The Blackbird The Blackbird

The Blackbird

The heart-pounding Sunday Times bestseller (David Raker Missing Persons 11)

    • 4.3 • 156 Ratings
    • £4.99

Publisher Description

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 3 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK

THIS IS A MISSING PERSONS CASE LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE . . .

'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

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2022
9 June
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
464
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Books Ltd
SIZE
5.8
MB

Customer Reviews

dawnypie ,

The blackbird

Loved it, as usual David raker dose not disappoint, I loved the Rebekah Murphy story and can’t wait to follow that up. Blackbird was dark and grimy like it should be, poor Healy I hope he comes out of this unscathed.

Jeddah78 ,

Confusing

Too much jumping about, too many characters….gave up after 500 odd pages.

Geoffoxford ,

The Blackbird

Oh dear - what a contrived ending that made the whole book a waste of time reading. If I had known that was the cause of the car crash I would have stopped on page ten. Read it if you like but prepare to be very disappointed at the end.

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