Later the investigation becomes more family orientated and it gets more complicated and intricate. Robin undercover was a brilliant thing and I hope we’ll get more of this in future books. The investigation this time is politically themed, and probably the most dangerous yet.
Robin is back at work, and Matthew is being his usual charming self (aka a dick). And then the story proper picks up a year later. Disappointingly, she doesn’t lob his head off with the ceremonial knife. Strike is trying to convince Robin to return to work with him, and Robin has just discovered that Matthew deleted Strike’s messages. Lethal Whitebegins in the middle of Robin and Matthew’s wedding, where Career of Evilleft off. This book cemented my love of the Cormoran Strike series and I picked up Lethal White immediately. The personal storylines gripped me more than the crime. Tension is rising between Strike and Robin on a number of issues. There are some shocking revelations, and I absolutely hated Matthew in this book. Meanwhile Robin and Matthew are still having many disagreements which is not ideal with their wedding coming up. We get to hear a lot more about Strike’s childhood. This investigation is dangerous, with some amazing twists. When his assistant, Robin, receives a severed leg in the post, it comes with a note that brings up memories of Strike’s earlier life, and he sets to work on narrowing down suspects. Someone from Cormoran Strike’s past is out to get him in this third book.
The personal lives of Strike and Robin are as fascinating as the crime they are investigating, and together they kept me reading until the end. She is becoming stronger and more herself, but her husband, Matthew, doesn’t like this. Strike remains a fascinating character and we get to know more of his past and his father in this book. It’s a fascinating case, well thought out with brilliant twists that I didn’t see coming (but probably should have since I already knew how it ended)! I loved the insight into the literary community and how much more concerned with their own reputations they were than the fact that one of their number was dead. The book he has written has outraged half the literary community due to its insulting content. This book sees Strike take on a bizarre case where a man is missing, later found murdered in the manner of a death in his latest book. I didn’t think I would enjoy this book, having seen the TV series before reading it, but I was very wrong. Please be aware that reviews may contain spoilers for the books that came before, so don’t read on if you’re avoiding spoilers for these books! Prompted by Her Book Affair choosing Lethal Whitefor me to read this month, I thought I best catch up on the rest of the series. I read the first book when it first came out years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Today I’m going to be sharing mini reviews of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Cormoran Strikebooks by Robert Galbraith (the pen name of J.K.
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