The Silkworm
Cormoran Strike, Book 2
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The Silkworm
Narrated by:
Robert Glenister
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Narrated by:
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Robert Glenister
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By:
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Robert Galbraith
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Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series
When 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! ***
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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©2014 Robert Galbraith Limited
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Critic reviews
An unputdownable tale of malice and murder in a toxic literary world . . . this almost preposterously compulsive page-turner is irresistible summer reading
Teems with sly humour, witty asides and intelligence ... A pleasure to read
A damn good read ... It's a book to gulp down
Galbraith has pulled off a thoroughly enjoyable classic and I'm already looking forward to Strike's next outing
A superb and polished thriller . . . an ingenious whodunit
Pacy, unputdownable . . . I can't wait for the next one
An enticingly macabre whodunit ... taut and believable
You are absolutely carried along ... Well written, exciting
A great detective novel: sharp, immensely readable, warm-hearted but cool-headed ... populated with dozens of memorable characters
Enthralling, not only for its twists and turns, but for the fun of the teamwork
An atmospheric, propulsive narrative
An entertaining novel in which the most compelling characters are not the killer or the victim, but the detectives charged with solving the crime
A pacey detective story ... moreish
Fast-paced and entertaining ... Strike has all kinds of potential. It'd be a crime not to keep up with him
The Silkworm is a deeply satisfying work of crime fiction, more complex and darker than its predecessor
Galbraith brings flair and wit to [his] reflections on the state of contemporary publishing ... [He] takes the existing strengths of the genre and uses them as the building blocks for [his] own considerable storytelling gift, crafting books crammed with memorable characters that make irresistible reading ... There are aspects of the traditional English crime novel reaching right back to the golden age of Christie, Sayers, Allingham and Marsh ... The Cuckoo's Calling was a calling card for a series that has legs
If [Galbraith] had as much fun writing The Silkworm as I did reading it, [he] had a blast
An absorbing puzzle with vivid characters . . . Robert Galbraith deserves the inevitable bestseller
An intelligent and captivating drama driven by fascinatingly real characters. This is storytelling at its very best
Bring on the next one, please ... [Galbraith] writes with wit and affection for detective-novel tradition ... and races us through a twisty plot so smoothly that you won't notice as the hours tick by
A gimlet eye for detail and beautifully crafted plot make it a delight from start to finish, and a perfect summer read
A properly addictive whodunit. And in the unlikely pairing of ungainly Strike and his clever young assistant, Galbraith has created an investigative duo with spark and empathy
Where does The Silkworm rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I thoroughly enjoyed Book 1 but did find this storyline a bit lacklustre.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Felt the plot was made more complicated than it needed to be and although I usually love Robert Glenister's narration felt that at times even he lost interest. Could have been slightly shorter.Which scene did you most enjoy?
Anytime Cormoron spoke to his friend DaveIf you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Cormoron Strikes againNot as good as book 1.
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brilliant as always.
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Stick with it
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Really enjoyed it
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Gripping
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