The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike Series #2) by Robert Galbraith

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In this "wonderfully entertaining" mystery (Harlan Coben, The New York Times Book Review), private investigator Cormoran Strike must track down a missing writer — and a sinister killer bent on destruction. When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband 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, he discovers that Quine's disappearance is no coincidence. 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 — meaning that almost everyone in his life would have motives to silence him. When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, Strike must 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 J. K. Rowling's highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant, Robin Ellacott.

  • Suggested age range- Adult
  • Format- Paperback
  • Product dimensions- 5.4" W x 8.2" H x 1.3" D
  • Genre- Mystery & thriller
  • Publisher- Little, Brown and Company, Publication date- 06-02-2015
  • Page count- 464
  • ISBN- 9780316206891

Web ID: 2180657

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20 days ago
from Ribera, NM

An Amazing Whodunnit

I love this book! It's a bit wordy at times, but overall the mystery aspect is amazing, and I appreciate the eccentric characters and the humor. The culprit is not revealed until the very, very end! That's just the way I like my crime fiction.

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3 years ago
from Nd

I love the Strike books

This one is morbid at times but the suspense won’t let you put it down.

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3 years ago
from Hartford

appealing title

I bought this after reading Cuckoo's Calling, and the story is good, but is really drawn out. I am having trouble remembering Who is Who in his client base, as they are brought up here and there. Would be enjoying it more a bit more edited.

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4 years ago
from Chicago

I know we're mad at JK, but she is a good writer

Sexism so hard is it kills you.

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