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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 series

For millions of Londoners, the morning of December 17 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.

As Raker starts to suspect that even the police are lying to him, it becomes clear that someone is watching. Someone who knows what happened on the tube that day. And, with Raker in his sights, he’ll do anything to keep Sam’s secrets to himself.

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Praise for Tim Weaver’s David Raker Mystery Series

“Weaver’s books get better each time—tense, complex . . . written with flair as well as care.” —The Guardian (London)

“Impressive . . . A lacerating investigation that takes readers into the furthest reaches of obsession. A dark, complex, and visceral read.” —Financial Times --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Tim Weaver is the internationally bestselling author of a series of mysteries featuring private investigator David Raker. He has earned a National Book Award nomination in the U.K. and been shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. He is also the host of the podcast Missing.

Michael Healy is an award-winning actor and audiobook narrator who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has appeared Off-Broadway and on national TV, most notably on Saturday Night Live for three years, and has also appeared in several national commercials. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN : B01BD1SSLC
Publisher : Penguin Books (October 4, 2016)
Publication date : October 4, 2016
Language : English
File size : 3480 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 350 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0143129635
Lending : Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,244,667 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #6,026 in Organized Crime Thrillers
- #7,054 in International Mystery & Crime (Kindle Store)
- #9,557 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Kindle Store)

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Reviewing the Whole Series

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2017

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I absolutely love this series. The books are hard to find in the US, so I have ordered some on Kindle and some in paperback from the UK. So annoying, not sure why the publishers don't make this series available in the US. Anyway, I am so glad I discovered these books. I am a stickler for reading books in order in a series, so I purchased some from the UK to make sure I could read them in order.
The character, David Raker is so great. He is a former journalist that has changed careers, he finds missing persons. His choice is all caught up in the fact his wife died ( not a spoiler) and he devotes his life to finding missing people. What makes the books so good....
The reader follows Raker through his cases step by step, so the mysteries unfold for the reader in the same timeline as for David Raker. It is really interesting, different from a lot of mysteries where the reader seems to know more than the narrator. It is so interesting to follow the clues along with David. He is not a super hero, unlike in the US, where the private detectives always have guns. In England, this private detective has to depend on his wits to get out of situations, even it it means figuring out how to run away. Seems more realistic. Anyway, I am hooked on this series, I wish it was more available in the US. If you have to end up reading them out of order, I think they would still be great books. The mysteries are that good. The reader never knows where things are going. I, however, found it worth while tracking the books down , even from Amazon UK. I have read them all now, cannot wait until the next book coming out in 2018.

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gita gouri-wood

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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Maybe because I had read his next novel first, I found this novel hard to follow. It was long,and when it did finally get to the point, it was less than believable. Improbable, and very violent, I will not be reading another one of his novels.

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Kim Henning

Still like author but this book was weaker

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2016

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I liked this book slightly less than the three I read before it. The main character is developing nicely and his relationships with other minor characters are well drawn. I just wasn't as intrigued by this particular plot.

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S. York

Good, however not quite as suspenseful as some other books in the Raker series. Still worth the read.

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016

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Liked the book, not as suspenseful as some of the other David Raker books. I still enjoyed reading it. Healy Colm is one of my favorite characters in the Raker stories. I was pleased he had some input in this story.

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JDave

Discovered a great writer! After reading all of Jo Nesbo and ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015

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Discovered a great writer! After reading all of Jo Nesbo and Peter May and Brian Freeman, it's nice to discover another terrific writer of the genre! I've ordred all his books.

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Betty Hall

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2017

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I have read all of his books They are suspenseful and full of surprises

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Roseann Ilstrup

Great book.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015

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Tim Weaver sure knows how to write suspense. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Great book.

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Marianne E. Deritis

I really like this David Raker

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015

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He is my newest author to read and I am loving his books. Looking forward to his next book in June. I really like this David Raker.

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Palwebstar

Good with one niggle

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2015

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It's gripping and Healy is a very original character (more so than Raker). It kept my attention throughout and I looked forward to reading on. The only niggle I have concerns the misplaced Americanisms. For example, people don't use the lift, they "ride the elevator". Really? In London? Has the public ever called the lifts at Tube stations by that name? The wackiest example is the author's use of "out of" in place of that simple preposition "in" (e.g. a receptionist is described as working "out of" a building. Is the welcome desk in the car park?) These affectations are presumably meant to give the book a hard-boiled mean-streets touch. Give it up, Mr Weaver, it's cringeworthy.

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Another great installment in the David Raker series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2017

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For millions of Londoners, the morning of 16 December is just like any other. But not for Sam Wren. An hour after leaving home, he gets on a Tube train - and never gets off again. No witnesses. 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.

For, as Raker starts to suspect that even the police are lying to him, someone is watching. Someone who knows what happened on the Tube that day. And with Raker in his sights, he'll do anything to keep Sam's secrets to himself.

The second storyline is the police are investigating the disappearance of young men. All the men live alone and have few friends or family members. All the men have disappeared without a trace except for their hair, which has been shaved off and left on their pillows.

I really enjoy the David Raker books, always different and the story always seems to make you want to read "just one one chapter" before going to sleep. From the very start, when Raker decides to investigate this strange disappearance, nothing is as it seems. Sam Wren has a lot of secrets, some buried very deep and for a long time, which inevitably leads to more questions than answers.

The ending was great and has been left on a cliff hanger and I can't wait to read the next installment (Never Coming Back) very soon.

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Mrs. J. Parry

Disappointing after the first 2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2020

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(There might be a small spoiler in here)
I loved the first 2 Raker books, recommended them to friends etc.....then read this one. I had to finish it - needed to know what happened to Sam who apparently didn't get off the train. It seemed a bit like I was the only one who did care in the end - a brief reference, in the last chapter,to his wife wondering how she would see things differently now, and that was it. There was a parallel plot about young gay men being abducted, which ended up making sense, but what the traffickers had to with anything, apart from providing gratuitous sex and violence is beyond me. Raker is beginning to get on my nerves - is the man superhuman?? Apparently he is cleverer, harder, more professional, has more stamina, more intuitive etc etc etc than anyone in the police force, actually than anyone anywhere. I don't think I'll be reading any more in this series.

Lynda Kelly

Third One's The Charm

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2018

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Third time's the charm !! The first 2 in this series I gave 4* but this one I liked the most so it's a 5* at last for Mr Weaver. Even though he left us with an "Eastenders moment"....dum, dum, dum, right at the end ! I think if you've read the first 3 you're clearly a fan, as I am, so would be buying the 4th anyway. No doubt when I check reviews people will be bleating, however.....
Some of David's escapades in the past have left me wondering how on earth he gets out of such scrapes, let alone how he keeps getting into them in the first place. With this one, I didn't find it was so unbelievable, though. I enjoyed the parts featuring the London Underground. I've heard about ghost stations before and it has to be pretty fascinating down there. He mentions, however, that Westminster was the deepest one but I thought that accolade went to London Bridge ??
The story was full of twists 'n' turns and I made guesses in notations the whole way through, all wrong as per usual !! This is why I read and leave others to the writing part !! I couldn't even picture homes where the steps led down to the front doors, however much I tried (that aren't basements). I did wonder about Julia's reason for hiring Raker, as he did....she was an odd bird. I hope Raker will be working with Healy in the next stories as well. He has the most filthy temper but I can't help but like him. I liked his boss lady as well.
The portion where Jonathan invites a friend round was really cleverly done in being so sinister. I also liked his description of a tear falling and of a heart beating fast. I underlined both.
And yes, he persists in sticking to spelling the American way. There were odd mistakes....Mc Gregor not needing a space (and yes, despite myself, I muttered 'Mind the Gap'), a couple of sentences lost words, such as "Werr said, smile on his face" and "...I wouldn't have change lines on the journey home" Then he wrote born and not borne a couple of times and I'd have capitalised Magic Circle. Nothing truly appalling, though.
I'm looking forward to the next one for sure.

Euphemia Black

Too long too gruesome

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2018

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It started off well and the premise of the man who disappeared is an intriguing one, but then it got into shock horror stuff that was far too gruesome for me. The ideas of the maverick cop and the super clever private detective are not original. It was over-long and over-contrived. I should remind myself not to choose books that are part of a series, they are almost always second rate.

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