The Blackbird

<p><h2><b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>TOP 3 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK</b></h2><br><b>DAVID RAKER IS BACK WITH ANOTHER HEART-POUNDING MISSING PERSONS CASE</b><br><br><b>'Tim Weaver is the master of clever, unpredictable plots' </b>CLAIRE DOUGLAS<br><b>'If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' </b>MICK HERRON<br><b>'A fine addition to an excellent series' </b><i>OBSERVER</i><br><b>'Brilliant . . . A jaw-dropping number of twists and turns. Truly excellent' </b>B.A. PARIS<br>______<br><br>CCTV footage captures Cate and Aiden Gascoigne driving home seconds before their car plunges into a ravine and explodes.<br><br>When fire crews arrive, the vehicle is empty.<br><br><b>Cate and Aiden have vanished.</b><br><br>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.<br><br><b>What he doesn't know is how dark this one is - or how close it will get to him . . .</b><br>______<br><br><b>'Shocking, gripping, heart-pounding, <i>The Blackbird</i> is unputdownable . . . Bloody brilliant' </b>NIKKI MAY<br><br><b>'The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><br><b>'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' </b>5***** Reader Review<br><br><b>'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' </b>5***** Reader Review<br><br><b>'I always look forward to a new Raker but <i>The Blackbird </i>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' </b>Claire Douglas<br><br><b>'Taut and immersive, with all the hallmarks of a true crime novel'</b> Catherine Steadman<br><br> <b>'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'</b> Phoebe Morgan</p> <p><h2><b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>TOP 3 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK</b></h2><br><b>DAVID RAKER IS BACK WITH ANOTHER HEART-POUNDING MISSING PERSONS CASE</b><br><br><b>'Tim Weaver is the master of clever, unpredictable plots' </b>CLAIRE DOUGLAS<br><b>'If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' </b>MICK HERRON<br><b>'A fine addition to an excellent series' </b><i>OBSERVER</i><br><b>'Brilliant . . . A jaw-dropping number of twists and turns. Truly excellent' </b>B.A. PARIS<br>______<br><br>CCTV footage captures Cate and Aiden Gascoigne driving home seconds before their car plunges into a ravine and explodes.<br><br>When fire crews arrive, the vehicle is empty.<br><br><b>Cate and Aiden have vanished.</b><br><br>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.<br><br><b>What he doesn't know is how dark this one is - or how close it will get to him . . .</b><br>______<br><br><b>'Shocking, gripping, heart-pounding, <i>The Blackbird</i> is unputdownable . . . Bloody brilliant' </b>NIKKI MAY<br><br><b>'The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><br><b>'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' </b>5***** Reader Review<br><br><b>'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' </b>5***** Reader Review<br><br><b>'I always look forward to a new Raker but <i>The Blackbird </i>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' </b>Claire Douglas<br><br><b>'Taut and immersive, with all the hallmarks of a true crime novel'</b> Catherine Steadman<br><br> <b>'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'</b> Phoebe Morgan</p>