Un’altra storia complessa che mi ha intrigato e che mi è piaciuta molto.
Il brutale omicidio irrisolto di una madre e delle sue due gemelline ha segnato in modo indelebile la carriera e la vita di Colm Healy, cercare di risolvere il caso ad anni di distanza è l’unico tenue filo che tiene ancora in vita l’ex poliziotto.
A dargli una mano è rimasto solo Reaker che, riuscirà con il suo intuito, tra non poche difficoltà, a dipanare il bandolo di una intricata matassa che trae origine da un terribile passato.
Un consiglio a chi vorrà leggere questi libri: seguite l’ordine di pubblicazione della serie perché anche se ogni storia è conclusiva e a sé stante, alcuni rimandi e le evoluzioni dei personaggi ricorrenti seguono una logica temporale e, a volte, sono complementari alle storie stesse. ( )

Number 6 in the David Raker series. This one features serial killer(s) also manages to incorporate a long defunct amusement park on Wapping Grand Pier. The author fits all the pieces in well making for a decent suspense novel. ( )

Un altro ottimo thriller di un autore che finora non ha mai sbagliato uno. Una trama molto complessa e altamente adrenalica. Da leggere solo dopo aver letto gli altri perchè richiama cose viste nei precedenti libri e senza averli letti si perde molto della storia. ( )

To be honest, I simply quite enjoy reading Tim Weaver's David Raker books. This one is #6... and all will be available in the states soon. Weaver has made Raker such an interesting character -- and in every novel there are also an assortment of other well-defined (and some carrying over from previous novels) characters. Raker is a former journalist turned private investigator with a specialty in finding persons who go missing. This novel is unique in that it follows up a brief anecdote mentioned in a previous book; a crime so bad that it destroyed the police detective who failed to solve the murders. Weaver's novels have so many layers and such detail, that I never know where the stories are going -- and sometimes, they keep going beyond the obvious. Love his work... Tim's a young guy, so hope he keeps writing for a long time! ( )

David Raker Missing Persons Investigator is hoping to help an ex London Met detective Colm Healy find redemption and solve a case that has haunted him for 4 years and ruined his life, his work, and his marriage. That is the basis of this brilliant 500+ page thriller/mystery by up and coming author Tim Weaver and makes for complex yet very rewarding reading. The author had my attention from page one and held me spellbound for just over 2 days with many intelligent twists and changes in the storyline all adding to the tension and concluding in magnificient fashion. I particularly loved the London setting with the imagery and use of old wooden piers and the thrill and sound of victorian amusement arcades. Mr Weaver as an author writes with a great confidence and turns a complex plot into a thrilling ride, I look forward to David Raker's next outing.... ( )