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Paravan (2000)

by Tim Weaver(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 6

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

series

David Raker

review 1: I picked this up after a recommendation from a friend, expecting to find another good,if not shiny new, addition to the crime fiction genre. I was wrong. The premise for the story is fairly straight forward - David Raker, ex journalist, has kind of fallen into the career of finding missing children. Those who the Police may not prioritise for whatever reason, David does. He is very successful at it. His wife having recently passed away, he is unsure whether or not he is going to continue...until a friend who worked at the hospital where his wife was cared for asks him to find her son. There is a slight issue - he died some time ago in a car accident. Here are the things I loved about this book - Firstly, David Raker is an excellent character. Yes Mr Weaver draws some idea'... mores from the "character traits for crime novels" standard list but mostly David is his own man. Secondly, the book is perfectly paced - with action where action is needed and a more sedate "humming along" just when you need to get your breath back. The pages practically turn themselves. And lastly, the "mystery" is wonderfully imagined...I don't think I've seen a similar plot resolution in all my years reading Crime Fiction (although I'm guessing someone, somewhere will correct me!) and that made it an absolute joy for me. Oh and the twist in the tale was an actual twist not one of those ones that you will know all along. I thought I saw where it was going but I was off down the wrong road entirely - Heading for Cornwall when I should have been heading for Scotland so to speak. So Yay! Great read, and because I'm a bit late to the party, I don't have to wait for the next one. Bliss.
review 2: This was my first experience of Tim Weaver and I'm sure it won't be the last. Because my job involves working along side people, often for long hours and it can be frustrating and draining I like my books to take me out of the real world and so if it is far fetched I'm fine with that. I thought some of the characters were well developed without slowing the story down. It certainly held my interest to the end. There were a couple of scenes that made me shudder but it wasn't violence for violence sake it was a crucial part of the story. Well worth the cheap price on Google play. less

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