The Blackbird Synopsis
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 . . .
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9781405943741 |
Publication date: |
16th February 2023 |
Author: |
Tim Weaver |
Publisher: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: |
Paperback |
Pagination: |
439 pages |
Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Tim Weaver Press Reviews
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
Weaver lives up to his name with this expertly spun web of dark secrets and inexplicable disappearances -- Cara Hunter
About Tim Weaver
Tim Weaver was born in 1977. At eighteen, he left school and started working in magazine journalism, and has since gone on to develop a successful career writing about films, TV, sport, games and technology. He is married with a young daughter, and lives near Bath.
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