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WHO DOESN’T LOVE A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MYSTERY AT CHRISTMAS? AND TIM WEAVER’S LATEST MISSING PERSONS THRILLER MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT . . .

‘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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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
PRAISE 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

Publisher Review

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 Praise for Tim Weaver * – * Terrific * Sunday Times * Thrilling * Richard & Judy Book Club * Packed with twists * Daily Express *