I came to Joe Schrieber by way of "Death Troopers," one of my favorite Star Wars novels (and one of the two genuine horror novels in the franchise). But I also know him from "Red Harvest," which is one of the worst Star Wars novels I have ever read. So, I came into this book well aware that Joe has a range to his writing. One of my favourite stunts was in series four when I had to chase a bus across Hammersmith Bridge. We spent all day filming and I was sprinting full pelt all day. I was completely smashed the next day.

It's great when you hear the information from someone who was in the field. They're giving you those firsthand experiences and it gives you something when you do a show like this.Tim Weaver writes books so meticulously researched that the reader is educated as well as entertained, enthralled and intrigued * Sunday Times bestselling author of Lying in Wait * Chasing the Dead is the debut thriller from Tim Weaver, the first in the chilling David Raker series. BELL, τη νέα πολύ επιτυχημένη σειρά, του Tim Weaver, με θέμα υποθέσεις εξαφανισμένων προσώπων. Το «Κυνηγώντας τους Νεκρούς» είναι το πρώτο βιβλίο της σειράς «Υποθέσεις Εξαφανισμένων Προσώπων», η οποία καθώς φαίνεται θα κάνει θραύση και στη χώρα μας! Πρόκειται για μια λαμπρή δουλειά από πλευράς του συγγραφέα Tim Weaver και μια εξαιρετική μετάφραση από τον αγαπημένο μας Βαγγέλη Γιαννίση! Ότι και να πω είναι λίγο, γι’ αυτό θα προσπαθήσω να είμαι σύντομη και περιεκτική. Θα προσπαθήσω είπα. Μην το δέσετε και κόμπο! ;-) You sigh; but let's not give up. At least the graphics look reasonable in a ZombiU kind of way and it makes a change playing something a bit more 'grown-up' on Wii U, right?

One of the things I took away from him – more than the factual information – was how they cope with all the grimness. He said humour. He said you'd be surprised when you go down to investigate the situation. You might see some terrible sights but you have to share a joke with your colleagues. The only way to offset the grimness and the bleakness is to laugh, otherwise you go mad. Your perspective of the world will become totally warped. So, throughout the series there has been a lot of humour peppered, which is vital because it's so real. It was quite jovial – lots of jokes from Trevor Eve. It was a very funny day. The mood was light. We got down to the work, did what we had to do. It was strange, when you come to the end of something like that. Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. A straight-A student from a happy home, she studied hard and rarely got into trouble. Six months on, she's never been found. David Raker knows what it's like to grieve. He knows the shadowy world of the lost too. So, when he's hired by Megan's parents to find out what happened, he recognizes their pain - but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. And Megan's secrets could cost him his life. Spencer is driven, focused and extremely ambitious. He temporarily moved out of the Cold Case Unit last year following numerous disagreements with Boyd but returned when Boyd needed his help to capture serial killer Linda Cummings. In the first story I'm very wary and very suspicious of this person because how can you have a cold case unit and effectively have two Detective Superintendents? So automatically there's suspicion. As the series progresses Spencer has a respect for her.

Waking The Dead

ABOUT THIS BOOK: It starts out as a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity. A year after the death of her son Alex, Mary Towne is convinced she's seen him alive - and wants missing persons investigator David Raker to find him. Reluctant at first, but haunted by a loss of his own, Raker eventually agrees.

Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex, written with flair as well as care * Guardian *

Having two Detective Superintendents is just not the norm; it's not how it works. But she is vital, she is good at her job and Spencer respects that and because she comes from another unit she brings something else to the table, which is useful – she's not just occupying space. For as he digs deeper, he discovers that Alex's life was not the innocent one his mother believed. Buried in his past are secrets that were never meant to be found - and dark, dangerous men willing to kill to protect them. I didn't go out with any police per se but I did spend a lot of time speaking to the initial police consultant, a former Detective Superintendant David Bright who worked with the Met and Scotland Yard for 30-odd years. It took me a few chapters to really get into the book, but the storyline is good and I enjoyed it. It starts off like a regular mystery novel, but things begin to get really interesting when blood starts to flow. As the book progresses, supernatural elements start seeping in and it helps round the story out. Weaver's books get better each time - tense, complex . . . written with flair as well as care' Guardian