Rapture

When an old army buddy goes missing, PI Felix Strange can't help but get involved. After all, Isaac saved his life in Tehran, the least he can do is try to dig up some leads. But as Felix soon discovers, Isaac is not just missing - there is no trace of him ever having existed. It is as if his whole life has been eradicated - virtually impossible in an America that monitors and records your every move. As his search widens, Felix finds that Isaac is not the only one. Hundreds of New Yorkers are disappearing - quite literally without a trace. Felix begins to uncover a conspiracy on so great a scale that he realises he can't trust anyone. Then Iris, the love of his life, goes missing and Felix knows that he has to act. And fast. A dark and compelling thriller, The Rapture is a brilliantly realised depiction of a society all too chillingly close to our own. The second in the Strange trilogy - it pays homage to the genius of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy, while offering a wholly original take on the noir genre.