Most Popular Books by Robert Galbraith

In the epic fifth installment in this “compulsively readable” (People) series, Galbraith’s “irresistible hero and heroine” (USA Today) take on the decades-old cold case of a missing doctor, one which may be their grisliest yet. Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough—who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .

An unsettling cold case investigation ensnares Cormoran Strike and his partner in a web of dangerous secrets in this #1 New York Times bestseller, the inspiration for HBO Max''s acclaimed series C.B. Strike. When a troubled young man named Billy asks Cormoran Strike to help him investigate a crime he witnessed as a child, the private eye is left deeply troubled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy''s story, Strike and Robin Ellacott -- once his assistant, now a partner in the agency -- set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike''s own life is far from straightforward. His newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been; Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that. The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, Lethal White is "addictive, murderous fun" for British mystery lovers and crime fiction fans alike (Vox).

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 installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case. When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn’t know quite what to make of the situation. The cocreator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie’s true identity. Robin decides that the agency can’t help with this—and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the location of The Ink Black Heart. Robin and her business partner, Cormoran Strike, become drawn into the quest to uncover Anomie’s true identity. But with a complex web of online aliases, business interests and family conflicts to navigate, Strike and Robin find themselves embroiled in a case that stretches their powers of deduction to the limits – and which threatens them in new and horrifying ways . . . A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tour-de-force. *Some of the more complex layouts in the book are rendered as images in the ebook version so that you can enlarge on your preferred reading device*

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. 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. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine''s disappearance than his wife realises. 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 - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him. And 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 . . . A 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.

In this New York Times bestselling installment of the "outrageously entertaining" Strike series (Financial Times), detective duo Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in the trap of a dangerous cult.u200b Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organization that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths. In order to try to rescue Will, Strike''s business partner, Robin Ellacott, decides to infiltrate the cult, and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito among its members. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her. . . Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike''s and Robin''s story forward in this epic, unforgettable seventh installment of the series.

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, and delusion known to man. You may think you know detectives, but you''ve never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you''ve never seen them under an investigation like this.

“Aku melihat anak itu mati … dicekik, di kuda sana.” Billy, seorang pemuda dengan gangguan kejiwaan, datang ke kantor Cormoran Strike untuk meminta bantuan Strike menyelidiki kejahatan yang dilihatnya semasa kecil. Walaupun Billy jelas-jelas sakit parah, ada kesan tulus pada dirinya dan cerita yang dia sampaikan sehingga membuat Strike resah. Namun, sebelum Strike sempat menanyainya lebih jauh, Billy kabur dengan panik dari kantornya. Untuk membuktikan kebenaran cerita Billy, Strike dan Robin Ellacott—dulu asistennya, kini partner di biro detektifnya—menyusuri jalur berkelok-kelok yang membawa mereka dari jalanan London, masuk ke jantung Parlemen, hingga ke rumah megah yang indah namun mencurigakan jauh di pedalaman. Sementara penyelidikan berjalan, kehidupan pribadi Strike tak kalah berliku: sebagai detektif terkenal dia tidak lagi bisa bekerja sembunyisembunyi. Hubungannya dengan partnernya pun kian rumit—Robin telah menjadi bagian penting dalam bisnisnya, tapi hubungan mereka kini memasuki ranah yang benar-benar pelik... Novel Robert Galbraith yang paling epik, Lethal White merupakan cerita misteri menegangkan yang menghadirkan kelanjutan kisah Cormoran Strike dan Robin Ellacott.

The first four novels in Robert Galbraith''s "wonderfully entertaining" series (Harlan Coben) featuring the private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. This omnibus set includes the novels The Cuckoo''s Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, and Lethal White. Each of these novels is compulsively readable, with twists at every turn. You may think you know detectives, but you’ve never met one quite like Strike. "Rowling’s wizardry as a writer is on abundant display...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

Ketika Edie Ledwell, dalam keadaan panik dan awut-awutan, muncul di kantor biro detektif serta meminta berbicara dengannya, Robin Ellacott tidak yakin bagaimana harus menangani situasi tersebut. Edie, kokreator kartun populer The Ink Black Heart, dipersekusi oleh sosok online misterius yang menggunakan nama samaran Anomie. Dia ingin mengetahui identitas Anomie yang sebenarnya. Robin memutuskan bahwa biro detektif mereka tidak dapat membantu Edie---dan Robin tidak memikirkannya lagi hingga beberapa hari kemudian dia membaca berita mengejutkan bahwa Edie Ledwell telah dibunuh di Highgate Cemetery, lokasi The Ink Black Heart. Robin dan partner bisnisnya, Cormoran Strike, terseret dalam upaya keras mengungkap identitas sejati Anomie. Namun, dunia daring yang kompleks dan ruwet penuh nama alias, sementara kepentingan bisnis serta konflik keluarga mesti dihadapi, Strike dan Robin terlibat kasus yang menguji kemampuan deduksi merekaÉ dan mengancam keberlangsungan hidup serta penghidupan mereka. Misteri yang cerdas dan menegangkan. The Ink Black Heart adalah karya Robert Galbraith yang membuktikan kekuatan, keterampilan, dan kecerdikannya. Robert Galbraith adalah nama alias J.K. Rowling, pengarang serial HARRY POTTER. THE INK BLACK HEART adalah buku keenam dari serial detektif Cormoran Strike. Film serialnya ditayangkan di HBO Go dengan judul seri C.B. STRIKE.

Cormoran Strike est en visite dans sa famille en Cornouailles quand une inconnue l’approche pour lui demander de l’aide. Elle aimerait retrouver sa mère, Margot Bamborough, disparue dans des circonstances jamais éclaircies en 1974. Strike n’a encore jamais travaillé sur une affaire classée, et en l’occurrence, 40 ans se sont écoulés depuis les faits. Intrigué, il accepte, malgré le peu de chances de résoudre l’affaire et la longue liste des cas sur lesquels lui et son associée Robin Ellacott travaillent déjà. Cette dernière est embourbée dans un divorce déjà compliqué, ses sentiments pour Strike n’arrangeant rien. Petit à petit, l’enquête apparaît comme extraordinairement complexe. Sur leur chemin, Robin et Strike rencontrent des témoins peu fiables, s’interrogent sur des jeux de tarots, tout en poursuivant des pistes qui semblent mener vers un serial killer psychopathe. Ils apprendront bientôt, à leurs dépens, que même des affaires classées peuvent se révéler dangereuses... Ce cinquième volume de la série des Cormoran Strike, épique et labyrinthique à souhait, nous offre une lecture haletante. Incontestablement le meilleur roman de Robert Galbraith à ce jour. Traduit de l''anglais par Florianne Vidal

Un thriller épico, ameno y apasionante que ha vendido 5 millones de ejemplares en un año en Reino Unido. La serie protagonizada por Cormoran Strike, convertida en una gran producción de la HBO. El detective privado Cormoran Strike, que se halla en Cornwall visitando a su familia, es abordado en plena calle por una mujer que le pide ayuda para encontrar a su madre, Margot Bamborough, desaparecida en 1974 en extrañas circunstancias. A pesar de que nunca se ha enfrentado a un caso ocurrido tantos años atrás y de ser consciente de las escasas posibilidades de éxito, Cormoran Strike y su compañera en la agencia, Robin Ellacott, que sigue atrapada entre un divorcio tormentoso y sus sentimientos hacia Cormoran, acaban aceptando el caso. A medida que se van sumergiendo en la investigación, los dos detectives se topan con una historia terriblemente compleja poblada de cartas de tarot, un asesino en serie psicópata y testigos que son poco de fiar. Porque incluso un hecho ocurrido hace décadas puede ser mortal. La crítica ha dicho... «Una muestra trepidante del género negro.» Sunday Times «Una narración magistral.» The Daily Telegraph «Un alarde creativo de primer orden.» The Guardian «Una serie policíaca genial. [...] Espléndida.» Sunday Mirror «Comienzas a leer atrapado por los giros inesperados de la trama y acabas fascinado por la relación principal perfectamente trazada.» The Independent «Increíblemente entretenida.» Financial Times

O MUITO AGUARDADO VOLUME 4 DA SAGA CORMORAN STRIKE, ESCRITA POR ROBERT GALBRAITH, PSEUDÓNIMO DE J.K. ROWLING Quando Billy, um jovem problemático, procura Cormoran Strike para o ajudar na investigação de um crime que ele pensa ter testemunhado ainda criança, o detetive Strike fica muito impressionado. Embora Billy tenha problemas mentais evidentes e não se consiga lembrar de grandes pormenores, há algo de sincero nele e na história que conta. Mas, mesmo quando Strike começa a querer interrogá-lo, Billy foge do seu escritório em pânico. Para tentar perceber realmente a história de Billy, Strike e Robin Ellacott - antiga assistente e agora sócia na agência - partem numa busca tortuosa pelas ruas do submundo de Londres, chegam a um refúgio secreto dentro do Parlamento e, depois, a uma bela e sinistra mansão no interior do país. Durante esta investigação labiríntica, a vida de Strike também não está nada fácil: graças à sua recente fama como detetive privado, já não consegue passar despercebido. Além disso, a relação com Robin está mais tensa do que nunca - sim, ela é essencial aos negócios de Strike, mas o relacionamento pessoal que mantêm é muito mais complicado. Épico e fascinante, este é o novo episódio da história de Cormoran Strike e Robin Ellacott, aclamada pelos leitores e pela crítica.

Da Billy, en plaget ung mand, opsøger Cormoran Strike og fortæller om en forbrydelse, han så, da han var lille, efterlader det privatdetektiven dybt foruroliget. Strike og hans tidligere assistent Robin Ellacott – nu partner i detektivbureauet – forsøger at komme til bunds i Billys historie og føres ad kringlede veje gennem Londons gyder til de hemmelighedsfulde gange i parlamentet og et smukt, men dystert herresæde langt ude på landet. Sideløbende med denne labyrintiske efterforskning er Strikes eget liv langt fra enkelt: Hans nye berømmelse hæmmer hans muligheder som privatdetektiv, og forholdet til hans tidligere assistent er presset. Strike har mere end nogensinde brug for Robin i sit arbejde, men deres personlige forhold er mere indviklet end som så ... Den hvide død er et nervepirrende mysterium og en spændende fortsættelse af historien om Cormoran Strike og Robin Ellacott. Romanen er skrevet af J.K. Rowling under pseudonymet Robert Galbraith. J.K. Rowling er forfatter til Harry Potter-serien og Den tomme plads.

Lorsqu’Edie Ledwell entre dans le bureau de la détective Robin Ellacott, elle est dans tous ses états. Cocréatrice d''un dessin animé très populaire nommé Sang d’encre, Edie est harcelée en ligne par un mystérieux personnage, qui se présente sous le pseudonyme d''Anomie, dont elle cherche désespérément à découvrir l''identité. Robin lui explique que l''agence ne peut rien pour elle, mais quelques jours plus tard, elle apprend une terrible nouvelle : Edie a été tuée dans le cimetière londonien de Highgate, là-même où se déroule l’intrigue de Sang d’encre. Robin et son associé Cormoran Strike se lancent alors sur les traces d''Anomie sans imaginer que cette traque va s’avérer plus complexe et périlleuse que prévu. Entre les secrets de la toile, les intérêts commerciaux et les conflits familiaux, Strike et Robin se retrouvent embarqués dans une affaire qui va les mettre en grand danger. Mais est-ce qu''adversité rimera enfin avec amour ? Sixième volume des aventures de Cormoran Strike, Sang d’encre est un véritable tour de force, une enquête à couper le souffle. Traduit de l’anglais par Perrine Chambon

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Written and photographed by Canadian freelance photojournalist, Robert J. Galbraith, this is a personal, daily account of the anarchy and horror that unfolded during five weeks of war in Iraq, in April and May 2003. The independent photojournalist, who also covers assignments for the New York Times, takes us away from the bright lights of the modern media giants, describing the misery of the war that many will never see or hear about, from the streets of Baghdad, Basra, Kirkuk, Arbil, Tikrit and Mosul. The author describes, first-hand, the main flaws in the Bush strategy to win the war in Iraq. It describes how a lack of coalition troops led to the looting and civil disorder that plagued the nation. Galbraith witnesses the looting of weapons from military warehouses which were then sold on the lawless streets of Samarra by children, while coalition troops drove by. He interviews families in Saddam City who were offered food, medicine and security to join the uprising against coalition troops. Every day was a battle for survival for the street orphans who formed gangs to survive extortion by rival gangs and rape by perverts released from Saddam''s prisons. He compares the relative calm in Basra and Kurdistan with the living hell of Baghdad.

Under et besøg hjemme i Cornwall bliver privatdetektiven Cormoran Strike antastet af en kvinde, der beder ham hjælpe med at finde hendes mor, Margot Bamborough – som forsvandt under mystiske omstændigheder i 1974. Det er nyt for Strike at arbejde med en henlagt sag – for slet ikke at tale om en fyrre år gammel, uopklaret én af slagsen. Trods den spinkle chance for succes, bliver han interesseret og påtager sig opgaven, oven i den stribe sager han og hans partner på detektivbureauet, Robin Ellacott, allerede arbejder med. Robin slås samtidig med en problematisk skilsmisse, uønskede tilnærmelser fra anden side og sine følelser for Strike. Efterforskningen af Margots forsvinden viser sig at være en djævelsk kompleks sag, som omfatter tarotkort, en psykopatisk seriemorder og upålidelige vidner. Og de må sande, at selv en årtier gammel sag kan vise sig at være dødsensfarlig ... Ustyrligt blod er den femte Cormoran Strike-roman, og dette labyrintiske værk, som tager vejret fra en, er samtidig det mest fængslende og gribende til dato. Robert Galbraith er et pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, forfatteren til Harry Potter-bøgerne og Den tomme plads.

La novela más épica de Robert Galbraith hasta el momento. Blanco letal nos ofrece un misterio cautivador y un nuevo episodio muy emocionante en la historia de Cormoran Strike y Robin Ellacott. La serie protagonizada por Cormoran Strike, convertida en una gran producción de la HBO. « Vi cómo mataban a una cría... Cómo la estrangulaban.» Cuando Billy, un joven con problemas, acude al consultorio privado de Cormoran Strike para pedirle ayuda y que investigue un crimen que cree haber presenciado cuando era niño, Strike se queda perplejo. Si bien Billy tiene obvios problemas mentales y no logra recordar muchos detalles concretos, hay algo sincero en él y en su historia. Pero, antes de que Strike pueda hacerle más preguntas, Billy, presa del pánico, sale corriendo de su oficina. Tratando de llegar al fondo de la historia de Billy, Strike y Robin Ellacott, su antigua asistente y ahora socia de la agencia, emprenden un camino sinuoso que los lleva a través de las callejuelas de Londres hasta las salas más recónditas y secretas del Parlamento, pasando por una hermosa pero siniestra casa señorial perdida en el campo. Y mientras la investigación se vuelve cada vez más laberíntica, la vida de Strike es cualquier cosa menos sencilla: su nueva fama como detective privado lleva implícita la incapacidad de operar pasando desapercibido y el ambiente en la oficina es más tenso que nunca. Robin es indispensable para Strike, pero su relación personal se complica día a día.

Además de una trama de suspense ingeniosamente construida y repleta de giros inesperados, El oficio del mal nos ofrece una historia apasionante sobre un hombre y una mujer en una encrucijada tanto personal como profesional. Un nuevo caso de Cormoran Strike. La serie protagonizada por Cormoran Strike, convertida en una gran producción de la HBO. En un paquete misterioso que ha llegado a la oficina, Robin Ellacott encuentra, horrorizada, una pierna de mujer. Su jefe, el detective privado Cormoran Strike, se muestra tanto o más sobresaltado ante el hallazgo, aunque mucho menos sorprendido. Hay cuatro personas de su pasado que podrían estar involucradas en el envío, y Strike sabe que todas ellas son capaces de actuar de una forma tan cruel y abominable. Mientras la policía se concentra en la única pista que Strike ya ha descartado, éste y Robin deciden investigar por su cuenta y se sumergen en el mundo siniestro de los otros tres sospechosos. Pero cuando varios hechos igual de aterradores empiezan a sucederse, Strike y Robin se dan cuenta de que el tiempo se les agota por momentos... La crítica ha dicho... «La mejor novela de la saga protagonizada por el detective Cormoran Strike [...]. Galbraith ha creado un personaje que nos hiela la sangre desde la dura pero electrizante primera escena [...]. Un noir trepidante y lleno de sorpresas, que se despliegan con una impecable lógica literaria.» USA Today «Galbraith demuestra un dominio absoluto de la complejidad de la trama y del género en sí.» Toronto Star «Strike y Robin, tan magnéticos como siempre.» The New York Times «Una novela que atrapa. Una historia sorprendente, escabrosa, vibrante y satisfactoria.» NYT Book Review «Un thriller inteligente y adictivo.» The Sunday Mirror «Es muy difícil resistirse y no seguir leyendo; te mantendrá en vela toda la noche.» The Observer

Un thriller épico, ameno y apasionante que ha vendido 5 millones de ejemplares en un año en Reino Unido. El detective privado Cormoran Strike, que se halla en Cornwall visitando a su familia, es abordado en plena calle por una mujer que le pide ayuda para encontrar a su madre, Margot Bamborough, desaparecida en 1974 en extrañas circunstancias. A pesar de que nunca se ha enfrentado a un caso ocurrido tantos años atrás y de ser consciente de las escasas posibilidades de éxito, Cormoran Strike y su compañera en la agencia, Robin Ellacott, que sigue atrapada entre un divorcio tormentoso y sus sentimientos hacia Cormoran, acaban aceptando el caso. A medida que se van sumergiendo en la investigación, los dos detectives se topan con una historia terriblemente compleja poblada de cartas de tarot, un asesino en serie psicópata y testigos que son poco de fiar. Porque incluso un hecho ocurrido hace décadas puede ser mortal. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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 he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough—who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .

Además de una trama de suspense ingeniosamente construida y repleta de giros inesperados, El oficio del mal nos ofrece una historia apasionante sobre un hombre y una mujer en una encrucijada tanto personal como profesional. Un nuevo caso de Cormoran Strike. En un paquete misterioso que ha llegado a la oficina, Robin Ellacott encuentra, horrorizada, una pierna de mujer. Su jefe, el detective privado Cormoran Strike, se muestra tanto o más sobresaltado ante el hallazgo, aunque mucho menos sorprendido. Hay cuatro personas de su pasado que podrían estar involucradas en el envío, y Strike sabe que todas ellas son capaces de actuar de una forma tan cruel y abominable. Mientras la policía se concentra en la única pista que Strike ya ha descartado, éste y Robin deciden investigar por su cuenta y se sumergen en el mundo siniestro de los otros tres sospechosos. Pero cuando varios hechos igual de aterradores empiezan a sucederse, Strike y Robin se dan cuenta de que el tiempo se les agota por momentos... ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In addition to a suspenseful plot that’s ingeniously constructed and full of unexpected twists, The Career of Evil offers us a gripping story about a man and woman at a personal and professional crossroads. A new Cormoran Strike case. In a mysterious package that arrives at the office, Robin Ellacott is horrorized to find a woman’s leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is as alarmed, if not more, by the discovery, although much less surprised. There are four people in his past that could be involved in the shipment, and Strike knows that all of them are capable of acting in such a cruel and abominable manner. While the police concentrate on the only clue that Strike has ruled out, he and Robin decide to investigate on their own and submerge themselves in the sinister world of the other three suspects. But when other events equally as terrorizing begin to occur, Strike and Robin realize that time is running out for them by the second...

„Extraordinar de captivant... cel mai bun roman al seriei." — Sunday Mirror Când Billy, un tânăr dezechilibrat emoțional, intră în biroul detectivului particular Cormoran Strike ca să-i ceară ajutorul pentru anchetarea unei crime la care crede că a asistat în copilărie, Strike e profund tulburat. Chiar dacă Billy are probleme psihice evidente și nu-și poate aminti prea multe detalii concrete, el și povestea lui au ceva sincer. Dar înainte ca Strike să-l poată întreba mai multe, Billy intră în panică și fuge. Încercând să elucideze povestea lui Billy, Strike și Robin Ellacott – cândva asistenta lui, acum parteneră a agenției – pornesc pe un drum întortocheat, care îi duce de pe străduțele Londrei într-un birou discret din Parlament și la un conac somptuos, dar sumbru, din adâncul zonei rurale. De-a lungul acestei anchete labirintice, viața lui Strike e departe de a fi una simplă: celebritatea câștigată ca detectiv particular înseamnă totodată că nu mai poate acționa nestingherit, în culise, așa cum o făcuse cândva. În plus, relația cu fosta lui asistentă e mai încordată ca oricând – Robin e acum neprețuită pentru afacerea lui Strike, dar relația lor personală e mult, mult mai spinoasă... „Se citește pe nerăsuflate" - Daily Telegraph „Confirmă excepționala capacitate de povestitor a lui Galbraith." - Daily Mail „Ambițios, sofisticat și stilat." – Times „Te fascinează intriga și îți place să fii în compania personajelor, admiri vocea, intuiția și ingeniozitatea autorului și savurezi ocazia de a te relaxa cu o carte fără să te simți grăbit, derutat sau păcălit." – The New York Times „Un roman gigantic, pe care îl citești într-o clipită." – USA Today „Alb letal este un thriller captivant în care personajele se luptă nu doar cu infracționalitatea, ci și cu moralitatea." - Wall Street Journal „A deschide un roman de Galbraith e ca și cum ai păși printr-un portal. Ești absorbit imediat." - Bustle

Atemberaubend, labyrinthisch, episch – der 5. Cormoran-Strike-Roman ist der bislang fesselndste und faszinierendste aus der Feder von Bestsellerautorin J. K. Rowling! Cormoran Strike ist gerade zu Besuch bei seiner Familie in Cornwall, als er von einer Frau angesprochen wird, die ihn bittet, ihre Mutter, Margot Bamborough, ausfindig zu machen, die 1974 unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwand. Strike hatte es noch nie mit einem Cold Case zu tun, geschweige denn mit einem, der bereits vierzig Jahre zurückliegt. Doch trotz der geringen Erfolgsaussichten ist seine Neugier geweckt, und so fügt er der langen Liste an Fällen, die er und seine Arbeitspartnerin Robin Ellacott gerade in der Agentur bearbeiten, noch einen hinzu. Robin selbst hat mit einer hässlichen Scheidung und unerwünschter männlicher Aufmerksamkeit zu kämpfen – und dann natürlich mit ihren Gefühlen für Strike ... Strikes und Robins Nachforschungen zu Margots Verschwinden führen sie auf die Fährte eines vertrackten Falls mit Hinweisen auf Tarotkarten, einen psychopathischen Serienkiller und Zeugen, die nicht alle vertrauenswürdig sind. Und sie merken, dass sich selbst Fälle, die schon Jahrzehnte alt sind, als tödlich herausstellen können ... Sie sind Fan des außergewöhnlichen Ermittlerduos Ellacott und Strike? Dann lesen Sie auch die anderen Romane der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerreihe.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Cuckoo''s Calling, the novel by Robert Galbraith, the alter ego of J.K. Rowling. But the outstanding mystery stands on its own merit. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Finsterer als die düstersten Ecken Londons ... Der vierte Fall aus der Feder von Robert Galbraith, dem Pseudonym von J.K. Rowling! Ein verstörter junger Mann bittet den privaten Ermittler Cormoran Strike um Hilfe bei der Aufklärung eines Verbrechens, das er – so glaubt er – als Kind mit angesehen hat. Strike ist beunruhigt: Billy hat offensichtlich psychische Probleme und kann sich nur an wenig im Detail erinnern, doch er wirkt aufrichtig. Bevor Strike ihn allerdings ausführlich befragen kann, ergreift der Mann panisch die Flucht. Um Billys Geschichte auf den Grund zu gehen, folgen Strike und Robin Ellacott – einst seine Assistentin, jetzt seine Geschäftspartnerin – einer verschlungenen Spur, die sie durch die zwielichtigen Ecken Londons, in die oberen Kreise des Parlaments und zu einem prachtvollen, doch düsteren Herrenhaus auf dem Land führt. Zugleich verläuft auch Strikes eigenes Leben alles andere als gradlinig: Er hat es als Ermittler zu Berühmtheit gebracht und kann sich nicht länger unauffällig hinter den Kulissen bewegen. Noch dazu ist das Verhältnis zu seiner früheren Assistentin schwieriger denn je – zwar ist Robin für ihn geschäftlich mittlerweile unersetzlich, ihre private Beziehung ist jedoch viel komplizierter ... Sie sind Fan des außergewöhnlichen Ermittlerduos Ellacott und Strike? Dann lesen Sie auch die anderen Romane der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerreihe.

La novela más épica de Robert Galbraith hasta el momento. Blanco letal nos ofrece un misterio cautivador y un nuevo episodio muy emocionante en la historia de Cormoran Strike y Robin Ellacott. «Vi cómo mataban a una cría... Cómo la estrangulaban.» Cuando Billy, un joven con problemas, acude al consultorio privado de Cormoran Strike para pedirle ayuda y que investigue un crimen que cree haber presenciado cuando era niño, Strike se queda perplejo. Si bien Billy tiene obvios problemas mentales y no logra recordar muchos detalles concretos, hay algo sincero en él y en su historia. Pero, antes de que Strike pueda hacerle más preguntas, Billy, presa del pánico, sale corriendo de su oficina. Tratando de llegar al fondo de la historia de Billy, Strike y Robin Ellacott, su antigua asistente y ahora socia de la agencia, emprenden un camino sinuoso que los lleva a través de las callejuelas de Londres hasta las salas más recónditas y secretas del Parlamento, pasando por una hermosa pero siniestra casa señorial perdida en el campo. Y mientras la investigación se vuelve cada vez más laberíntica, la vida de Strike es cualquier cosa menos sencilla: su nueva fama como detective privado lleva implícita la incapacidad de operar pasando desapercibido y el ambiente en la oficina es más tenso que nunca. Robin es indispensable para Strike, pero su relación personal se complica día a día. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION An unsettling cold case investigation ensnares Cormoran Strike and his partner in a web of dangerous secrets in this #1 New York Times bestseller -- "Rowling''s wizardry as a writer is on fulsome display" (USA Today). When a troubled young man named Billy asks Cormoran Strike to help him investigate a crime he witnessed as a child, the private eye is left deeply troubled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy''s story, Strike and Robin Ellacott -- once his assistant, now a partner in the agency -- set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike''s own life is far from straightforward. His newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been; Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that. The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, Lethal White is "addictive, murderous fun" for British mystery lovers and crime fiction fans alike (Vox).

Quando o romancista Owen Quine desaparece, sua esposa apela ao detetive particular Cormoran Strike. No início, ela pensa apenas que o marido se afastou por alguns dias – porque ele já fez isso antes – e quer que Strike o encontre e o traga para casa. Mas, à medida que Strike investiga, fica claro que há mais no desaparecimento de Quine do que percebe a mulher. O romancista acabara de concluir um manuscrito retratando de forma venenosa quase todos que conhece. Se o romance for publicado, destruirá a vida de muitos. Muita gente, portanto, pode querer silenciá-lo. Quando Quine é encontrado brutalmente assassinado em circunstâncias bizarras, começa uma corrida contra o tempo para entender a motivação de um assassino impiedoso, um assassino diferente de qualquer outro que Strike já viu. Romance policial que se lê compulsivamente, com guinadas a cada virada de página, O bicho-da-seda é o segundo de Robert Galbraith numa série muito aclamada apresentando Cormoran Strike e sua decidida jovem assistente Robin Ellacott. Robert Galbraith é o pseudônimo de J.K. Rowling, autora da série Harry Potter, de Morte súbita e o primeiro romance protagonizado por Cormoran Strike, O chamado do Cuco.

Quando um misterioso pacote é entregue a Robin Ellacott, ela fica horrorizada ao descobrir que contém a perna decepada de uma mulher. Seu chefe, o detetive particular Cormoran Strike, fica menos surpreso, mas não menos alarmado. Há quatro pessoas de seu passado que ele acredita que poderiam ser responsáveis por tal crime – e Strike sabe que qualquer uma delas seria capaz de tamanha brutalidade. Com a polícia focada no suspeito que Strike tem cada vez mais certeza de que não é o criminoso, ele e Robin põem as mãos à obra e mergulham no mundo sombrio e distorcido dos outros três homens. Entretanto, quanto mais acontecimentos horrendos acontecem, mais o tempo se esgota para ambos...