Vanished: A David Raker Mystery (David Raker Mysteries)

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Despite the above wonderful writing, too much passive writing, switching between characters and scenes with no section breaks to help the reader orient themselves, and constant telling what has been shown in dialogue (eg: 'If you ever got caught with me ...' He faded out-time and again, the writer acts as though the elipses don't get the message across and tells us, unnecessarily, that the speaker 'faded out'. A small enough thing done once or twice, but the whole way through the book gets a bit much. Also, some actions I just couldn't understand, and taken together, all of this put me off the read somewhat. This is the first book in this series that I have read so I was a little confused about the relationship between the main characters - in fact, for a while, I wasn't sure who the main character was Rebekah is trapped on an island that is closed for the winter. She is being hunted by teo killers but Rebekah does not know why they are after her. This is a cleverly crafted plotline that's both atmospheric and mysterious. Detective Frank Travis has a few days left before he retires and he's desperate to close the case of missing Louise Mason. I liked the authors style in writing this book. There's plenty of twists, it's compelling and has well developed characters. The story is told from Rebekah and Frank's points of view. I loved this standalone.

The master of clever, unpredictable plots. The Last Goodbye floored me with its perfectly executed twists and tense, original premise' CLAIRE DOUGLAS Bek spends months on the Island, trying to survive, trying to find a way off and to even find her brother.

Tim Weaver’s David Raker books in order:

I had my doubts about the ending but on the whole I found this to be a tension filled, gripping read and will now be looking out for the previous books in the series. Thank you Netgalley, Penguin Michael Joseph UK and Tim Weaver for letting me ready an ARC of Missing Pieces in return for an honest review Tim Weaver είναι μια σκληρή αλλά συναρπαστική ιστορία, ένα σκοτεινό παζλ 🧩 που κρύβει πολλά και νοσηρά μυστικά. Ο καταιγιστικά γρήγορος ρυθμός αφήγησης, ξεστρατίζει από χίλιες μεριές, κάνοντας την αρχική υπόθεση μετά βίας αναγνωρίσιμη στο τέλος της ιστορίας. Όταν πέσει στα χέρια σου ένα βιβλίο του Weaver ξέρεις, πέρα από κάθε αμφιβολία, ότι θα απολαύσεις μια υπέροχη κινηματογραφική παραγωγή 🎥🎥χωρίς όμως χολιγουντιανές υπερβολές και παράδοξα. Γι’ αυτό κάτσε αναπαυτικά γιατί η περιπέτεια αρχίζει‼️ Richard's last hope may be private investigator David Raker - a seasoned locator of missing people. But Raker has more questions than answers. 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.

David Raker is unfamiliar to me as a character but I think I like him enough to read some more (apparently this is the fourth). The other characters had enough depth to elicit an emotion from me towards them. They were people rather than characters with a narrative function. Nakon što sam prije šest godina pokopao ženu, moji slučajevi postali su način na koji sam žalovao za njom. Nestale osobe postale su moj pojas za spasavanje." What follows is an intricate mix of police procedural and psychological thriller with plenty of juicy red herrings thrown along the way. Each problem solved seems to engender two new ones. It is impossible not to get caught up in the various dilemmas surrounding the two very likeable protagonists. Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Vanished by Tim Weaver , read by Joe Coen and Andrew Brooke. 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 WaitTimweaverbooks.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. This book is a stand alone from the David Raker series, but he does make a cameo appearance towards the end

CCTV footage captures Cate and Aiden Gascoigne driving home seconds before their car plunges into a ravine and explodes. The then lets us know Rebekah's current relationship, stressors, family life, the now is her trying to survive on a deserted island, harsh elements, loneliness. There are twists, timeline jumps, little nuggets *missing pieces* of information as you delve further into the story. Chasing the Dead), στο οποίο μία μητέρα η Μέρι, βλέπει στο δρόμο το γιο της Άλεξ στο δρόμο, ο οποίος όμως είναι ένα χρόνο νεκρός! Ζητά, λοιπόν, από το φίλο της Ρέικερ να τη βοηθήσει να εντοπίσει τί γίνεται. Όπως γράφεται και στο οπισθόφυλλο: «Σύντομα ο Ρέικερ θ’ ανακαλύψει ότι υπάρχουν πράγματα πολύ χειρότερα απ’ το θάνατο…» Meanwhile, the killer watches, waits, and prepares to bury the truth forever. Because this was never just a murder. It was something far worse . . . Missing persons investigator David Raker’s race to find a man who disappeared during his morning commute—book three of Tim Weaver’s international bestselling mystery seriesGosh I devoured this. Utterly addictive, moving between before and now, it is completely unpredictable throughout, you never know quite what will happen next. As all the missing pieces of the title start coming together to form a cohesive reality, the plotting is genius and the truth is stunning in its complexity. The main character does seem to have the highest pain threshold known to man, and has more lives than a cat. But again, I was happy to be taken along for the ride The last 40% however was a whirlwind! And I just wish the rest was like it too. There was twists and turns all over the place and most of my brain power was invested into it. I enjoyed Missing Pieces which is a tense, atmospheric thriller with no hints about the outcome. This meant that I had no theories, normally a galvanising part of my reading, but followed blindly what the author had to tell me and was still gripped. 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.

An Interview with Tim Weaver". The Darley Anderson Blog. 1 August 2012 . Retrieved 1 September 2013. Thank you Netgalley, Penguin Michael Joseph UK and of course Tim Weaver for letting me ready a copy of this I'm return for an honest review.

Publication Order of David Raker Missing Persons Books

Rebekah is running, running for her life, she is hurt - she is desperate and other than that we don't really know what is going on, that is the opening chapter. We flip to the before and learn about Rebekah, her life and what takes her eventually to the Island, where she is now present day. The chapters flip between Rebekah trying to survive and then, the past as we run up to the present. Someone wants Rebekah dead, she is stranded on an Island alone and can't imagine why anyone would want to hurt her let alone kill her. Rebekah wasn't alone when she arrived so where is her brother and where is the person she is running from? 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.