Chasing the Dead: 1 (David Raker Mystery)

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David Raker, a former journalist and now a missing persons investigator, who is still mourning for the loss of his beloved wife, is asked to look into disappearance and mysterious death of Alex Towne. During the investigation David bumped into much bigger mystery than just a disappearance and thereby put his life in acute danger. The complex character throughout the series, David Raker, is charged with the responsibility of investigating the case. Just like Tim, David Raker is a former journalist. We learn that he left his job to nurse his ailing wife, who finally dies. David is reluctant to take the task of investigating Alex Towne’s disappearance, but remembering the loss of his own, he finally agrees, and this signifies the beginning of trouble for him. Ayo: Your books make for exciting read and it is clear that an enormous amount of research has gone into them... David Raker isn't entirely convinced, but Mary has enough evidence to intrigue him. And then he meets a woman who is legally dead. This book is quite an intense thriller. Exciting and intense, although I think a little over the top occasionally. However this definitely kept my interest throughout, and had me guessing absolutely way off course.

Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex . . . written with flair as well as care' GuardianTim: I’m still trying to finish it, so it’s in a very rough state but basically the premise is this: Raker is approached by a woman whose husband got onto the Tube one morning – and never got off again. Tim Weaver è un autore di thriller, ricchi di colpi di scena e suspense, il quale sin dal primo libro, TRACCE DI MORTE, ha provocato in me una sorta di dipendenza. Il merito va attribuito al personaggio, alla trama, all’intreccio, alle componenti del giallo, ecc. Avendolo letto nella traduzione italiana, forse un po’ del merito, per l’alto gradimento riscontrato, va attribuito anche al traduttore, che ha reso questo tsunami di emozioni e azione. È uno di quei romanzi che fra un po’ di anni si ha la voglia di rileggere e che si è fieri di sfoggiare nella propria libreria. È un autore che, per me, si è rivelato un’autentica scoperta. Le sue storie non hanno punti morti. L’indagine non annoia mai, anche quando sembra che non ci sia niente che possa accadere, giunge un elemento destabilizzante e si ricomincia daccapo. Lo stesso protagonista, David Raker, è costantemente in pericolo; è l’ex giornalista d’assalto che ora risolve misteri di scomparse inestricabili; è l’uomo, con un passato doloroso, che ancora incombe, ma è sempre un passo avanti agli altri, con un piede nel precipizio del pericolo e nell’universo della follia. A gripping plot, a creepy atmosphere and a mystic aura over it. At some point though I started to worry that it would turn into a paranormal story, so weird it was! Thanks God, no genre changing. But still, I found the second part of the book a bit too much: there were just TOO MANY life-threatening situations for one person in one book. I am glad that David managed to escape every time he was almost killed, but it started to get on my nerves and the whole "OMG" and "THANKS GOD HE DID IT AGAIN" became less credible. It was my first book by the author and, considering the fact that it was also his debut novel, he got already my full attention- even if I didn't rate it with a full five stars - and I am sure that he will be getting better in the following installments about David Raker, a missing persons investigator.

MY THOUGHTS: Chasing the Dead by Tim Weaver is an excellent start to a series that I have been reading in a piecemeal manner.

Weaver ξεπέρασε των εαυτό του. Η γραφή του εξελίχθηκε σοβαρά και κατάφερε να μας προσφέρει ένα θρίλερ που διαβάζεται απνευστί και σε αφήνει άναυδο. Η ιστορία συνοπτικά έχει ως εξής: Ο Ντέιβιντ Ρέικερ, πρώην δημοσιογράφος και νυν ερευνητής εξαφανισμένων προσώπων, προσλαμβάνεται από τους γονείς ενός 17χρονου κοριτσιού, της Μέγκαν, η οποία έχει εδώ και 7 μήνες εξαφανιστεί, χωρίς η αστυνομία να μπορεί να βρει το παραμικρό ίχνος για την τύχη της. ComputerAndVideoGames.com – About Tim Weaver". ComputerAndVideoGames.com . Retrieved 18 November 2013.

Chasing the Dead introduces David Raker, a grieving widower who, using the investigative skills honed in his former profession as a reporter, now finds missing people. The book opens with a Coben-esque conundrum - David is tasked with finding the dead son of a friend, who swears she saw him very much alive, walking the streets of London a month or so earlier. So begins Dave’s journey/investigation, which goes from interesting to downright ludicrous.

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Macworld – Best apps, music, films, books, TV and podcasts of 2013 listed by Apple on iTunes". macworld.co.uk//. 17 December 2013 . Retrieved 2 January 2014. Ayo: I understand that your first novel Chasing the Dead took a long time to write. How long did it take to write? For as he digs deeper, he discovers that Alex's life was not the innocent one his mother believed. Buried in his past are secrets that were never meant to be found - and dark, dangerous men willing to kill to protect them.