Missing Pieces
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PRE-ORDER THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TIM WEAVER IN HIS FIRST STANDALONE， perfect for fans of the DAVID RAKER series
'Pitch perfect Tim Weaver。 Utterly addictive' 5***** Reader Review
'A thriller ride with all the hallmarks of Tim Weaver' 5***** Reader Review
'As with the David Raker books this story had my heart racing' 5***** Reader Review
Rebekah Murphy has been missing for five months。 Why is no one looking for her？
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Rebekah Murphy knows too much 。 。 。
She knows she's alone on an abandoned island with a killer on her trail。
She knows that to get home， she must live to understand why this is happening。
She knows someone tried to kill her for a secret。
What she doesn't know is what that secret is 。 。 。
Detective Frank Travis doesn't know enough 。 。 。
He doesn't know where to find Louise Mason。
He doesn't know how and why she vanished into thin air three months ago。
He doesn't know the identity of the man last seen talking to her。
What he does know is that he retires in one week - and if he doesn't find out where Louise went， no one will 。 。 。
What neither Rebekah nor Detective Travis realize is that each holds a missing piece from the same puzzle - and it will cost them everything to finally solve it 。 。 。
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'Smart， pacy and completely gripping - you'll feel like you're right there in the thick of the action。 A five-star thriller' T。M。 LOGAN， bestselling author of THE HOLIDAY
'Showcases Tim Weaver's trademark clever and original plotting。 Twisty， unpredictable and so gripping。 That ending will stay with me for a long time。 A brilliant book！' CLAIRE DOUGLAS， bestselling author of JUST LIME THE OTHER GIRLS
'An outstanding book， absolutely superb。 The solution reminded me of a Russian Doll， where you take one apart to find another one still to be opened' 5***** Reader Review
'This book has blown me away！ I read it in a day as I physically couldn't put it down。 An absolute must-read for everyone' 5***** Reader Review
Praise for Tim Weaver:
'So many twists and surprises' Times
'Impressive' Guardian
'Terrific' Sunday Times
'I couldn't put it down' Sun
'It had me racing to the end' Fiona Barton
'Packed with twists' Daily Express
'Genuinely original' Gillian McAllister
'Pitch perfect Tim Weaver。 Utterly addictive' 5***** Reader Review
'A thriller ride with all the hallmarks of Tim Weaver' 5***** Reader Review
'As with the David Raker books this story had my heart racing' 5***** Reader Review
Rebekah Murphy has been missing for five months。 Why is no one looking for her？
________
Rebekah Murphy knows too much 。 。 。
She knows she's alone on an abandoned island with a killer on her trail。
She knows that to get home， she must live to understand why this is happening。
She knows someone tried to kill her for a secret。
What she doesn't know is what that secret is 。 。 。
Detective Frank Travis doesn't know enough 。 。 。
He doesn't know where to find Louise Mason。
He doesn't know how and why she vanished into thin air three months ago。
He doesn't know the identity of the man last seen talking to her。
What he does know is that he retires in one week - and if he doesn't find out where Louise went， no one will 。 。 。
What neither Rebekah nor Detective Travis realize is that each holds a missing piece from the same puzzle - and it will cost them everything to finally solve it 。 。 。
________
'Smart， pacy and completely gripping - you'll feel like you're right there in the thick of the action。 A five-star thriller' T。M。 LOGAN， bestselling author of THE HOLIDAY
'Showcases Tim Weaver's trademark clever and original plotting。 Twisty， unpredictable and so gripping。 That ending will stay with me for a long time。 A brilliant book！' CLAIRE DOUGLAS， bestselling author of JUST LIME THE OTHER GIRLS
'An outstanding book， absolutely superb。 The solution reminded me of a Russian Doll， where you take one apart to find another one still to be opened' 5***** Reader Review
'This book has blown me away！ I read it in a day as I physically couldn't put it down。 An absolute must-read for everyone' 5***** Reader Review
Praise for Tim Weaver:
'So many twists and surprises' Times
'Impressive' Guardian
'Terrific' Sunday Times
'I couldn't put it down' Sun
'It had me racing to the end' Fiona Barton
'Packed with twists' Daily Express
'Genuinely original' Gillian McAllister
Reviews
Kate~Bibliophile Book Club
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It’s been a while since I read any of Tim’s books， but when I saw the synopsis for Missing Pieces I knew I needed to read this one。 I absolutely loved it。 It is intricate， nuanced and gripping， while being utterly cinematic in its presentation。 I found myself hooked early on， and racing towards the ending。 Weaver has woven a supremely intricate web in Missing Pieces。 I genuinely couldn’t piece （pardon the pun） it together， couldn’t see how everything was linked。 Actual gasps towards the end of t It’s been a while since I read any of Tim’s books， but when I saw the synopsis for Missing Pieces I knew I needed to read this one。 I absolutely loved it。 It is intricate， nuanced and gripping， while being utterly cinematic in its presentation。 I found myself hooked early on， and racing towards the ending。 Weaver has woven a supremely intricate web in Missing Pieces。 I genuinely couldn’t piece （pardon the pun） it together， couldn’t see how everything was linked。 Actual gasps towards the end of the book。 Absolutely brilliant standalone thriller from Tim， unputdownable even。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Chloe （libraryofchlo）
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I’m part of a blog tour for this one so full review coming soon 🌟🌟
Tracy
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Not a book I enjoyed at all。 Because it continued to jump back and forth continually it was easy to forget where you were in the story - perhaps if it had been written in chronological order it might have been better and captivated you instead of turning you off the book。
Martha Brindley
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This book opened at a fast pace and kept my attention for most of the time。 It slowed down when the main character Bek， was on the island， and I began to get a bit impatient for the ending。 it was well written with good descriptive passages， but the plot was implausible， there were too many characters and overall， just an ok read。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。
Helen
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Wow， lots of jumbled pieces at the start and I struggled to make sense of them but as the story picked up pace I was totally gripped。 It wasn't until the last page that the final piece fell in to place like a completed jigsaw。I would love to see this book made in to a drama on the television。At the heart is a brother and sisters relationship and the repercussions of friendship。Enjoy I did Wow， lots of jumbled pieces at the start and I struggled to make sense of them but as the story picked up pace I was totally gripped。 It wasn't until the last page that the final piece fell in to place like a completed jigsaw。I would love to see this book made in to a drama on the television。At the heart is a brother and sisters relationship and the repercussions of friendship。Enjoy I did 。。。more
Hanlie
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Another fast-paced and twisty read from Tim Weaver。 It's a different read to his Raker series but also about someone going missing and I loved the little cameo played by David Raker。Rebekah decides to accompany her brother to Crow Island but little does she know that this will turn into her biggest nightmare。 She finds herself abandoned and hurt， with her brother missing and some really bad guys trying to kill her on an island that has closed down for a couple of months。 As a reader， you feel li Another fast-paced and twisty read from Tim Weaver。 It's a different read to his Raker series but also about someone going missing and I loved the little cameo played by David Raker。Rebekah decides to accompany her brother to Crow Island but little does she know that this will turn into her biggest nightmare。 She finds herself abandoned and hurt， with her brother missing and some really bad guys trying to kill her on an island that has closed down for a couple of months。 As a reader， you feel like you are spiralling out of control together with Rebekah。 With hardly enough food， no way of getting off the island and also no way of contacting anyone to let them know where she is she soon starts losing hope。 Will her children think she just abandoned them？ Then we have detective Frank Travis。 He has a few days left before he retires and is desperate to close the case of the missing Louise Mason。 A woman who went missing a few months before。 Are these cases linked and will Rebekah survive her ordeal？ Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin UK Michael Joseph for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Julie
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Review to follow。。。Book to be released 15 April 2021
Gill
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Super-suspense thriller – tension high throughout！ We learn of Rebekah’s fight for survival while trapped on a Winter-season uninhabited island where unknown men have tried to kill her， and her brother。 The story unfolds， with chapters headed ‘Before’ to fill in the mysteries piece by piece。Parallel to this there‘s a story of a detective at NYPD one week off retirement， trying to solve a missing person case from 3 months ago which has gone cold。 He’s determined to do so， before he retires。Brilli Super-suspense thriller – tension high throughout！ We learn of Rebekah’s fight for survival while trapped on a Winter-season uninhabited island where unknown men have tried to kill her， and her brother。 The story unfolds， with chapters headed ‘Before’ to fill in the mysteries piece by piece。Parallel to this there‘s a story of a detective at NYPD one week off retirement， trying to solve a missing person case from 3 months ago which has gone cold。 He’s determined to do so， before he retires。Brilliant writing keeps you on the edge of your seat， with many sections ending on cliffhangers – but you’re off on the next mystery before you can object！ My brain could barely keep up the speed I wanted to read this at。 Mixed reaction to the conclusion， but no spoilers here。 。。。more
Alison Oliver
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This is Tim Weavers first stand alone novel and a completely riveting thriller。 It has a cleverly interwoven plot that keeps you intrigued throughout。 The main protagonist is Rebekah who travels with her brother Johnny to the remote Crow Island。 The trip quickly becomes a fight for survival and Rebekah finds herself stranded there alone。 Meanwhile Detective Frank Travis is looking for Louise Mason and must untangle the web of deceit and lies to uncover what has happened to her。 In this action pa This is Tim Weavers first stand alone novel and a completely riveting thriller。 It has a cleverly interwoven plot that keeps you intrigued throughout。 The main protagonist is Rebekah who travels with her brother Johnny to the remote Crow Island。 The trip quickly becomes a fight for survival and Rebekah finds herself stranded there alone。 Meanwhile Detective Frank Travis is looking for Louise Mason and must untangle the web of deceit and lies to uncover what has happened to her。 In this action packed book the two stories eventually come together to solve this mysterious puzzle。 Great book！ 。。。more
Lainy
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Time taken to read - 1 dayPages - 512Publisher - Michael Joseph Source - ARCBlurb from Goodreads Rebekah Murphy has been missing for five months。 Why is no one looking for her？________Rebekah Murphy knows too much 。 。 。She knows she's alone on an abandoned island with a killer on her trail。She knows that to get home， she must live to understand why this is happening。She knows someone tried to kill her for a secret。What she doesn't know is what that secret is 。 。 。Detective Frank Travis doesn't k Time taken to read - 1 dayPages - 512Publisher - Michael Joseph Source - ARCBlurb from Goodreads Rebekah Murphy has been missing for five months。 Why is no one looking for her？________Rebekah Murphy knows too much 。 。 。She knows she's alone on an abandoned island with a killer on her trail。She knows that to get home， she must live to understand why this is happening。She knows someone tried to kill her for a secret。What she doesn't know is what that secret is 。 。 。Detective Frank Travis doesn't know enough 。 。 。He doesn't know where to find Louise Mason。He doesn't know how and why she vanished into thin air three months ago。He doesn't know the identity of the man last seen talking to her。What he does know is that he retires in one week - and if he doesn't find out where Louise went， no one will 。 。 。What neither Rebekah nor Detective Travis realize is that each holds a missing piece from the same puzzle - and it will cost them everything to finally solve it 。 。 。My ReviewRebekah is running， running for her life， she is hurt - she is desperate and other than that we don't really know what is going on， that is the opening chapter。 We flip to the before and learn about Rebekah， her life and what takes her eventually to the Island， where she is now present day。 The chapters flip between Rebekah trying to survive and then， the past as we run up to the present。 Someone wants Rebekah dead， she is stranded on an Island alone and can't imagine why anyone would want to hurt her let alone kill her。 Rebekah wasn't alone when she arrived so where is her brother and where is the person she is running from？The then lets us know Rebekah's current relationship， stressors， family life， the now is her trying to survive on a deserted island， harsh elements， loneliness。 There are twists， timeline jumps， little nuggets *missing pieces* of information as you delve further into the story。 There is a whole ton of mystery， different paces depending on if you are past or present & add into that we have Detective Frank Travis who is due to retire soon。 Frank is looking into the disappearance of a missing artist who has a link to Rebekah's brother and is desperate to finish the case before he goes。 Could Rebekah's family have had anything to do with her current predicament？ I found myself flipping back and forth on theories and unwilling to put the book down because I wanted to know， just like Rebekah who， why and is she going to get out of it。 4/5 for me， this was my first time reading this author， I would read him again！ 。。。more
elles。 bookshelf
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This book begins with Bek who finds herself trapped on a deserted island with two hunters on her trail。 Bek is desperate to survive and make her way home to her two daughters but the question is， why has she been targeted？I found the first half of this book slow and found some chapters confusing as they are told from multiple characters points of view， including Bek， detective Travis and also some unknown characters。 The chapters also change from present to past which was a little difficult to f This book begins with Bek who finds herself trapped on a deserted island with two hunters on her trail。 Bek is desperate to survive and make her way home to her two daughters but the question is， why has she been targeted？I found the first half of this book slow and found some chapters confusing as they are told from multiple characters points of view， including Bek， detective Travis and also some unknown characters。 The chapters also change from present to past which was a little difficult to follow at times。 I also struggled to connect to Bek but as the plot unfolded this improved。I did find that the plot picked up and Weaver's writing style gripped me and I was desperate to find out what would happen。 I also had no idea how the plot would unfold and all my theories were wrong。 I really liked how complex the plot was and how Weaver tied all sub plots together。 I also enjoyed how atmospheric the book was and from Weaver's descriptions I was able to clearly picture the island。If you enjoy an atmospheric psychological thriller I definitely recommend this book！ A huge thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Michael Joseph UK for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest and unedited review。 。。。more
Kerry
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This is the first book by Tim Weaver that I have read。 Initially， I felt the story was a bit "bland。" I didn't really know what was going on and felt that the book wasn't really going anywhere。 However， as time went on I soon found that I NEEDED to know what was going to happen！ I felt that the plot was full of mystery and everytime I thought I knew who the culprit was that I was wrong。 I like how the story jumped between different times and different characters。 Overall， I did enjoy this stor This is the first book by Tim Weaver that I have read。 Initially， I felt the story was a bit "bland。" I didn't really know what was going on and felt that the book wasn't really going anywhere。 However， as time went on I soon found that I NEEDED to know what was going to happen！ I felt that the plot was full of mystery and everytime I thought I knew who the culprit was that I was wrong。 I like how the story jumped between different times and different characters。 Overall， I did enjoy this story in the end and it did eventually draw me in and kept me wanting more！ Thank you to Tim Weaver， NetGalley and Penguin Michael Joseph UK for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Paul Perry
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A day trip turns a small island into a lone fight for survival for the central character Rebekah Murphy。 Trying to piece together past events and memories to plan her escape and make sense of the situation makes for a gripping storyline。 Detective Frank Travis works on his last missing person case， not Murphy， someone else， but he can unlock some of the secrets and between them the tension builds to a thrilling conclusion that keeps you turning the pages。 Really enjoyed the ride and will defin A day trip turns a small island into a lone fight for survival for the central character Rebekah Murphy。 Trying to piece together past events and memories to plan her escape and make sense of the situation makes for a gripping storyline。 Detective Frank Travis works on his last missing person case， not Murphy， someone else， but he can unlock some of the secrets and between them the tension builds to a thrilling conclusion that keeps you turning the pages。 Really enjoyed the ride and will definitely check out more books by this author。 。。。more
Lynne
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Rebekah Murphy accompanies her brother Johnny on an October day trip to Crow Island; three hours by ferry from the mainland。 Johnny is writing a book and needs to do research there。 Rebekah thinks it will be the perfect opportunity for some sibling bonding。 Little does she know what awaits them。 Injured， separated from her brother and left for dead， Rebekah regains consciousness to discover she's completely alone。 The deserted island has closed for winter and the last ferry home is long gone。 Wi Rebekah Murphy accompanies her brother Johnny on an October day trip to Crow Island; three hours by ferry from the mainland。 Johnny is writing a book and needs to do research there。 Rebekah thinks it will be the perfect opportunity for some sibling bonding。 Little does she know what awaits them。 Injured， separated from her brother and left for dead， Rebekah regains consciousness to discover she's completely alone。 The deserted island has closed for winter and the last ferry home is long gone。 With so many unanswered questions and no means of calling for rescue， Rebekah faces the grim reality of her situation — she hasn't told anyone where she is so how can she be found？ A sense of dread washes over her — she knows the island won't reopen for another five months。 The story unfolds through dual timelines of 'before' and 'now' which fit seamlessly together。 As with the author's previous books， Missing Pieces is a perfectly paced read with an addictive mystery that keeps the reader fully engaged throughout。 The tension-filled claustrophobic atmosphere is palpable as Rebekah searches for answers and struggles to survive on the island alone。 This book is an excellent addition to author Tim Weaver's growing body of work。 I enjoyed it immensely and thought it was a fantastic deviation from his David Raker series。 It does require suspension of disbelief on more than one occasion but the unexpected twists and turns more than compensate and are extremely gratifying。 I was swept up， taken to another place and couldn't put the book down until I reached the final page。Book Source: Review copy from the publisher 。。。more
Angela Lawman
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If you are looking for a thrilling， adrenaline ride of a book that will keep you guessing until the very end， then this is the one for you。Rebekah has travelled to a small island near Montauk with her brother for a meeting， on the last day of the season。 The book starts dramatically with Rebekah needing to stitch up her head wound after being attacked on the island。 But who has attached her and why？ Where is her brother Johnny？ And why is she now left behind on a shut down island for the winter？ If you are looking for a thrilling， adrenaline ride of a book that will keep you guessing until the very end， then this is the one for you。Rebekah has travelled to a small island near Montauk with her brother for a meeting， on the last day of the season。 The book starts dramatically with Rebekah needing to stitch up her head wound after being attacked on the island。 But who has attached her and why？ Where is her brother Johnny？ And why is she now left behind on a shut down island for the winter？Told in flashback as well as the current narrative， the story tells what happens to Rebekah on the island and what has happened to her prior。 Part way through， we are introduced to 。Frank Travis， an NYPD detective who is days away from retirement and covering his last case。 What links Frank to Rebekah’s story and why？This book literally kept me guessing the whole way through。 I was rooting for Rebekah and a couple of passages brought me to tears。 Would recommend。 。。。more
Sue
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This book had a clever， complex plot and some excellent characterisation， but I felt it was a bit long and disjointed。Rebekah （Bek）， a hospital doctor， mum of two young girls and troubled by a failing marriage， has taken an impromptu decision to accompany her aspiring-writer brother on a ferry trip to a windy and isolated island about 100 miles off the New York coast。 Winter is coming and the island is due to close until spring。 The pair are attacked by someone who knows their names and Rebekah， This book had a clever， complex plot and some excellent characterisation， but I felt it was a bit long and disjointed。Rebekah （Bek）， a hospital doctor， mum of two young girls and troubled by a failing marriage， has taken an impromptu decision to accompany her aspiring-writer brother on a ferry trip to a windy and isolated island about 100 miles off the New York coast。 Winter is coming and the island is due to close until spring。 The pair are attacked by someone who knows their names and Rebekah， assumed dead， is abandoned alone on the island for 5 long months。 She does not have great survival skills but manages to find food and presumably a source of water， all the while agonising over why no-one appears to be searching for her， about her children and how and why she and her missing brother were deliberately targeted。 In a parallel thread， we have soon-to-retire Detective Travis， searching for a missing artist。 It eventually becomes clear that the cases are linked。There is a lot to like about this book - the characters， the location， the sense of isolation， abandonment and menace， and of course the central mystery。 I didn't particularly like the way the ending was handled - although most loose ends were tied there was a definite Bond-like "bad person explaining themselves before shooting" vibe going on。As for the writing style - it's mostly immersive and uncomplicated， but the author does have a habit of over-using the words 'she' and 'her'。 For example - "。。。her lungs burning， images flooded her of when she had run for her school， when this would have been easy for her。。。" 4 'hers' in half a sentence in which only two are necessary seems excessive， and once noticed it can't be unnoticed。 I was getting quite annoyed after reading "she looked around her" for the hundredth time。 Maybe it's just me。A good read， 3。5 stars which I'll round up to 4 because I do enjoy the author's David Raker books。 。。。more
Sarah Downey
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Thank you Netgalley， Penguin Michael Joseph UK and Tim Weaver for letting me ready an ARC of Missing Pieces in return for an honest reviewThis book is a stand alone from the David Raker series， but he does make a cameo appearance towards the endI'm not sure where to place this book as it had so many characters， twists and turns that at the beginning i was thinking of giving up。 It was very slow， then it would pick up pace， slow down again and then towards the end it got more gripping and had me Thank you Netgalley， Penguin Michael Joseph UK and Tim Weaver for letting me ready an ARC of Missing Pieces in return for an honest reviewThis book is a stand alone from the David Raker series， but he does make a cameo appearance towards the endI'm not sure where to place this book as it had so many characters， twists and turns that at the beginning i was thinking of giving up。 It was very slow， then it would pick up pace， slow down again and then towards the end it got more gripping and had me racing to the finish。Rebekah Murphy's marriage seems like the perfect marriage until she finds another mobile phone in her husband's car。 After confessing that he has been having an affair the marriage falls apart and he moves out。"Bek" goes on a night out with an old university friend and finds herself in the morning in another man's bed， but not remembering how she got there。 Daniel Foley seems like a nice guy and tells her a bit about himself， but 'Bek" feels guilty and doesn't see him again。Her brother - Johnny wants to be a historical writer and has made an appointment on "Crow Island" to meet a local historian and asks "Bek" to go with him。 At first she is apprehensive about leaving her two daughters for the day and then decides that it may be good to get away from everything for the day and agrees to go with Johnny。Things take a turn for the worse once they arrive at Crow Island and as the island is due to shut down for the winter the next day it all seems a bit eerie and very quiet。 They must get the last ferry off the island at 5。00pm， or there is no other transport to get from the island to home， or they will have to stay overnight until the last ferry for the winter arrives the next morning。They find the dead body of the historian that Johnny is supposed to meet and are then attacked and chased by another man。 At this point you do not know why and this is the case for the most part of the book。'Bek' and Johnny become separated after she falls down a gully and is presumed dead by the attacker。 She then becomes trapped on an abandoned island after waking up and not being able to find Johnny。 She then assumes that Johnny is either dead or has made it on to the last ferry home。 She is now cut off from her family and friends with no mobile phone after losing it， no food or clothes。Someone is trying to hunt her down and kill her， but she doesn't know why and is stuck on the island for 5 months。 She tries to work out what she knows， whilst living in one of the B&Bs on the island and who is actually trying to kill her and why is no one looking for her。At this point she discovers that the last ferry to the island for the winter was on 30th October， not 31st October as Johnny had mentioned。 You never find out why Johnny lied about this and you never find out whose grave it was under the roots of the tree that they saw when they found the historians body。Louise Mason， Johnny's ex girlfriend disappeared without a trace just before Johnny and "Bek' go to Crow Island。 Johnny is the main suspect of her disappearance， so when they then both go missing detective Frank Travis is assigned to the case， but he is due to retire within the next week。 He wants to solve the case before he retires and he knows that he is Louise’s only hope of being found alive or dead。Are the two cases connected？ If so why？ 。。。more
Michelle
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Missing Pieces by Tim weaver is another great book from the author。 I have read the David Raker series， and this doesn’t disappoint。 This is a standalone novel。Doctor Rebekah Murphy has travelled with her brother Johnny a writer to Crow island。 An island 101 miles from the mainland。 They become separated when they have been travelling though dense forest and come across a body of the man they are supposed to meet。 When the killer starts chancing them because they have seen to much。 The problem i Missing Pieces by Tim weaver is another great book from the author。 I have read the David Raker series， and this doesn’t disappoint。 This is a standalone novel。Doctor Rebekah Murphy has travelled with her brother Johnny a writer to Crow island。 An island 101 miles from the mainland。 They become separated when they have been travelling though dense forest and come across a body of the man they are supposed to meet。 When the killer starts chancing them because they have seen to much。 The problem is that the island is closed for the winter and has no way to contact the mainland so she does what she can to survive over 5 months。 Rebekah is a tough cookie and the thought of coming home to her two girls keep her going until the island opens again and she can escape it。 She doesn’t know why someone is trying to kill her and wonders if her brother Johnny is still alive。The story is set in two timelines。 The time before and what led her up to her present predicament。 And Detective Frank Travis who is dealing with cold cases which involves searching for Rebekah and her brother Johnny。This is another gripping， well written read from Tim weaver of one woman’s determination to survive on a deserted island。 Why is she being hunted by a killer and where is her brother Johnny？ I was just slightly disappointed at the explanation at the end of what happened it was a bit long winded。 4 stars from me 。。。more
Paromjit
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Tim Weaver is author of the David Raker series and now， this standalone， although Raker does make a cameo appearance。 I may only have read No-one Home from the Raker series and this， but I have become a fan of his， his writing and plotting is absolutely riveting， atmospheric， complex and multilayered。 Rebekah Murphy's British mother， Fiona， left her American father， Henry and her two brothers， Johnny and Mike when she was so young that she can barely remember her， a mother who has virtually no c Tim Weaver is author of the David Raker series and now， this standalone， although Raker does make a cameo appearance。 I may only have read No-one Home from the Raker series and this， but I have become a fan of his， his writing and plotting is absolutely riveting， atmospheric， complex and multilayered。 Rebekah Murphy's British mother， Fiona， left her American father， Henry and her two brothers， Johnny and Mike when she was so young that she can barely remember her， a mother who has virtually no contact with them throughout their lives。 Henry moves the family back to his home in New York where he works as a cop， and Beks joins them after finishing her A Levels in Britain。 Rebekah is now a doctor， Mike and her father are dead， she is separated from her husband， Gareth， and mother to 2 young daughters， Kyra and Chloe。 Feeling she has not spent enough time with her aspiring writer brother， Johnny， Beks makes the fateful decision to join him on a trip to the remote and uninhabited Crow Island， only to find themselves targeted by killers。 She has no idea why anyone would want to kill them， although she has more than enough time to ruminate over this mystery， as it looks as if Johnny has been murdered and she is left behind， injured and assumed to have died。 Desperately missing her daughters， she is tested to her limits， trapped on this forested island during the freezing winter， alone with no hope of rescue for 6 months。 In New York， the tenacious Detective Frank Travis is close to retirement， working on the case of the missing artist， Louise Mason， but has got nowhere。 However， he has never let go of anyone， and he is to acquire 2 further strange missing person cases。 What connects Louise with Beks？Weaver slowly and expertly drops in tantalising missing pieces to this compelling and complicated puzzle of a mystery that goes back and forth in time。 There are red herrings as well as actual clues in this dark and disturbing nightmare story of survival in which I was completely immersed， desperate for answers， and totally rooting for a Rebekah experiencing a recurring nightmare of being in an apartment numbered 127。 If you are a fan of Weaver and the Raker series already， you are likely to love this， and if you are a crime and mystery reader who has never read him， this is a terrific place to start。 Highly recommended。 Many thanks to Penguin Michael Joseph for an ARC。 。。。more
Heather
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I have read and enjoyed some of Tim Weaver’s David Raker books， so was intrigued by this stand-alone novel。Rebekah is trapped on a remote island off the American coast， at the start of a cold winter， and someone is trying to kill her。How she got there， and why， is told in a series of flashbacks， and we learn about her father and brothers， her unfaithful husband， her children。Travis is a New York policeman approaching retirement， who works on missing persons cases， and wants to solve the mystery I have read and enjoyed some of Tim Weaver’s David Raker books， so was intrigued by this stand-alone novel。Rebekah is trapped on a remote island off the American coast， at the start of a cold winter， and someone is trying to kill her。How she got there， and why， is told in a series of flashbacks， and we learn about her father and brothers， her unfaithful husband， her children。Travis is a New York policeman approaching retirement， who works on missing persons cases， and wants to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Louise Mason before he retires。 Initially there is no connection between the two characters， but their stories start to intertwine， as we are fed snippets of each of their stories。The descriptions of Rebekah coping on the island are compelling and extremely well written， and you can feel her fear and anxiety， and celebrate with her as she overcomes obstacles。There are so many twists and red herrings before the truth is finally revealed in satisfying climax， and I thoroughly recommend this book。Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Michael Joseph UK for the opportunity to read this book。***Spoiler paragraph**** However， my practical brain has problems with Rebekah’s stay on the islandIt is very unlikely that a wheel left standing in a garage， with a tyre attached would just happen to fit her car。 She is replacing a wheel， not a tyre。The gas station – everything， everywhere ese is disabled， but she makes the pump work。Fresh water – at the start， she is worried that her water is running out， and even when she reaches the first hostel， there is no water。 Then it’s not mentioned again。She survives the whole of a very cold winter in a building with no heating and no hot water。 All she has is blankets。 Would she not attempt to have a fire – all that wood around。 。。。more
Annette
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I’ve read the David Raker series by Tim Weaver- David Raker searches for missing people and returns them to their loved ones if at all possible。 In Missing Pieces there is a departure from this idea in that the book is indeed about a missing person but it is from her point of view and it is a stand alone as Mr Raker does not have any role in the story apart from a cameo at the end。Once I got used to the unusual narrative- the book kept jumping backwards and forwards in time and was told from sev I’ve read the David Raker series by Tim Weaver- David Raker searches for missing people and returns them to their loved ones if at all possible。 In Missing Pieces there is a departure from this idea in that the book is indeed about a missing person but it is from her point of view and it is a stand alone as Mr Raker does not have any role in the story apart from a cameo at the end。Once I got used to the unusual narrative- the book kept jumping backwards and forwards in time and was told from several different viewpoints， I was very invested in the story and thoroughly enjoyed the book。Rebekah Murphy is the hero of the book and we first encounter her， injured ， not knowing what has happened。 It is gradually revealed that Rebekah is stranded on a remote island off the coast of Long Island， she has to do everything she can to survive and it also becomes apparent that someone is trying to kill her。The reader is also treated to a narrative from the point of view of Frank Travis， a police detective who is near retirement， working on a missing person case。 Gradually Rebekah’s and Frank’s story come together and moves to a very exciting conclusion。Most of the first part of the book is devoted to Rebekah’s attempts to survive alone on an uninhabited island and the reader is only fed “pieces” of information so it is incredibly difficult to work out why she is there。 This must have been very difficult to write as the author had to be careful not to reveal too much at a time so the reader was left wondering what is going on but keen to read on to find out more。The descriptions of the loneliness of a solitary existence were very good- the author obviously has a great imagination。 The setting was also well described， so much so that I assumed that Tim Weaver had visited Crow Island whilst doing research for the book。I liked the character of Rebekah- she has to draw on all her mental strength to survive on the island alone for 5 months。The timeline of the story did jump around a lot， even going back to Rebekah’s teen years and childhood when her mother walked out on the family and the theme of abandonment featured heavily in this book。 When reading it is important to look at the section headings “Before” sections lead up to what happened and italics are Frank’s sections。The title “Missing Pieces” was very clever as it was only when all these missing strands of the plot were pulled together that the reader got the full backstory and current story of the main protagonist。I thoroughly recommend this book to David Raker fans as well as readers new to Tim Weaver。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Hazel
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My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Penguin Michael Joseph UK for the ARC。I'm really not sure about this book。 On the one hand it is extremely atmospheric with excellent descriptions which transport the reader to the settings， on the other， well， I felt it was really drawn-out and the various plot strands were very disjointed。Dr Rebekah Murphy is married to Gareth and has 2 young children。 Her brother Johnny is an aspiring writer and gets Rebekah to accompany him for the day to Crow Island， 101 My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Penguin Michael Joseph UK for the ARC。I'm really not sure about this book。 On the one hand it is extremely atmospheric with excellent descriptions which transport the reader to the settings， on the other， well， I felt it was really drawn-out and the various plot strands were very disjointed。Dr Rebekah Murphy is married to Gareth and has 2 young children。 Her brother Johnny is an aspiring writer and gets Rebekah to accompany him for the day to Crow Island， 101 miles of the coast in the Atlantic， where he wants to meet with an archaeologist。 They travel on which should be the last day of the season before the Island's population abandons the place for 5 months。Through "now" narrative， where Rebekah finds herself alone on this forested and inhospitable island - running for her life from 2 men who mean to kill her， and flashbacks of her thoughts to try and piece together what had， and what is happening to her and where her missing brother is， we follow her heroic efforts of survival。 Slowly， though， some things start to fall into place - but nothing could prepare her for the real truth。As Rebekah and Johnny head for the Island， Detective Frank Travis is one week away from retirement from the missing persons' bureau。 He still has an outstanding case - Louise Mason disappeared from a hotel reception and was never seen again。Eventually Rebekah and Frank coincide and a conspiracy is indeed revealed， though nothing that could have been imagined。Still not sure about this story， but by all means make your own mind up if you enjoy a good survivalist saga。 。。。more
Helen Frost
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An excellently crafted book the author has a superb ability to create an atmospheric backdrop and situation which is both terrifying and mysterious。 The main character is stranded on an abandoned island and faces a struggle for survival， both physically and also mentally as she is totally isolated and apart from her young children for months。 She is also scared for her life as somebody is trying to kill her and he doesn’t know why。We are drip fed pieces of information about what is happening and An excellently crafted book the author has a superb ability to create an atmospheric backdrop and situation which is both terrifying and mysterious。 The main character is stranded on an abandoned island and faces a struggle for survival， both physically and also mentally as she is totally isolated and apart from her young children for months。 She is also scared for her life as somebody is trying to kill her and he doesn’t know why。We are drip fed pieces of information about what is happening and the tension is really gripping。 There are also lots of twists and turns which caught my breath and the ending had me in tears。 Definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Diane Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this bookOver long and would have been a lot better of a read if it had been halved。 Other wise a good story line and tension through out。
Charley Whelan
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‘Missing Pieces’ -Tim Weaver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book opened with themes of isolation and quickly progressed into a stoic display of courage despite bleak circumstances。 Let it be known， Tim Weaver disproves the theory that men cannot accurately depict women in fictional writing。 It was beyond refreshing to read of a courageous， uncomplicated female protagonist like Rebekah。 Throughout， Weaver used impeccable， vivid imagery to make this book incredibly atmospheric。 There was a perfect synergy between f ‘Missing Pieces’ -Tim Weaver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book opened with themes of isolation and quickly progressed into a stoic display of courage despite bleak circumstances。 Let it be known， Tim Weaver disproves the theory that men cannot accurately depict women in fictional writing。 It was beyond refreshing to read of a courageous， uncomplicated female protagonist like Rebekah。 Throughout， Weaver used impeccable， vivid imagery to make this book incredibly atmospheric。 There was a perfect synergy between flashbacks of Rebekah’s past life and present day; of her accepting， yet battling against the odds， detailing her harrowing fight for survival in a desolate island with scarcely any chance of rescue。 Supremely well written and endlessly engaging。 Thank you to Penguin Michael Joseph UK and NetGalley for this ARC。 。。。more
Sharon Wallace
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Different， complicated， more twists and turns than a Swiss Alpine road and thoroughly enjoyable。Rebekah ， an orthopaedic surgeon， recently single and mother of two young girls goes with her brother Johnny to Crow Island to meet a professor who can help with research on a book that Johnny wants to write。Early on they run into trouble and the book follows what happens to Bek next with a surprising ending。Loved this book。 Highly recommended。 4。5 Stars ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read Different， complicated， more twists and turns than a Swiss Alpine road and thoroughly enjoyable。Rebekah ， an orthopaedic surgeon， recently single and mother of two young girls goes with her brother Johnny to Crow Island to meet a professor who can help with research on a book that Johnny wants to write。Early on they run into trouble and the book follows what happens to Bek next with a surprising ending。Loved this book。 Highly recommended。 4。5 Stars ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for a fair review。 。。。more
Harmony Kent
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Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Michael Joseph for this Advanced Review Copy。This book opens strongly and keeps your attention throughout the whole island setting。 The heroine is alone， and the narrative with this sole character is excellently portrayed。 However， once certain things resolve， [avoiding spoilers， here！] the pace slows right down， which covers roughly the final quarter of the book。 Such a shame， as the initial 3/4 held me gripped and not wanting to put the book down。 By the time I' Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Michael Joseph for this Advanced Review Copy。This book opens strongly and keeps your attention throughout the whole island setting。 The heroine is alone， and the narrative with this sole character is excellently portrayed。 However， once certain things resolve， [avoiding spoilers， here！] the pace slows right down， which covers roughly the final quarter of the book。 Such a shame， as the initial 3/4 held me gripped and not wanting to put the book down。 By the time I'd read to about 80%， I grew bored and impatient。 I kept going because I wanted the answers to what had happened and why。 The perseverance paid off-sort of。 None of the reasons felt that compelling or realistic to me。 So much carnage and destruction based on a slim 'what if' scenario？ Sorry， but that just did not work for me。I liked main character， and she came alive for me。 The setting and description were done well too。 Here are some lines I loved:'Tears mixed with blood， pink trails casting off down her cheeks， like coloured roads on a map。''She was so scared her bones ached。'Despite the above wonderful writing， too much passive writing， switching between characters and scenes with no section breaks to help the reader orient themselves， and constant telling what has been shown in dialogue （eg: 'If you ever got caught with me 。。。' He faded out-time and again， the writer acts as though the elipses don't get the message across and tells us， unnecessarily， that the speaker 'faded out'。 A small enough thing done once or twice， but the whole way through the book gets a bit much。 Also， some actions I just couldn't understand， and taken together， all of this put me off the read somewhat。So， in summary， the passive writing and extraneous telling need weeding out。 As do the jumps between scenes and characters that happen with no warning。 The final quarter of the book needs tightening up and shortening， and overall could do with a lot less character confessions， guesses， and monologues to speed up the pace。A brilliant， strong start to the story， and great character development。 Missing Pieces gets 3 stars from me， which I see as a positive review （see my notes below）。 ***NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review。 Picky about which books I give 5 stars to， I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me。5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING！ I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN！ — Highly Recommended。4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book。3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD！ — An okay read。 Didn’t love it。 Didn’t hate it。 2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing， characterisation， and/or problematic plot lines。 1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book。 。。。more
Dom
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Thank you Netgalley， Penguin Michael Joseph UK and of course Tim Weaver for letting me ready a copy of this I'm return for an honest review。Bek travels to Crow Island with her brother Johnny who is heading there to learn more about the islands history for a book he wants to write。They soon find that they are in an extremely dire predicament and are split up when a gunman comes after them。Bek spends months on the Island， trying to survive， trying to find a way off and to even find her brother。'Th Thank you Netgalley， Penguin Michael Joseph UK and of course Tim Weaver for letting me ready a copy of this I'm return for an honest review。Bek travels to Crow Island with her brother Johnny who is heading there to learn more about the islands history for a book he wants to write。They soon find that they are in an extremely dire predicament and are split up when a gunman comes after them。Bek spends months on the Island， trying to survive， trying to find a way off and to even find her brother。'This isn’t an island， she thought。 She turned the boat around。 It’s a prison。'Right I'm going to be brutaly honest here but the first 60% was a real struggle to get through。The whole premise and idea was brilliant however the execution especially Bek's time on Crows Island was extremely drawn out。 I found myself continously losing interest。The last 40% however was a whirlwind！ And I just wish the rest was like it too。 There was twists and turns all over the place and most of my brain power was invested into it。However I feel that losing most of the story to the Island really damages the stars I want to give this。The story followed several perspectives。 Bek before the Island， Bek on the island， A retiring detective called Travis and Chief of Detectives McKenzie。Unfortunately this is a 3 stars from me。 。。。more
Kat
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Brilliant， brilliant and even more brilliant！！This was my first Tim Weaver book and I was completely blown away at how fantastic it was and I shall certainly be reading more books from this author in the future。 The story starts with a young women Rebekah who is trapped on an uninhabited island with no visible means of escape or communication， het brother seems to have vanished and someone is is out to kill Rebekah but who and why！This damn story was so gripping and added to the main plot line i Brilliant， brilliant and even more brilliant！！This was my first Tim Weaver book and I was completely blown away at how fantastic it was and I shall certainly be reading more books from this author in the future。 The story starts with a young women Rebekah who is trapped on an uninhabited island with no visible means of escape or communication， het brother seems to have vanished and someone is is out to kill Rebekah but who and why！This damn story was so gripping and added to the main plot line is another storyline of a missing woman Louise Mason and a detective Frank Travis’s search for what has happened to her。 It’s such a complex plot with hints and clues to what is going on the twists just keep coming and bit by bit things begin to merge and add up。 It’s no wonder this book is called missing pieces because this is actually the whole premise of the story as we are fed snippets of information the missing pieces begin to fall into place。 So well written and beautifully crafted I loved this book everything about it felt just right keeping me on my toes till the end and it’s a book that all lovers of a damn good mystery will also love I’m sure。 Many thanks to Tim Weaver for and excellent five star readMy thanks also to NetGalley and Penguin， Michael Joseph UK for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
CwtchUpBooks
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Wowee。 Complex and completely breathtaking survival story， with a welcome wink to Raker fans。
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