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Fiendishly serpentine and utterly compulsive &ndash; 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

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;

IT WAS THE PERFECT DAY OUT . . . 
 
UNTIL THEY NEVER CAME BACK. 
 
READ THE EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT NEW DAVID RAKER THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE MISSING PERSON MYSTERY, TIM WEAVER 
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One family . . . 
On a beautiful summer's day, at a remote lake in the middle of Dartmoor, three members of the Fowler family take a dinghy out onto the water, leaving mother Sarah at the shore. 
 
Less than sixty seconds later, she checks to see where they are. 
The boat is drifting in the middle of the lake. It's empty. 
 
Sarah's family have completely vanished. 
 
One killer . . . 
At the Skyline Casino in London, the security team have just made a headline-grabbing arrest: they've spotted and detained a man suspected of murdering a high roller. 
 
After locking him in one of their holding cells, the team station themselves outside and wait for the police. But when the cops arrive, they find something impossible. 
 
The killer is no longer inside the cell. 
 
Two detectives . . . 
 
David Raker is an expert at solving missing persons puzzles – but these mysteries are unlike anything he's ever seen. 
 
As he digs into the Fowler's, his long-time ally – ex-detective, Colm Healy – tries to get to the bottom of what happened at the casino. 
 
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 . . .---READERS CAN'T PUT IT DOWN:‘So cleverly plotted’ ***** Reader review‘A fabulous high octane thriller full of secrets and with a shocking climax’ ***** Reader review‘One of the best books I have ever read’ ***** Reader review‘There aren't enough superlatives to describe how good it is’ ***** Reader review‘Kept me guessing right up to its perfectly executed final chapter’ ***** Reader review‘Fiendishly well plotted’ ***** Reader review‘Fiendishly serpentine and utterly compulsive’ Louise Candlish‘These books are unputdownable. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat’ Mick HerronPRAISE FOR TIM WEAVER 
 
'Impossibly clever. Impossible to put down' CHRIS WHITAKER 
'Corkscrew twists. Impossible to read without breaking into a sweat' THE TIMES 
'The master of clever, unpredictable plots' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 
 
 
Tim Weaver, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024

Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of fifteen novels, including No One Home, The Blackbird and The Last Goodbye, and 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 with his wife and daughter.

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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

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