The Last Goodbye: The heart-pounding new thriller from the bestselling author of The Blackbird

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SOCA, την Υπηρεσία Δίωξης του Σοβαρού Οργανωμένου Εγκλήματος, τμήμα της οποίας είναι η NCIS, η Εθνική Υπηρεσία Εγκληματολογικών Πληροφοριών. Ο Επιθεωρητής Φρανκ Γουάιτ είχε πλησιάσει επικίνδυνα κοντά σ’ ένα μεγάλο κεφάλι ρωσικής συμμορίας, τον Ακίμ Γκόμπουλιεφ ή Φάντασμα, τον πλέον καταζητούμενο εγκληματία της SOCA. Ποιος σκότωσε λοιπόν τον Φρανκ και με ποια ταυτότητα βρίσκεται στην Αγγλία ο Γκόμπουλιεφ; Τα ερωτήματα ιντριγκάρουν τον Ρέικερ που βάζει κι άλλους μπελάδες στο κεφάλι του την ώρα που μπαίνει στο στόχαστρο και της αστυνομίας! Οι αρχιεπιθεωρητές Τζέιμι Χαρτ και Φίλιπς έχουν τους λόγους τους που δεν προχώρησαν την υπόθεση της Μέγκαν Κάρβερ κι όταν ο Ρέικερ παγιδεύεται για κάτι που δεν έκανε με μεγάλη χαρά τον συλλαμβάνουν, μόνο και μόνο για να αρχίσει ένα παιχνίδι γάτας και ποντικιού, μέχρι να μάθουν και οι δύο πλευρές τι ξέρουν ήδη, τι ψάχνουν, τι δεν πρέπει να βγει στο φως και για ποιους λόγους κι όλα αυτά όσο ο αρχιφύλακας Κολμ Χίλι, του οποίου η κόρη, Λιάν, εξαφανίστηκε τρεις μήνες πριν, κάνει τις δικές του παράλληλες έρευνες διψώντας για εκδίκηση. I actually didn't think anything could surpass my previous experience here but this managed to surpass it and then some, I am super impressed. Kniha je rozdělena do několika částí a kapitol, ve kterých se prolíná současnost, minulost a také vyprávění z pohledu policisty. Přestože mám ráda, když má kniha dvě dějové linky, zde to na mne působilo poměrně rušivě. Střihy v kapitolách způsobovaly, zejména v první třetině knihy, jistou dezorientaci, která mi komplikovala čtení. Pak jsem si už zvykla na střídání dějových linek a orientace se mi vrátila. Přesto jsem se necítila při čtení příliš komfortně. I devoured this, as I have every other novel in this brilliant series, every time I review I say “this is the best one yet”. Well guess what? This IS the best one yet.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Penguin Michael Joseph UK for an advance copy of Missing Pieces, a stand-alone thriller set, mostly on Crow Island off the coast of New York.DISCLOSURE: I listened to the audiobook of I Am Missing by Tim Weaver, narrated by Joe Coen and Natalie Ritchie, published by Penguin, via Overdrive. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. However, what should have been a simple task turned into a nightmare, as it became obvious that they had stumbled upon a murder – and the murderers! Without giving away any more of the plot, I can say that Rebekah was abandoned on the island, with little chance of escape, and with the threat of being hunted by the killers. What Raker finds will take him on a journey overseas, find himself confined, with people chasing after him to make sure the truth will never be revealed. He does find who Kite is but should he tell him the truth? As he discovers Richard’s story and how it is intertwined with the dead woman, whom he knew of at another time in another place. I am Missing is the eighth book in Tim Weaver’s David Raker series, showing how cleverly constructed and complex stories can still deliver an excellent story. At times this is a bracing story and you can feel the cold and wet as if you are in the middle of the story, and like all good thrillers the twists happen when you least expect them, and some are surprising. One thing is still clear, it does not matter how far Raker goes, trouble still finds him. MISSING by Tim Weaver on iTunes". itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/missing/id1034408710?mt=2 . Retrieved 2 September 2015.

MY THOUGHTS: This is the second book I have read (listened to) in this series, and it works perfectly well as a stand alone.These characters are - as is usual with Tim Weaver - well rounded and have a good depth to them. The more I read the more determined I was to know why the events had occurred. The setting - much of it on the island with Rebekah - almost created another "character". I was steadily drawn in. I liked main character, and she came alive for me. The setting and description were done well too. Here are some lines I loved: 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.

Are you going to tell me what happened?” I wanted to force an answer out of him but I didn’t want to rush him. This time he moved slightly to look at me, but still he didn’t say anything.This might make an OK, brain-off beach read but as a plausible, enjoyable thriller I can only give it a very lukewarm recommendation.