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Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in "one of the best books of the year" (USA Today), the first novel in the brilliant series that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike.After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he's living in his office.Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry -- known to her friends as the Cuckoo -- famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction,

A breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, Troubled Blood is the fifth Strike and Robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet.Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when

A breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, Troubled Blood is the fifth Strike and Robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet.Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when

FIND OUT WHAT IS NEXT FOR STRIKE AND ROBIN THIS SEPTEMBERA dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detective Cormoran Strike as she's certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend - the father of her newborn baby - who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.The more Strike and his business partner Robin Ellacott delve into the case, the more labyrinthine it gets. The silver shop is no ordinary one: it's located beside Freemasons' Hall and specialises in Masonic silverware. And in addition to the armed robber and Decima's boyfriend, it becomes clear that there are other missing men who could fit the profile of the body in the vault.As the case becomes ever more complicated and dangerous, Strike faces another quandary. Robin seems increasingly committed to her boyfriend, p

The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case.PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES:"Magnificent" ― Sunday Times "[Galbraith’s] greatest novelistic gifts are her ability to spin wild, intricate plots (witness the astrological elements of this latest book), and to createcolorful, highly individual characters who come instantly alive on the page." ― Bill Sheehan, Washington Post"Finely honed, superbly constructed" ― Daily Mail"A scrupulous plotter and master of misdirection, Galbraith keeps the pages turning." ― Guardian"The work of a master storyteller" ― Daily Telegraph"This is a crime series deeply rooted in the real world, where brutality and ugliness are leavened by the oh‑so‑human flaws and virtues of Galbraith's irresistible hero and heroine." ― USA Today"Addictive, murderous fun." ― Vox "Compulsively readable." ― People

The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case.PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES:"Magnificent" ― Sunday Times"[Galbraith’s] greatest novelistic gifts are her ability to spin wild, intricate plots (witness the astrological elements of this latest book), and to createcolorful, highly individual characters who come instantly alive on the page." ― Bill Sheehan, Washington Post"Finely honed, superbly constructed" ― Daily Mail"A scrupulous plotter and master of misdirection, Galbraith keeps the pages turning." ― Guardian"The work of a master storyteller" ― Daily Telegraph"This is a crime series deeply rooted in the real world, where brutality and ugliness are leavened by the oh‑so‑human flaws and virtues of Galbraith's irresistible hero and heroine." ― USA Today"Addictive, murderous fun." ― Vox"Compulsively readable." ― People

The brand new installment in the highly acclaimed international bestselling series, featuring Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, written by Robert Galbraith, a pseudonym of J.K. Rowling.Praise for the Strike series "There can be no denying J.K. Rowling's formidable talents as a crime writer." ­--Daily Mail "The work of a master storyteller."--Daily Telegraph "Delivered with panache." --Financial Times "A scrupulous plotter and master of misdirection, Galbraith keeps the pages turning." --TheGuardian "A blistering piece of crime writing." --Sunday Times "Stuffed with intrigue, surprise, action, violence, social comedy and romance: 'value for money, ' as the British say" --Wall Street Journal "Rowling's greatest novelistic gifts are her ability to spin wild, intricate plots, and to create colorful, highly individual characters who come instantly alive on the page." --Washington Post "Rowling's wizardry as a writer is on abundant display...This is a crime series deeply rooted in the