The Last Goodbye: The heart-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of The Blackbird

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The tension builds throughout and as soon as I had finished it I was instantly looking forward to the next instalment. A complex and gripping read that grabbed me from the start, involving two cases that each in their own way affects David Raker. Tim Weaver has a fantastic talent for writing the Raker novels, they are immersive, well researched and full of darkness, twists and surprises, and I really enjoyed reading The Last Goodbye. As an inadvertent latecomer to the series, beginning with the tenth book, I cannot help but feel a tinge of regret for not delving into David Raker's world sooner. However, I am delighted to report that my newfound enthusiasm has led me to acquire the first book in the series. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to immerse myself in the earlier works and discover the depths of character and storytelling that I have been missing.

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In The Last Goodbye, David is hired by Rebekah who's mother upped and left when she was a small child, the other missing case which seems unrelated is a father and son who went into a ghost house and never showed up. Tim Weaver really is the ultimate ‘just one more chapter’ author. Every chapter leaves you on a cliff hanger or questioning what you thought you knew and you just have to keep reading!I really enjoyed the intrigue interwoven into the story. There are chapters told from various view points and time periods but they all come together at the end. Weaver's characters are almost always well crafted and convincing. The ones in this book are no exception to that. There are new people and some old friends. He is a master of pace and controlled tension. OK it's playing games but Weaver does it so well. A chapter ends on a key thought/aspect... And then so does the next one! There is light and dark here and bubbling around that ideas are building. Some bits I maybe worked out. The major twist I certainly did not! Missing persons private investigator David Raker and his friend Colm Healey have fast become two of my favourite fictional characters. Weaver has brilliantly fleshed out all the members of the cast, and the dialogue between them always feels natural and believable. I particularly love the friendship and dynamic between Raker and Healey which have shone through in both books that I’ve read so far. Weaver attended Norton Hill School [16] in Midsomer Norton, Somerset. He also describes himself as a "massive, massive football fan", [17] and supports Arsenal and Bath City F.C. Bibliography [ edit ] David Raker novels [ edit ]

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Raker is pulled in to investigate what happened all those years ago and takes us through a thrilling ride. There is also a strand of the plot which relates to David’s friend Healy, now in prison for faking his own death. The police are desperate to make him incriminate Raker who has been helping him stay off grid.Tim Weaver is a master of the crime genre. You'll be gripped by the intricate plotting and whiplash- inducing twists. I couldn't look away' GILLY MACMILLAN Another enjoyable read in the Raker series. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep us guessing.

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Missing persons stories are a popular trope in crime fiction, as demonstrated so well by this series which has now reached book 12. Tim Weaver ploughs this particular furrow well, with a panache that reminded me of Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner. Both feature protagonists obsessively searching for those who are lost, with a compulsion drawn from past tragedy. This is a book with a rather ominous title and a compelling tale to tell. If you’re a David Raker fan, I suggest you grab a copy at the first opportunity. David Raker is basically a marvel at these cases and he soon makes links and the reader is taken on an intriguing journey. Both missing persons case relate and the reader gets to learn how and why. While this story appears to carry on only a short while after the last one in the series, it’s not necessary to have read it or any of the previous books to read this. Former journalist turned missing person’s investigator David Raker is under investigation himself. His last case revealed a man living under an assumed identity, one Raker had himself helped to create. But, as the police circle Raker is focussed on a new missing person enquiry, helping an adult woman discover why her mother disappeared when she was five years old.Already under great risk due to his past actions, Raker’s latest investigations prove more dangerous than even he could ever envisage, as his search grid unwittingly begins to entwine with perhaps his most vicious foe ever. A relic of a monstrous regime, the poisonous point of a broken spear. Tim Weaver skilfully connects the various plotlines as the story cleverly comes together. Raker is a likeable hero and this was a complex and compelling read. I was also invested in what happened next to Raker's friend Healy, now in prison for faking his own death and using an assumed identity. My only criticism of The Last Goodbye is that it is an overly long novel that I feel could have been slightly edited. However, it's still an enjoyable read and another great addition to the series. Recommended. The conclusion of the book was very clever and it left me wanting to read more about both David and Healy and perhaps some of the other characters. At the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for the ghost house. CCTV cameras record them entering - but they never exit. No one can find them inside - and no one can explain how they vanished.

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Tim Weaver is a master of the crime genre. You'll be gripped by the intricate plotting and whiplash-inducing twists. I couldn't look away' GILLY MACMILLAN When Rebekah Murphy was three, her mother walked out of their childhood home and never returned. Nearly four decades on, Fiona Murphy is still missing. On the night Tom Brenner and his nine-year-old son Leo visit the Seven Peaks theme park, they head straight for the ghost house. From the latest Scandinavian serial killer to Golden Age detective stories, we love our crime novels! Not for the first time my partner and I agreed that even an ordinary Weaver story is better than most thing we read. This is definitely not an ordinary Weaver tale and the 5 stars are happily given.It’s not clear how they are linked at first but through some clever storytelling, we find out the full extent of both disappearances. Family ties, love and loyalty are threads that also run through Exiles by Jane Harper, which also centres upon the mystery of a mother who vanished without trace. I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Goodbye, which has an intricate plot that goes in a dark direction that I didn’t expect and some stunning twists on top of that. It’s what I regard as a proper grown up book, one that offers the reader the respect of assuming that they want depth along with the twists and turns and can cope with a lot of tension. He had a New York accent, unlike Rebekah: despite living in the US since she was eighteen, she still spoke like a Brit, even if some of her words and phrasing had become heavily Americanized. As if sensing my confusion, she said, ‘I didn’t mean to throw you. Frank coming with me was kind of a last-minute decision.’ I'd definitely recommend for those who love to solve a missing persons' case - this is the first Tim Weaver book I've read and it most definitely won't be the last.