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Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith 2015 Hardcover Edition

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Item Width: 6.4 in Item Weight: 27.3 Oz LCCN: 2015-948930 Synopsis: 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 highly acclaimed series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, it is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives., A disturbing package leads Detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott to investigate four dangerous murder suspects in this "magnetic" British mystery (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times ) that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike . When Robin Ellacott opens an unexpected delivery, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but just as alarmed. He suspects that four people from his past could be responsible -- and any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike has essentially ruled out, 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 J. K. Rowling's highly acclaimed series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. 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. Publication Year: 2015 Reviews: "Hugely entertaining . . . This gifted storyteller has taken full command of the new turf. . . . Career of Evil succeeds powerfully on its own terms."-- Lloyd Sachs , Chicago Tribune, "Another triumph . . . Its darkness is mitigated by its sparkling protagonists."-- Kim Hubbard , People, Praise for The Silkworm : " THE SILKWORM is a very well-written, wonderfully entertaining take on the traditional British crime novel....Robert Galbraith may proudly join the ranks of English, Scottish and Irish crime writers such as Tana French, Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, John Connolly, Kate Atkinson, and Peter Robinson." -- -Harlan Coben, New York Times Book Review, "As readable and exciting as ever . . . Fans of the intrepid duo are in for some shocks."-- Jake Kerridge , Telegraph [UK], "A refreshing change to the genre . . . Every bit as impressive as [ The Cuckoo's Calling ] . . . Let's hope the sardonic Cormoran Strike is here to stay."-- Barry Forshaw , Independent [UK], "Satisfying . . . Strike and Robin are as powerful a fictional pairing as any in recent memory. . . . Galbraith demonstrates a breezy command of the intricacies of both the central mystery and of the form itself."-- Robert Wiersema , Toronto Star, "An entertaining novel . . . The denouement is violent, unexpected and satisfying."-- Marcel Berlins , The Times [UK], "Gripping . . . A step forward for the series . . . An absorbing book, pulpy, fast and satisfying."-- Charles Finch , New York Times Book Review, " Career of Evil is the third--and best--novel in the engaging Cormoran Strike private detective series. . . . [Galbraith has] invented a serial killer for the ages, one who chills us from the book's grim but riveting opening. . . . This perfectly paced mystery is packed with surprises, all of which play out with flawless crime-fiction logic."-- Jocelyn McClurg , USA Today (4/4 stars), "Bloody good . . . The author's trademark plotting has lost none of its propulsive readability."-- Daneet Steffens , Boston Globe, "Pure pleasure. . . . That's what makes these novels so good: They are clever, tightly plotted mysteries with all of the most pleasurable elements of the genre (good guy, bad guy, clues, twists, murder!), but with stunning emotional and moral shading."-- Annalisa Quinn , NPR Item Height: 1.6 in LC Classification Number: PR6068.O93C36 2015 Number of Pages: 512 Pages ISBN-10: 0316349933 Dewey Decimal: 823/.914 brand: Little Brown & Company Intended Audience: Trade Publisher: Little Brown & Company Item Length: 9.6 in Author: Robert Galbraith ISBN-13: 9780316349932 Topic: Crime, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators Book Title: Career of Evil Series Volume Number: 3 Language: English Book Series: A Cormoran Strike Novel Ser. Genre: Fiction Format: Hardcover gtin13: 9780316349932 Dewey Edition: 23

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