The Silkworm

Books | Fiction / Crime

3.9

(1.5K)

Robert Galbraith

***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***'Teems with sly humour, witty asides and intelligence ... A pleasure to read' TIMES-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days - as he has done before - and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him.And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before . . .A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.*** The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, TROUBLED BLOOD, is out now! ***-----PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: 'One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years' MARK BILLINGHAM'The work of a master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Unputdownable. . . Irresistible' SUNDAY TIMES'Will keep you up all night' OBSERVER'A thoroughly enjoyable classic' PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS

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Author

Robert Galbraith

Pages

464

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Published Date

2014-06-19

ISBN

1405514973 9781405514972

Ratings

Google: 5

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"This has been my least favourite in the series so far but it was still enjoyed from cover to cover. Again, I know JKR is a garbage human, but I can’t quit this series. Trying to quickly get through all of them so that I can force the bf to watch the series on HBO with me. "

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Gillian holloway

"More than a twist ending. The whole book is a twist."

Cally

"Best to read A cuckoo’s calling first if you want to understand the backstory; otherwise, can be read as a stand-alone."

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Tanya Paquet

"Well-written and interesting mystery series with great characters! Sometimes I think Rowling gets a little too convoluted and unrealistic with the plotline."

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Rebekah Travis

"Loved it. I was going to subtract a star compared to [b:The Cuckoo's Calling|16160797|The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)|Robert Galbraith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358716559s/16160797.jpg|22002305] because some of the minor characters were fairly unbelievable, but then I added a star back because I loved how dark, suspenseful, gritty, and creepy this installment of the Cormoran Strike series was. JKR started to flesh out the relationship between Strike and Robin in this book. I was afraid I was going to hate it, but I thought that she did an excellent job of moving things along. Looking forward to the next one!"