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The Lost Women by Tim Weaver

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The Lost Women

Author
Tim Weaver
Narrator
various
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date
26 February 2026
Run Time
12 hours 3 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural

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THE HEART-STOPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE MISSING PERSON MYSTERY

THE WOMEN WHO DISAPPEARED
Before he was a missing persons investigator, David Raker was a journalist – and there's one story that still haunts him. The Lost Women.
Eighteen years ago, on the Cornish coast, three women were filming a documentary about a missing student…until they vanished too.
With no bodies and no leads, the disappearances remain unsolved.

THE PATIENT WHO VANISHED
Today, Raker is hired to crack an impossible mystery. Following a car accident, Preston Stewart has surgery on his face. The operation is a success.
But when the dressings are removed, Preston's wife realises something is very wrong.
The man under the bandages is not her husband.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Raker and his ally, former detective Colm Healy, begin digging into Preston’s disappearance – and discover a horrifying connection to the lost women.
But there’s something even worse.
The men only have 48 hours to solve both cases – or everything that matters to them and everyone they love is in danger…

'Weaver's books are unputdownable. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' MICK HERRON

'What a talent' DAILY MAIL

© Tim Weaver 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critics Review

  • The Lost Women is Tim Weaver at the absolute top of his game – a masterclass in tense, propulsive thriller writing as a web of interlocking mysteries come together with deadly consequences.

    TM LOGAN

  • The Raker novels just keep getting better. Weaver’s novel is a masterclass in thriller-writing. THE LOST WOMEN is nail-biting, clever and superbly written. The characters leap off the page; their stories will raise your blood pressure and might break your heart. There’s also a risk of whiplash from the breakneck plotting and a risk of shock at the ending. Outstanding.

    GILLY MACMILLAN

  • Tim Weaver has done it again with this brilliantly twisty mystery. It's always a delight when a new Raker book appears -- you know it's going to sweep you away. This time, Raker is pulling together threads from the past and the present -- complicated and satisfying!

    HOLLY WATT

  • Another brilliant thriller by Weaver - The Lost Women grips you from the first page to the last. A superb read - so cleverly plotted with characters that I truly cared about. I loved it.

    NIKKI SMITH

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  • PRAISE FOR TIM WEAVER

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  • Thrilling

    Richard and Judy Book Club

  • The master of clever, unpredictable plots

    Claire Douglas

  • Packed with twists

    Daily Express

  • This gorgeously constructed mystery will keep you utterly gripped

    CRIME MONTHLY

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Details
Author
Tim Weaver
Narrator
various
Duration
12 hours 3 minutes
Release Date
26 February 2026
ISBN
9781405971362
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Genre
Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin. THE HEART-STOPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE MISSING PERSON MYSTERYTHE WOMEN WHO DISAPPEAREDBefore he was a missing persons investigator, David Raker was a journalist – and there's one story that still haunts him. The Lost Women.Eighteen years ago, on the Cornish coast, three women were filming a documentary about a missing student…until they vanished too.With no bodies and no leads, the disappearances remain unsolved.THE PATIENT WHO VANISHEDToday, Raker is hired to crack an impossible mystery. Following a car accident, Preston Stewart has surgery on his face. The operation is a success.But when the dressings are removed, Preston's wife realises something is very wrong.The man under the bandages is not her husband.THE CLOCK IS TICKINGRaker and his ally, former detective Colm Healy, begin digging into Preston’s disappearance – and discover a horrifying connection to the lost women.But there’s something even worse.The men only have 48 hours to solve both cases – or everything that matters to them and everyone they love is in danger…'Weaver's books are unputdownable. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' MICK HERRON'What a talent' DAILY MAIL© Tim Weaver 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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