# The Blackbird

**THE _SUNDAY TIMES_ TOP 3 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK**  
**DAVID RAKER IS BACK WITH ANOTHER HEART-POUNDING MISSING PERSONS CASE**

**'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  
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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 . . .**  
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**'Shocking, gripping, heart-pounding, _The Blackbird_ is unputdownable . . . Bloody brilliant'** NIKKI MAY

**'The impressive Weaver triumphs again with this intricate mystery'** _DAILY MAIL_

**'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'** 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review

**'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'** 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review

**'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

**'Taut and immersive, with all the hallmarks of a true crime novel'** Catherine Steadman

**'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

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- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** Penguin Random House
- **Type:** Tim Weaver

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