Although I did enjoy this, I think this story could have been told in half the number of pages. I got genuinely bored in the middle but carried on to find out who the murderer was (which is a good sign, I suppose). However, I recognise that a lot of the character-building was needed as the first ...
Detective Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of eccentric writer Owen Quine, but the missing person case quickly turns into a murder mystery when Strike finds Quine dead, murdered in horrific fashion. All the editors, writers and publishers who make appearances in Quine's newly finish...
Cormaran Strike and Robin Ellacott appear again, this time investigating the disappearance of a writer who has been known to flit off for days at a time, thus not worrying his wife unduly.This book is more Agatha Christie-like in its denouement, with a cast of characters assembled obligingly for ...
Her lover, Strike’s client, found this excessive and the detective was inclined to agree with him. Seven o’clock the following morning found Strike stationed in a shadowy recess opposite Miss Brocklehurst’s Battersea flat, wrapped up in coat, scarf and gloves, yawning widely as the cold penetrate...