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The Lost Women

By: Tim Weaver
Narrated by: Brendan McDonald, Charlotte Worthing, Joe Coen, Joe Jameson, Kristin Atherton
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE HEART-STOPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE MISSING PERSON MYSTERY

THE WOMEN WHO DISAPPEARED
Before he was a missing persons investigator, David Raker was a journalist – and there's one story that still haunts him. The Lost Women.
Eighteen years ago, on the Cornish coast, three women were filming a documentary about a missing student…until they vanished too.
With no bodies and no leads, the disappearances remain unsolved.

THE PATIENT WHO VANISHED
Today, Raker is hired to crack an impossible mystery. Following a car accident, Preston Stewart has surgery on his face. The operation is a success.
But when the dressings are removed, Preston's wife realises something is very wrong.
The man under the bandages is not her husband.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Raker and his ally, former detective Colm Healy, begin digging into Preston’s disappearance – and discover a horrifying connection to the lost women.
But there’s something even worse.
The men only have 48 hours to solve both cases – or everything that matters to them and everyone they love is in danger…

'Weaver's books are unputdownable. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're in for a treat' MICK HERRON

'What a talent' DAILY MAIL

© Tim Weaver 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Crime Thrillers Mystery Private Investigators Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Disappearance Marriage Heartfelt

Critic reviews

The Lost Women is Tim Weaver at the absolute top of his game – a masterclass in tense, propulsive thriller writing as a web of interlocking mysteries come together with deadly consequences. (TM LOGAN)
The Raker novels just keep getting better. Weaver’s novel is a masterclass in thriller-writing. THE LOST WOMEN is nail-biting, clever and superbly written. The characters leap off the page; their stories will raise your blood pressure and might break your heart. There’s also a risk of whiplash from the breakneck plotting and a risk of shock at the ending. Outstanding. (GILLY MACMILLAN)
Tim Weaver has done it again with this brilliantly twisty mystery. It's always a delight when a new Raker book appears -- you know it's going to sweep you away. This time, Raker is pulling together threads from the past and the present -- complicated and satisfying! (HOLLY WATT)
Another brilliant thriller by Weaver - The Lost Women grips you from the first page to the last. A superb read - so cleverly plotted with characters that I truly cared about. I loved it. (NIKKI SMITH)
PRAISE FOR TIM WEAVER
Thrilling
The master of clever, unpredictable plots (Claire Douglas)
Packed with twists
This gorgeously constructed mystery will keep you utterly gripped
All stars
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Not your average thriller, you have to concentrate hard, because the plot is really complex, which is good, because it makes it impossible to guess anything, so the reader / listener is kept in constant suspense. And the ending - I did NOT expect that AT ALL. Now I have to wait an entire year before a new book is published (hopefully!). The narration is expertly done as well as always. Totally worth your credit!

An exquisite listen!

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Fantastic story and narration. There has to to be a sequel soon after ending on a knife edge !

Couldn't put it down

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Tim Weaver never fails to deliver. Stories intricately woven , twists you can’t predict and always a cliffhanger. Can’t wait for next instalment.

Superb!

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Liked the story and narrator, but disliked the ending. The first time I’ve thought anything negative about this series.

Good but the worst ending

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