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The Running Grave

Cormoran Strike, Book 7

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The Running Grave

By: Robert Galbraith
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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 'The work of a master storyteller'
Daily Telegraph

'One of crime's most engaging duos'
Guardian

THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023
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Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.

The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.

In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her . . .

Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike and Robin's story forward in the epic, unforgettable seventh instalment of the series.
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PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE NOVELS

'A blistering piece of crime writing'
Sunday Times

'Unputdownable'
Daily Express

'A page-turner that will keep you up all night'
Observer

'Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit'
Sunday Mirror

'Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever'
New York Times

'Outrageously entertaining'
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Critic reviews

Riveting (. . .) a tale of how the human desire for approval, validation and a sense of purpose can sometimes lead us astray (. . .) The Running Grave is testimony to Galbraith's skill as a storyteller
Moving, gripping and terrifying
A rich, immersive experience
The kind of book you are happy to lose yourself in
A pleasure
The best duo in detective fiction since Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe
Another absolute barnstormer ... Unmissable
This is definitely one of the year's best reads, and all the more pleasurable because it's such an immersive experience
The Running Grave is pure joy (Sophie Hannah)
The genre of crime fiction is such a wide one... it's often difficult to pin down which books are the best. However, THE RUNNING GRAVE by Robert Galbraith is a front-runner by any, and every, standard ... [it] isn't just a gripping mystery but a brutal glimpse into how cults work. [Galbraith] nails the slow burn of indoctrination and how even those of "sound mind", intelligence and even scepticism, can find themselves trapped (Anne Cunningham)
All stars
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I came to this book a little worried I’d not enjoyed the last Strike book so much. I think because it had been an audio book it didn’t sit well with the the pauses for text etc for me and I still don’t like the quotes in this audio book as it breaks the flow for me but this wouldn’t happen if I was reading, I think I’ve put that badly but I find it an irritation. Although I am a true lover of audio books.
The new plot I did enjoy. The narrator was great and the ending ie the last chapter left me wanting the next story so badly. Their love story is so beautiful. I now see the tv characters as Robin and Strike and love them.
I never usually write a review but I have listened to this in little pockets of me time joy. Even slept in different bedroom to my husband so I could listen without ear buds oh the dedication of a true fan!!! Loved it would recommend.

Of course I loved it!

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Excellently crafted story that made me nervous to read it. It fact I had to stop reading at times to calm my nerves. Great performance
David Pridgeon

Brilliant Loved it

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Robert Glenisters superb narration bought all the characters to life, what a talent. The story was gripping with great characters. I felt lost once it had finished which is always the sign of a great book for me. An epic listen.

Brilliant

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I can honestly say it was excellent. I particularly liked Robert Glenister’s masterful style as reader.

Wonderfully complex - what a book!

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Can’t wait for the next,best books ever. Sad I’ve finished it. Characters so real

Loved it

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