The Missing Family: The must-read David Raker thriller, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Blackbird

Tim Weaver

Jul 2024 · Random House

About this eBook

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

‘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 Herron


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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 . . .

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'Impossibly clever. Impossible to put down' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Corkscrew twists. Impossible to read without breaking into a sweat' THE TIMES

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Ratings and reviews

David Raker is asked to find who disappeared in the middle of a lake right months before. A riveting read full of twists and turns and a lot of threads that Tim Weaver expertly weaves to a satisfying conclusion. I could not put this book down, a exceptional read. Thanks to Penguin books and Netgalley for this review copy.

wow, a fantastic book!

Tim Weaver is for me unquestionably the best crime thriller writer ou there .

About the author

Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of fourteen 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.