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The Silkworm

Written by: Robert Galbraith
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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Private investigator Cormoran Strike must track down a missing writer - and a sinister killer bent on destruction - in this "wonderfully entertaining" mystery (Harlan Coben, New York Times Book Review) that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike.

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband 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, he discovers that Quine's disappearance is no coincidence. 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 - meaning that almost everyone in his life would have motives to silence him. When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, Strike must 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 J. K. Rowling's highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant, Robin Ellacott.

©2014 Robert Galbraith (P)2014 Hachette Digital Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime Marriage Exciting Suspense
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Great story. Details spread far and wide until it all started to make sense. Next one...

loved the character development

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This is the second installment for this series and it really does keep getting better.
I highly recommend this series to everyone. Its not just a private eye story. The character development continues and the respect between Robin and Strike grows. I like how Robin is more than just a secretary. She is learning from Strike.

2 times in a row!

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Loved this story. it kept me guessing until the very last chapters! well written and read. On to the next!

Fantastic!

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"Keep clam and proofread" I laughed so hard! I don't get out much, I guess.

Loved it! Always keeps you thinking.

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Great storytelling and a great performance make this a really satisfying listen. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

great lusten

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I thoroughly enjoy the characters, the pace, the extraordinary descriptions of places and settings, and the narrator does a sterling job! What’s not to like? Well written, suspenseful entertainment .

Love this series

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The plot didn't make quite as much sense to me as Cuckoo's Calling, but still a powerful, interesting book with really well drawn characters, and Glenister's best performance yet.

Worthy followup

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I loved the voices . Great story, very engaging, kept me wanting more. I enjoyed the readers performance . His accents tone and timber changing to suit the characters . The writing is excellent I look forward to hearing more of CB Strike stories .

the voices were so convincing. Very entertaining !

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This is the second book in the series written by Galbraith (also known as J. K. Rowlings). The first book I was pleasantly surprised at the ending. This book, I enjoyed the detail wrapped into the story. She describes everything with choice words that allow you to envision exactly the image she wants to convey; well done!!

Good read

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Second in the series, and well worth the read. Felt I was in the room with the characters. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

Another great story!

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