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Broken Heart

Broken Heart

How can someone just disappear? . . . Find out in this TWISTY THRILLER

Summary

From the bestselling author of Never Coming Back and the chart-topping Missing podcast, comes the latest David Raker missing persons investigation.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Broken Heart by Tim Weaver, read by Joe Coen and John Chancer.

'In Broken Heart, Weaver moves up a notch - to excellence. I can't remember a thriller containing so many twists and surprises. It grips from the start.' The Times, Book of the Month

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Where did she go?
What did she know?

A woman drives to a secluded beauty spot on the Somerset coast.
CCTV watches her enter but doesn't see her leaving.
In fact, Lynda Korin is never seen again.

How can someone just disappear?

Her sister calls missing persons investigator David Raker.
For him, the mystery of where she went is only the start. The real question is why a woman with no reason to run would choose to leave her entire life behind?

Was it her decision? Or did someone make it for her?

Raker is an expert at following the echoes of decades-old lies. But only Lynda Korin knows the most shocking secret of all - and she's missing, presumed dead...

Praise for Broken Heart

'Weaver's series about missing persons investigator David Raker has steadily confirmed his position in Brit noir's premier league, with his assured handling of intriguing plots and characters of genuine humanity' Sunday Times

Praise for Tim Weaver

'Weaver has become one of this country's most respected, bestselling crime writers, and he fully deserves to be.'

Daily Mail

'His books get better each time' Guardian

'Impressive ... a dark, complex and visceral read' Financial Times

'I couldn't put it down' The Sun

'Written with elegance and craft - what a talent' Daily Mail

Reviews

  • Tim Weaver's series has steadily confirmed his place in Brit noir's premier league, with his assured handling of intriguing plots and characters of genuine humanity . . . In Broken Heart, Weaver moves up a notch. Terrific
    Sunday Times

About the author

Tim Weaver

Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of fifteen novels, including No One Home, The Blackbird and The Last Goodbye, and a short story collection. He is also the host and producer of the chart-topping Missing podcast and is currently developing an original TV series with the team behind Line of Duty. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.
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