But it might be even more enjoyable to read between the lines in search of what Rowling has to say about fame, publishing, and the modern writer's life.” ( People)

“Astutely observed, well-paced and full of Rowling's trademark acerbic wit, The Silkworm thoroughly engages as a crime novel. The last line of The Silkworm, which will lift the hearts of readers who have come to love its deeply sympathetic characters, offers the prospect of more of that joy both for her and for us.” ( USA Today) “‘Writing as Robert Galbraith has been a pure joy,’ Rowling has said. She’s really hitting her stride here.” ( Evening Standard) What was this mania to appear in print?’ But no such question arises about JK Rowling’s second career as a crime writer. “‘Strike felt a sudden weariness wash over him. “A pacey detective story… a tightly stitched updating of the classic tale of the dishevelled but brilliant private dick, smattered with references to 19th-century French literature and pre-Levenson sleuthing tactics, alongside well-realised characters. “A damn good read … It’s a book to gulp down, and although Rowling may now be a bona fide Olympic-opening-ceremony-level celeb, the skill with which this book is written tells you as much as its subject-matter does that writing is the core of her life. Please note: This audiobook contains explicit language If the novel were published it would ruin lives - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him.Īnd 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.Ī 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 novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. 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.īut as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises. When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series.

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