Review: I Am Missing by Tim Weaver

I Am Missing by Tim Weaver
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I Absolutely loved this gripping,breath taking,sometimes very intense thriller


Private Investigator David Raker`s cases usually involve him searching for someone who has disappeared either by their own choice or because of the actions of other people.So he is very intregued when he is contacted by a young man who insists that he is missing.

Richard Kite explains that he is suffering from dissociative amnesia and has no memory of his life before he was found washed up near a life boat station on the Southampton Water ten months earlier.

Ten long months of having no idea of who he was and where he came from.His story had been front page news and yet no one had came forward to `claim` him.

Despite his reservations about the case Raker begins digging into the so called Lost Mans past and finds himself caught up in a complex case of families,greed,lies,manipulation and murder.

Although most of the story is about David Raker`s investigation into Richard`s past interspersed throughout the book are chapters about step sisters Penny and Beth and their misadventures at The Brink,a creepy,isolated area in the hills near their home.Who are the step sisters and are they in any way connected to Richard`s mysterious missing past?.

It's not a fast paced story but it is very Intreguing,gripping and has some seriously intense moments especially the parts set at The Brink and in the isolated cabin.David Raker is one of my favourite fictional characters,he puts his heart and soul into his cases,very often without a single thought about his own safety.As usual he finds himself caught up in a number of life threatening situations that had me on the edge of my comfy chair wondering how he was going to escape this time.Although this is the eighth book in the series it can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone.I really love this series and after making the mistake of reading the excerpt I seriously can't wait to read the next book.It would be so cool if this series of books was chosen to be adapted for tv or as a series of films.

Many thanks to Penquin UK/Michael Joseph for a arc of this book via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review