The Blackbird

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 3 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK

DAVID RAKER IS BACK WITH ANOTHER HEART-POUNDING MISSING PERSONS CASE

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 . . .

'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

© Tim Weaver 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

I much enjoyed Tim Weaver ‘s latest, The Blackbird. It’s a fine addition to an excellent series

Observer

With the David Raker novels, Tim Weaver has carved out an area of British crime fiction uniquely his own. Unsettling, brilliantly plotted, and satisfyingly complex, these books are unputdownable, and the latest – The Blackbird – is no exception. If you haven’t yet met Raker, you’re in for a treat

Mick Herron

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

A brilliant missing persons mystery with plenty of intrigue and a jaw-dropping number of twists and turns. Truly excellent

B A Paris

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

The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery

Daily Mail

Shocking, gripping, heart-pounding, The Blackbird is unputdownable . . . Bloody brilliant

Nikki May

Taut and immersive, with all the hallmarks of a true crime novel

Catherine Steadman

This is the 11th novel by Weaver to feature his widowed sleuth, and the author’s casual expertise is firmly in evidence

Financial Times

A killer concept, and a twisty, addictive tale. Fabulous!

Gytha Lodge

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