An enjoyable thriller. Not one where you could see what was coming.

I have a great admiration for the writing ability of Tim Weaver and in particular his two previous outings for missing persons investigator David Raker namely Broken Heart and What Remains. In Broken Heart the authors love of cinema and in particular "noir" adds an authentic old Hollywood feel to the story in contrast What Remains is equally outstanding with its imagery of old wooden piers and the thrill and sound of Victorian Amusement Arcades. Weavers attention to detail combined with his journalistic instinct creates well researched and highly entertaining novels. So what about his latest? I am missing really suffers from a strong storyline. When Richard Kite is discovered alone, lost and wondering on a beach this would seem the perfect case for Raker, a client who is himself missing or rather his mind and memory totally erased. So starts the slow process of building a case and when the body of a young lady is discovered the race is on to see if there is a connection to Kite. An attachment is revealed between England and the fictional Empress Islands (think Falkland islands with its cold barren wintry seasons) and our Private Investigator soon realizes that he must travel to the islands to resolve the mystery of the memory man.

There are no Victorian arcades or Hollywood actors here instead we the reader must persevere with Raker as he brings together the clues and treks the monotonous and barren shores of the depressing Empress Islands. The story lacks the vital spark that was ubiquitous in earlier novels, it is only natural that in a series such as this certain books will be more valued than others and I am confident that the next instalment (due for release in summer 2018) will see our hero returned to a more exciting adventure backed by a lively narrative. I end this review where I started, Tim Weaver is a writer of exceptional ability and if you value well researched and articulate writing then become acquainted with missing persons investigator David Raker I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and that is what I have written.

Another super episode in the David Raker series with a different slant this time in that the lost person isn't, his previous life is! The search for this is the story and a tangled web is weaved from London to the South Atlantic to find the truth. Well constructed and very tense towards the end.....Good read!

This started off as a fascinating prospect - how do you find a missing person when it's the missing person who wants to be found ? Then came a chapter in italics that seemed to have no link whatsoever with the story; so (the author seems to say), leave that on the table for the moment. The quest to identify the missing man slowly begins to get under way - then comes another italicised chapter, and one begins to wonder what sort of link there might be. And so it goes on for nearly half the book, so it seemed. Original and intriguing.

Then - the link becomes a little clearer, and the plot somehow becomes more conventional. Still interesting, but somehow that original spark has flickered a little, only to burst back into flame in the last chapter or two, but even then it's not the story that was hinted at in the opening chapters. The loose ends are tied up, but - as an Ian Rankin character says, "there's less to this than meets the eye." It could have been more, but that doesn't stop it being a good summer holiday reads.

A missing person's story with a twist, his memory is missing.. A great read that kept me hooked to the end, I am going to read more by this author.

Another great book by Tim Weaver, Book #8 with David Raker, and boy have I been on a journey. This book does not let the series down. So many twist and turns to keep you hooked throughout
My pages where turning like crazy. I definitely recommend this book

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. I didn't know what to expect when I started reading it, who hires a detective to find themselves, I honestly didn't think it would have been as good as it was. It was a very good storyline, great characters. A bit coincidental in parts, it's a well thought out story. I will definitely recommend it.

Another great David Raker story from Tim Weaver! As always, I couldn't put it down until the very last page! In this book, Raker is contacted by a man who has lost his memory and, despite appeals in the press, no one has come forward with any information about him. He was found washed up on the shore near Southampton, and had some nasty facial injuries. Raker's investigation takes him from London, via Cape Town, to the south Atlantic, and as always he finds himself in some dangerous situations! I really recommend this book. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.

This is the first book I have read by this author and although it's part of the David Raker series it works well as a stand alone. I thought the book had quite a complicated story line but it was an enjoyable and different read.

This is a really unusual one; not so much the premise, which is in itself interesting if not jaw-dropping, but the setting and the journey taken by the narrator.
On a quest to discover the identity of the amnesiac who hires him, Raker uncovers a complex web of secrets, lies and violence going back decades. I enjoyed the slow reveal and the mounting tension, though for me, our hero escapes in the nick of time a few times too many - it seemed a bit 'Hollywood' in that respect, with one eye on the visual shock rather than on realistic outcomes. It kept me intrigued though and I liked the characters well enough to care about their fates. I see the author has anoter with the same hero on the way, and I would read that too, though I generally shy away from series - as knowing the character is a cash-cow takes away some of the element of risk.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for an advance copy of I am Missing, the eighth novel to feature missing person detective David Raker.

Raker is intrigued when Richard Kite calls and asks for a consultation but won't say anything about it. When they meet Richard reveals that he wants Raker to find out who he is because since he was found washed up on a shore 10 months ago he can remember nothing about himself or his past and can't even be sure his name is Richard although it feels right. As Raker starts to investigate he begins to realise that whatever happened to Richard is much larger than he could have imagined.

I'm in two minds about this novel. The plot is full of unlikely coincidences and things that just happen to land in Raker's lap but it is a great adventure and a compulsive read so I've swallowed my disbelief and plumped for a good read rating of four stars. There are plenty of twists and turns as Raker delves deeper and deeper into what may have been Richard's life and these take him further afield than anyone could imagine. The novel is well paced with just enough revealed at a time to keep me turning the pages. I wanted to know what was coming next.

Raker's search for Richard's past is interspersed with chapters on two young stepsisters, Penny and Beth, and their forays into a forbidden zone near their home. These chapters are interesting and provide some background information to the main plot but as the link is not made until much later in the novel they are initially a distraction and irrelevant to Raker's search.

Despite the first person narrative Raker is quite an elusive character. I never felt that I really got to his heart and soul although there is no doubting his commitment to the investigation. Richard, on the other hand, is more obvious because he is a blank canvas. I found the initial scenes where he lays out the full implications of not having an identity quite shocking, probably because it's something I take for granted. Apparently the assumption is made that you will have a National Insurance number somewhere so you can't get another one but without it you can't get benefits or a legal job and that's just the start. No wonder people with dissociative amnesia are prone to depression and get confused.

I am Missing requires a certain suspension of disbelief but once you manage that it is a good read.

This was very different to what I'd read before. Trying to find a missing man who is actually there in person but can't remember who he is or where he's from and no idea how he ended up beside the water in Southampton.
There's some twists and turns in this little story! Not sure if I got them all, but then that's me and when they start talking about DNA and mental health issues I did get a bit lost but then it did make me think more about the missing man himself and the confusion he must have felt at the start of the book.
There's a lot of talk of technology and how the police would face such a case -finding a missing man who's not missing? It was a great premise and not long before I read this, I'd seen a programme on televsion about missing people and how easy it is to actually disappear and not be found if you don't want to be, how people go missing every day for very different reasons and how memory loss can affect us all. Lots of issues to chew over with this novel and lies upon lie upon more lies. Deliciously clever.

I would like to thank Michael Joseph and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘I Am Missing’ by Tim Weaver, in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
A young man is discovered washed up in Southampton Water and the newspapers call him ‘The Lost Man’. He is found to have dissociative amnesia where he loses the majority of his personal memory and as he can’t remember his name he calls himself Richard Kite.
In a bid to discover who he is, he contacts private investigator David Ryker who has experience of discovering missing persons.
‘I Am Missing’ is a novel of adventure, treachery and violence, and I found it well-written and entertaining.

I loved this! I've read all of the previous Tim Weaver books and enjoyed every one, but, this surpasses them all. A storyline that had me completely hooked from the beginning and didn't let go!
Characters I believed in and either cared about, or, disliked in equal measure and lots of twists and turns. Just great. Thanks so much.....next, please!

Good book - suspense, great characters and an interesting story line. If you like twists and turns you'll like this book.

Maaaaan! This book was awesome! I had no idea what was going to happen and any guess I had was so wrong. I love that! I like to be surprised and I sure was here. Rapid fire pacing and completely held my interest. 5 stars!

Not often a PI is hired by someone to find themselves but Richard is not searching for a deeper meaning to who he is, but amnesia has robbed him of who he actually is. In truth he's not sure that his name is even Richard. So begins David Rackers PI search with even less information than normal all we know is Richard woke up on the land next to a RNLI station near Hamble in Southampton with a number of cuts and bruises plus no memory. What follows is a page turning, twisting and turning novel that will keep you guessing right till the end where most things are not what they seem but that's for you to work out what is and what isn't as I had to. Every bit of information David finds leads to roads that are either a answers or death. This is a great read and I do highly recommended it.
I have received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in return for a honest review.

Absolutely brilliant! Kept me gripped from the very first page until the last. A very well deserved 5 stars, one of the best books of it's genre this year.