver's Sunday Times bestselling missing persons series, featuring Private Investigator David Raker. 
 
Never Coming Back 
Fall From Grace 
What Remains 
Broken Heart 
I Am Missing 
 
Books 1-3 are also available in another ebook bundle. 
 
 
'One of this country's most respected, bestselling crime writers . . . catch him at once' Daily Mail 
 
'Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex, written with flair as well as care' Guardian 
 
'David Raker is a most complex and engaging investigator, each case leaving its mark on his soul, and ours' Liz Nugent

I love the brilliant opening twist . . . it had me racing to the end

David Raker is a most complex and engaging investigator, each case leaving its mark on his soul, and ours

A really exciting, interesting and genuinely original read. I had no idea where it was going

Impressive . . . a dark, complex and visceral read

A collection of the first eight books in the Sunday Times bestselling David Raker Missing Persons series

Megan is missing . . . in this HEART-STOPPING THRILLER

The Dead Tracks

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY THRILLER PICK NO ONE HOME 
 
Straight-A student Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. But six months on, she's never been found. 
 
Missing persons investigator David Raker knows what it's like to grieve. He knows the shadowy world of the lost, too. So when he's hired by Megan's parents to find out what happened to her, he recognises their pain - but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. 
 
The more Raker digs, the more he realises everything is a lie. People close to Megan are dead. Others are too terrified to talk. And at the centre of it all is a place like no other. 
 
They call it The Dead Tracks. 
 
And there, Megan's secrets could cost Raker his life . . . 
 
From the bestselling author behind the chart-topping podcast Missing, this mystery is perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh's I See You and Jo Nesbo's The Thirst. 
 
'Weaver has delivered another cracking crime thriller' Daily Mail

Weaver has delivered another cracking crime thriller

A serial killer more terrifying than you could ever imagine . . . 
 
Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. But six months after she vanished, she's still not been found. 
Missing persons investigator David Raker knows what it's like to lose someone. So, when he's hired by Megan's parents to find out what happened, he recognizes their pain - and that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. 
And Megan's secrets could cost him his life. 
Because as Raker investigates her disappearance, he realizes everything is a lie. People close to her are dead. Others are too terrified to talk. And soon the conspiracy of silence leads Raker towards a forest with a horrifying history - which was once the hunting ground for a brutal, twisted serial killer. The Dead Tracks . . .

The edge-of-your-seat thriller from author of Richard & Judy thriller No One Home

Vanished

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY THRILLER PICK NO ONE HOME 
 
He got on the train. He didn't get off. So where did he go? 
 
On a normal London moening, Sam Wren gets onto a tue triain - and then never gets off again. 
 
No eyewitnesses. No trace of him on security cameras. Six months later, he's still missing. 
 
Out of options and desperate for answers, Sam's wife Julia hires David Raker to track him down. Raker has made a career out of finding the lost. He knows how they think. And, in missing person cases, the only certainty is that everyone has something to hide. 
 
But in this case the secrets go deeper than anyone imagined . . . 
 
From the bestselling author behind the chart-topping podcast Missing, this mystery is perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh's I See You and Jo Nesbo's The Thirst. 
 
'Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex, written with flair as well as care' Guardian 
 
'A fluent and assured piece of crime fiction . . . Tim Weaver ties in the apparently divergent events with convincing ease' Crime Fiction Lover

A fluent and assured piece of crime fiction . . . Tim Weaver ties in the apparently divergent events with convincing ease

For millions of Londoners, the morning of 17 December is just like any other. But not for Sam Wren. He boards a tube train, and never gets off again. No eyewitnesses. No trace of him on security cameras. Six months later, he's still missing. 
David Raker has made a career out of finding the lost. Enlisted by Sam's desperate wife, Raker must unearth secrets that go deeper than anyone could have imagined if he hopes to find Sam. Someone knows what happened on the tube that day, and they'll do anything to keep Sam's secrets firmly buried . . .

The gripping thriller from the bestselling author of No One Home

Chasing the Dead

THE DEBUT THRILLER IN THE BESTSELLING DAVID RAKER MISSING PERSONS SERIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF MO HAYDER, LINWOOD BARCLAY AND MICHAEL CONNELLY 
 
One year ago, Alex Towne's body was found. 
One month ago, his mother saw him on the street. 
One week ago, David Raker agreed to look for him. 
Now he wishes he hadn't. 
 
Mary Towne's son, Alex, went missing six years ago. Five years later he finally turned up - as a corpse in a car wreck. Missing persons investigator David Raker doesn't want the work: it's clearly a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity brought to him by a woman unable to let go of her son. But haunted by a loss of his own, Raker reluctantly agrees. 
 
Big mistake. 
 
For as he digs deeper, he discovers that Alex's life was not the innocent one his mother believed. Buried in his past are secrets that were never meant to be found - and dark, dangerous men willing to kill to protect them. 
 
Soon Raker will discover that there are things far worse than death . . . 
 
 
Praise for Tim Weaver: 
 
'Weaver has delivered another cracking crime thriller' Daily Mail 
 
'I couldn't put it down' The Sun 
 
'Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex, written with flair as well as care' Guardian 
 
'The reader is educated as well as entertained, enthralled and intrigued. David Raker is a most complex and engaging investigator, each case leaving its mark on his soul, and ours' Sunday Times bestselling author Liz Nugent

One year ago, Alex Towne's body was found. One month ago, his mother saw him on the street. One week ago, David Raker agreed to look for him. Now he wishes he hadn't. 
Mary Towne's son, Alex, went missing six years ago. Five years later he finally turned up - as a corpse in a car wreck. Missing persons investigator David Raker doesn't want the work: it's clearly a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity brought to him by a woman unable to let go of her son. But haunted by a loss of his own, Raker reluctantly agrees. 
Big mistake. 
For as he digs deeper, he discovers that Alex's life was not the innocent one his mother believed. Buried in his past are secrets that were never meant to be found - and dark, dangerous men willing to kill to protect them. 
Soon Raker will discover that there are things far worse than death . . .

The heart-stopping thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Home

I Am Missing

'A brilliant opening twist. It had me racing to the end' Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow 
 
THE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD &amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK NO ONE HOME 
 
A young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from. 
 
The press immediately dub him 'The Lost Man'. 
 
 Naming himself Richard Kite, he spends the next ten months desperately trying to find out who he is. But despite media appeals and the efforts of the police, no one knows him. 
 
 Richard's last hope may be private investigator David Raker - a seasoned locator of missing people. But Raker has more questions than answers. 
 
 Who is Richard Kite? 
 
 Why does no one know him? 
 
 And what links him to the body of a woman found beside a London railway line two years ago? 
 
 Could Richard be responsible for her death - or is he next? 
 
 
 Praise for I Am Missing: 
 
 'So cleverly constructed I never guessed any of the twists' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of Local Girl Missing 
 
 'Tim Weaver is the rising star of British crime and I Am Missing will haunt your dreams' Tony Parsons, bestselling author of the DC Max Wolfe series 
 
 'Tim Weaver writes books so meticulously researched that the reader is educated as well as entertained, enthralled and intrigued. David Raker is a most complex and engaging investigator, each case leaving its mark on his soul, and ours' Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Lying in Wait 
 
 '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 
 
 'Weaver's credentials are sui generis, and they are burnished by this latest novel' Barry Forshaw, Crime Time 
 
 'A fast-paced story packed with twists and surprises . . . a thrilling and hugely enjoyable novel with a frantic, engrossing finale' Jon Coates, Daily Express 
 
 
**DON'T MISS THE STUNNING NEW THRILLER FROM TIM WEAVER - NO ONE HOME IS OUT NOW**

Praise for I Am Missing

A fast-paced story packed with twists and surprises . . . a thrilling and hugely enjoyable novel with a frantic, engrossing finale

I love the brilliant opening twist - a missing person with no memory searching for himself. It had me racing to the end

Tim Weaver is the rising star of British crime and I Am Missing will haunt your dreams

Sunday Times bestselling author of the DC Max Wolfe series

Tim Weaver writes books so meticulously researched that the reader is educated as well as entertained, enthralled and intrigued. David Raker is a most complex and engaging investigator, each case leaving its mark on his soul, and ours

Wow, I'm going to be thinking about this book for a long time! Such an original premise and so compelling that I didn't want to put it down. Tim Weaver takes us through a range of emotions; I went from being terrified one minute to sad the next. The writing is beautiful and the plot so cleverly constructed I never guessed any of the twists. I enjoyed it so much I'm now going to read the rest of the David Raker series

Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything but the Truth

Written with elegance and craft - what a talent

His books get better each time - tense, complex, sometimes horrific, written with flair as well as care

I can't remember a thriller containing so many twists and surprises

Complex and full of clever twists . . . These novels give you everything you could want from a thriller - and the quality of Weaver's writing sets them apart from the rest

Weaver's credentials are sui generis, and they are burnished by this latest novel

When a young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from, the press immediately dub him 'The Lost Man'. 
 
Naming himself Richard Kite, he spends the next ten months desperately trying to find out who he is. But despite media appeals and the efforts of the police, no one knows him. Richard's last hope may be private investigator David Raker - but Raker has more questions than answers. 
 
Who is Richard Kite? Why does no one know him? And what links him to the body of a woman found beside on a London railway line two years ago? 
 
Could Richard be responsible for her death - or is he next?

Missing

MISSING is a podcast, hosted by bestselling crime writer Tim Weaver. Over the course of an entire season, the show investigated the world of missing people - who disappears, why they disappear, the pressures of life on the run, and who tracks them down - and charts the progression of a missing persons search. 
 
Through these transcripts, join the investigation as Tim meets with leading experts from the worlds of investigation, surveillance, data, forensics, psychology, and technology. In each interview he challenges them - and himself - with the ultimate question: is it really possible to disappear? 
 
Also include a chapter from How to Disappear, by Frank M Ahearn

MISSING isa podcast, hosted by bestselling crime writer Tim Weaver. Over the course of an entire season, the show investigated the world of missing people - who disappears, why they disappear, the pressures of life on the run, and who tracks them down - and charts the progression of a missing persons search. 
Through these transcripts, join the investigation as Tim meets with leading experts from the worlds of investigation, surveillance, data, forensics, psychology, and technology. In each interview he challenges them - and himself - with the ultimate question: is it really possible to disappear? 
Also include a chapter from How to Disappear, by Frank M Ahearn

Three Short Stories

#Youdunnit

One crowdsourced storyline, three finely crafted stories by Penguin authors Nicci French, Tim Weaver and Alastair Gunn. 
 
What crime has been committed? 
Who is the victim? 
And who will solve the case? 
 
Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands? 
 
#Youdunnit 
 
Three very different murders and three unique takes on your travel photographer turned reluctant sleuth, Lucinda Berrington. Deep in the suffocating British countryside, the gangland streets of Cape Town or the glossy world of professional cycling, Twitter followers are meeting an unsavoury demise. 
Maybe next time you log in you'll wonder... 
 
Are you following them, or are they following you? 
 
This ebook is brought to you free of charge by Penguin, in association with Specsavers. 
 
Look out for other titles by all three authors: 
 
Thursday's Children by Nicci French, follows Blue Monday, Tuesday's Gone and Waiting for Wednesday as the fourth in the Frieda Klein series. 
Richard &amp; Judy book club pick Never Coming Back is the fourth David Raker thriller by Tim Weaver, author of Vanished,Chasing the Dead and The Dead Tracks. 
Alastair Gunn's debut crime novel, The Advent Killer, is available from Penguin from November 2013, and introduces DCI Antonia Hawkins.

Nicci French (Author) 
Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple are married and live in Suffolk. There are twenty bestselling novels by Nicci French, published in thirty-one languages. Blue Monday was the first thrilling story in the Frieda Klein series, which concludes with Day of the Dead. 
 
facebook.com/NicciFrenchOfficialPage 
 
Alastair Gunn (Author) 
Alastair Gunn is an experienced magazine journalist. The Advent Killer was his first novel in the series featuring DCI Antonia Hawkins, followed by My Bloody Valentine and The Keeper, which was published in April 2017. 
 
Alastair lives in Hertfordshire with his fiancée, Anna. 
 
Tim Weaver (Author) 
Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of ten thrillers, including I Am Missing and You Were Gone. Weaver has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library award. He is also the host and producer of the chart-topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. 
 
A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.

Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands? 
Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands? 
#Youdunnit 
Three very different murders and three unique takes on your travel photographer turned reluctant sleuth, Lucinda Berrington. Deep in the suffocating British countryside, the gangland streets of Cape Town or the glossy world of professional cycling, Twitter followers are meeting an unsavoury demise. 
Maybe next time you log in you'll wonder... 
Are you following them, or are they following you?

The David Raker Collection Books 1-3

The first three thrillers in the stunning David Raker series - for the first time in one unique bundle 
 
Chasing the Dead 
 
One year ago, Alex Towne's body was found. 
One month ago, his mother saw him on the street. 
One week ago, David Raker agreed to look for him. 
He'll wish he hadn't. 
 
Mary Towne's son, Alex, went missing six years ago. Five years later he finally turned up - as a corpse in a car wreck. Missing persons investigator David Raker doesn't want the work: it's clearly a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity brought to him by a woman unable to let go of her son. But haunted by a loss of his own, Raker reluctantly agrees. 
 
The Dead Tracks 
 
Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. A straight-A student from a happy home, she studied hard and rarely got into trouble. Six months on, she's never been found. David Raker knows what it's like to grieve. He knows the shadowy world of the lost too. So, when he's hired by Megan's parents to find out what happened, he recognizes their pain - but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. And Megan's secrets could cost him his life. 
 
Vanished 
 
For millions of Londoners, the morning of 17 December is just like any other. But not for Sam Wren. An hour after leaving home, he gets onto a tube train - and never gets off again. No eyewitnesses. No trace of him on security cameras. Six months later, he's still missing. Out of options and desperate for answers, Sam's wife Julia hires David Raker to track him down. Raker has made a career out of finding the lost. He knows how they think. And, in missing person cases, the only certainty is that everyone has something to hide. 
But in this case the secrets go deeper than anyone imagined . . . 
 
Tim Weaver is the author of four David Raker novels: Chasing the Dead and The Dead Tracks were followed by Vanished and the most recent Never Coming Back. 
 
'Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex . . . written with flair as well as care' Guardian 
 
'Weaver has delivered another cracking crime thriller' Daily Mail

Chasing the Dead 
 
One year ago, Alex Towne's body was found. 
One month ago, his mother saw him on the street. 
One week ago, David Raker agreed to look for him. 
He'll wish he hadn't. 
 
Mary Towne's son, Alex, went missing six years ago. Five years later he finally turned up - as a corpse in a car wreck. Missing persons investigator David Raker doesn't want the work: it's clearly a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity brought to him by a woman unable to let go of her son. But haunted by a loss of his own, Raker reluctantly agrees. 
 
The Dead Tracks 
 
Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. A straight-A student from a happy home, she studied hard and rarely got into trouble. Six months on, she's never been found. David Raker knows what it's like to grieve. He knows the shadowy world of the lost too. So, when he's hired by Megan's parents to find out what happened, he recognizes their pain - but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. And Megan's secrets could cost him his life. 
 
Vanished 
 
For millions of Londoners, the morning of 17 December is just like any other. But not for Sam Wren. An hour after leaving home, he gets onto a tube train - and never gets off again. No eyewitnesses. No trace of him on security cameras. Six months later, he's still missing. Out of options and desperate for answers, Sam's wife Julia hires David Raker to track him down. Raker has made a career out of finding the lost. He knows how they think. And, in missing person cases, the only certainty is that everyone has something to hide. 
But in this case the secrets go deeper than anyone imagined . . .

Tim Weaver

The Raker novels just keep getting better. Weaver’s novel is a masterclass in thriller-writing. THE LOST WOMEN is nail-biting, clever and superbly written. The characters leap off the page; their stories will raise your blood pressure and might break your heart. There’s also a risk of whiplash from the breakneck plotting and a risk of shock at the ending. Outstanding.

The master of clever, unpredictable plots

ONE DAY AGO… 
Following a car accident, Preston Stewart goes in for surgery on his face. But when the bandages are removed, his wife Ellie knows something is wrong. It’s not her husband. 
16 YEARS AGO… 
Zauna Roy’s older brother Marco went missing when she was ten. Years later she begins looking into his disappearance with documentary makers, Anna and Sydney. A month later, the three women have vanished into thin air.... 
NOW… 
When missing persons investigator David Raker looks into the case of Preston Stewart, he links it to the three missing women. Soon, a more sinister connection emerges that will reunite him with someone from his past...

Tim Weaver

Praise for The Lost Women

The Raker novels just keep getting better. Weaver’s novel is a masterclass in thriller-writing. THE LOST WOMEN is nail-biting, clever and superbly written. The characters leap off the page; their stories will raise ...

PRAISE FOR TIM WEAVER

Thrilling

The Raker novels just keep getting better. Weaver’s novel is a masterclass in thriller-writing. THE LOST WOMEN is nail-biting, clever and superbly written. The characters leap off the page; their stories will raise ...

PRAISE FOR TIM WEAVER

Thrilling

The Raker novels just keep getting better. Weaver’s novel is a masterclass in thriller-writing. THE LOST WOMEN is nail-biting, clever and superbly written. The characters leap off the page; their stories will raise ...

PRAISE FOR TIM WEAVER

Thrilling

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