Book description
Missing persons investigator David Raker’s heartstopping hunt for a mother’s vanished son—book one of Tim Weaver’s international bestselling mystery series
One year ago, Alex Towne’s body was found. One month ago, his mother saw him on the street. One week ago, David Raker agreed to look for him. Now he…
Why read it?
1 author picked Chasing the Dead as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Tim Weaver has a way of getting under the skin of not just his characters but his readers, too. For me, it helped that his main character, like me, had lost his wife to cancer. I could instantly relate. But beyond that, the plot was gripping, drawing me in and holding my attention from start to finish.
While reading one of his books and for a long time afterward, your mind has only two ways to be—either reading his book or thinking about his book.
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