Robert Galbraith
Hardcover | Pages: 497 pages Rating: 4.21 | 152787 Users | 13622 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Career of Evil |
| ISBN: | 0316349933 (ISBN13: 9780316349932) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.mulhollandbooks.com/titles/robert-galbraith/career-of-evil/9780316349932/ |
| Series: | Cormoran Strike #3 |
| Characters: | Cormoran Strike, Robin Ellacott, Matthew Cunliffe, Leda Strike, Eric Wardle, Ellen Toft, Jeff Whitaker, Donald Laing, Dominic Culpepper, Noel Brockbank, Terrence "Digger" Malley, Detective Inspector Roy Carver, Linda Ellacott, Graham "Hardy" Hardacre |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) England |
| Literary Awards: | Audie Award for Mystery (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2015), Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2016) |
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Cormoran Strike is back, with his assistant Robin Ellacott, in a mystery based around soldiers returning from war. 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… Career of Evil is the third in the series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. A mystery and also a story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives.Details Regarding Books Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3)
| Title | : | Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3) |
| Author | : | Robert Galbraith |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First North American Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 497 pages |
| Published | : | October 20th 2015 by Mulholland Books |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Thriller. Audiobook |
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Ratings: 4.21 From 152787 Users | 13622 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3)
3.5 starsThis is the third book in Robert Galbraith's (aka J.K. Rowling) series about grizzled private detective Cormoran Strike, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who lost his leg during the hostilities, and his pretty, strawberry blonde partner Robin Ellacott.As the story opens Strike and Robin are working on a couple of cases and getting on with their private lives: Strike is dating beautiful (almost) divorcée Elin.And Robin is planning her wedding to Matthew - a handsome but insensitiveI like to think of myself as a critical reader. As such, I'm mad at myself that it took me an article with in-text references to point out the racism and transphobia in this series. Rating adjusted, and original review under the spoiler tags.(view spoiler)[3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 because Jo's characterizations are brilliant.I feel like I don't know where to start! This felt really consistent with the first two books (that is, if you liked them, you'll probably like this one too) and I
2.5 starsThe writing in this was top notch as usual but half the time reading this felt like a chore. All the parts were there but it didn't feel the same.There were long stretches where I was bored but still kept going because I wanted to know what would happen. I had two guesses as to who the killer was fairly early and went back and forth as to who it was as the story went on. Robin and Strike were a great team as usual. There were some cases where I thought he should have treated Robin
June 2018: This review is mostly going to be me responding to some of my own thoughts from my first review, with some extras thrown in; for example, how I was considering raising this to five stars because I loved Robert Glenister's narration so much. I love the dead tree versions of this book, but the audio adds another level. Highly recommend if you are so inclined. (I'm leaving my rating at 4.5, rounding down, for now, because of the ending. See below.)Spoilery discussion of several plot
Once again, left with post-novel depression as Robert Galbraith has published another well-written Strike/Ellacott novel. Boy was this a wild ride! I have felt each book in this series has grabbed my attention more than the previous one and leaves me craving another. Set in 2011 (one year after Robin has begun working for Cormoran Strike and during the time of the royal wedding), the story opens with the ramblings of a serial killer who's identity is a mystery to the reader. Robin Ellacott has
If the first two Cormoran Strike books can be summed up as "celebrity" and "publishing" respectively, then this book is "misogynistic violence," which is possibly my least favorite subject to read about. This is a closed circle mystery in which Robin and Strike investigate a serial killer whose past is linked to Strike. Due to the fact that there are only four real suspects that are provided by Strike - and that the killer gets his own POV sections in which you see some of the murders happen -
I always look forward to picking up a book by J.K. Rowling. From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone through to this current novel she has never put a foot wrong and I firmly believe she could write successfully in any genre. A truly talented author.Career of Evil is the third in a series which hopefully will be a long one! The two main characters, Stryke and Robin, are wonderful and the trials and tribulations of their relationship are handled beautifully, to the point where this reader at
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