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***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***

''Deliriously clever'' GUARDIAN

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Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series

When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman''s severed leg.

Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.

With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...

A fiendi

Trade Review
Quirkily different... let's hope the sardonic Strike is here to stay * Independent *
The denouement is violent, unexpected and satisfying . . . [an] entertaining novel * The Times *
Fans of the intrepid duo are in for some shocks . . . as readable and exciting as ever * Daily Telegraph *
A page-turner with legs that will keep you up all night * Observer *
Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever * New York Times *
A confident hold on a deliriously clever plot * Guardian *
Thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *
Criminally good stuff * Sun *
[A] smart and addictive thriller * Sunday Mirror *
A book that abounds with ideas * Scotland on Sunday *
This one gripped * Evening Standard *
Oozes atmosphere . . . a rollicking good story * Metro *
The real joy of this series comes from the originality of the characters * Morning Star *
Robert Galbraith . . . again demonstrates that rare, inexplicable and indefinable gift: once started, one simply can't put [his] books down * Literary Review *
Strike is a compelling creation . . . this is terrifically entertaining stuff * Irish Times *

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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ***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***

      ''Deliriously clever'' GUARDIAN

      -----

      Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series

      When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman''s severed leg.

      Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.

      With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...

      A fiendi

      Trade Review
      Quirkily different... let's hope the sardonic Strike is here to stay * Independent *
      The denouement is violent, unexpected and satisfying . . . [an] entertaining novel * The Times *
      Fans of the intrepid duo are in for some shocks . . . as readable and exciting as ever * Daily Telegraph *
      A page-turner with legs that will keep you up all night * Observer *
      Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever * New York Times *
      A confident hold on a deliriously clever plot * Guardian *
      Thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *
      Criminally good stuff * Sun *
      [A] smart and addictive thriller * Sunday Mirror *
      A book that abounds with ideas * Scotland on Sunday *
      This one gripped * Evening Standard *
      Oozes atmosphere . . . a rollicking good story * Metro *
      The real joy of this series comes from the originality of the characters * Morning Star *
      Robert Galbraith . . . again demonstrates that rare, inexplicable and indefinable gift: once started, one simply can't put [his] books down * Literary Review *
      Strike is a compelling creation . . . this is terrifically entertaining stuff * Irish Times *

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