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Someone Must Know: The Search for Missing People and Lost Identities
Every two minutes someone is reported missing in the UK. Most return, but some do not. This book is about those who stay missing.
The police are unable to investigate every case fully and so, too often, these people disappear from memory. But the missing always leave behind traces – clues to who they might have been and where they might have gone.
Dave Grimstead, a retired detective inspector, has built a remarkable and eclectic team of passionate volunteers – from oceanographers and genealogists to students and retirees – who follow these clues wherever they lead in the hunt for answers, closure and the truth.
Someone Must Know is their extraordinary story. Through a series of fascinating cold cases, ranging from bodies discovered at sea to individuals who slipped through the cracks of everyday life, Someone Must Know explores the reality of what it means to search for those who are lost, to reconstruct whole lives from fragments of evidence, and to follow the stories of people who are gone but do not deserve to be forgotten.
The police are unable to investigate every case fully and so, too often, these people disappear from memory. But the missing always leave behind traces – clues to who they might have been and where they might have gone.
Dave Grimstead, a retired detective inspector, has built a remarkable and eclectic team of passionate volunteers – from oceanographers and genealogists to students and retirees – who follow these clues wherever they lead in the hunt for answers, closure and the truth.
Someone Must Know is their extraordinary story. Through a series of fascinating cold cases, ranging from bodies discovered at sea to individuals who slipped through the cracks of everyday life, Someone Must Know explores the reality of what it means to search for those who are lost, to reconstruct whole lives from fragments of evidence, and to follow the stories of people who are gone but do not deserve to be forgotten.
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Published June 11, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Author
I was lucky enough to receive a pre-publication proof in order to give a quote. I hoovered the book up in one day and here's what I returned:
"A unique and important book of real stories told with the pace of a detective novel, brimming with the mystery and intrigue of a true crime series, and shot through with real heart and hope. Dave Grimstead's vision that no missing or unidentified person should be forgotten or lose their identity, and the story of the organisation he built to ensure this, will restore your faith in people and heartily entertain you into the bargain."
"A unique and important book of real stories told with the pace of a detective novel, brimming with the mystery and intrigue of a true crime series, and shot through with real heart and hope. Dave Grimstead's vision that no missing or unidentified person should be forgotten or lose their identity, and the story of the organisation he built to ensure this, will restore your faith in people and heartily entertain you into the bargain."
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