***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***

'Deliriously clever' GUARDIAN

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Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series

When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg.

Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.

With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...

A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, Career of Evil is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will not be able to put this book down.

*** 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

About the Author
Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy. The previous six Strike novels, The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, Lethal White, Troubled Blood and The Ink Black Heart topped the national and international bestseller lists and the series has been adapted for television, produced by Bronte Film and Television.

Reviews
Quirkily different... let's hope the sardonic Strike is here to stay * Independent *
The denouement is violent, unexpected and satisfying . . . [an] entertaining novel * The Times *
Fans of the intrepid duo are in for some shocks . . . as readable and exciting as ever * Daily Telegraph *
A page-turner with legs that will keep you up all night * Observer *
Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever * New York Times *
A confident hold on a deliriously clever plot * Guardian *
Thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *
Criminally good stuff * Sun *
[A] smart and addictive thriller * Sunday Mirror *
A book that abounds with ideas * Scotland on Sunday *
This one gripped * Evening Standard *
Oozes atmosphere . . . a rollicking good story * Metro *
The real joy of this series comes from the originality of the characters * Morning Star *
Robert Galbraith . . . again demonstrates that rare, inexplicable and indefinable gift: once started, one simply can't put [his] books down * Literary Review *
Strike is a compelling creation . . . this is terrifically entertaining stuff * Irish Times *


Awards
Winner of Audies Award 2016 (UK) and Dead Good Award 2016 (UK). Short-listed for Audible Sounds of Crime Award at Crimefest 2016 (UK). Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2016 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780751563597
Author Robert Galbraith
Format Paperback
Page Count 592
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 405g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 37mm