Another epic crime mystery featuring the magnetic detective duo of Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, The Ink Black Heart is a compelling instalment in what has become a seminal series.
Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year 2022
When frantic, dishevelled 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 co-creator 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.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751584196
Number of pages: 1248
Weight: 820 g
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 56 mm
A superlative piece of crime fiction - SUNDAY TIMES
The longest [Galbraith] yet ... repays the commitment - GUARDIAN
There can be no denying [Galbraith's] formidable talents as a crime writer - DAILY MAIL
[A] strong, page-turning plot - SCOTSMAN
Satisfyingly labyrinthine ... one to be savoured - HEAT
A clever mystery that ticks all the boxes - SUN
Fans will be as entranced as ever - MAIL ON SUNDAY
Impossible to put down - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
A rip-roaring read, a big, sprawling, at-times electrifying thriller, with the expanse and sweeping momentum of a classic 19th century "social novel" ... all crafted with impeccable precision - IRISH INDEPENDENT
A tightly executed, engrossing murder mystery ... [Galbraith] just gets better with every book - SUNDAY INDEPENDENT (IRELAND)
An engrossing feast of a whodunnit - BEST
With its striking Gothic underpinnings, the novel is a synthesis of traditional and modern elements, delivered with panache - FINANCIAL TIMES
What a superb novel. I'll not give any of the plot away, I don't like doing that, you should discover the plot for yourselves. I found the story fascinating and as ever Rowling's grasp of character is... More
Please do not listen to the ramblings of idiotic articles around the internet about this book. The Ink Black Heart is a clever, gripping mystery and as usual, you’re hooked from page one til the very end.
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Classic strong Rowling opening line in a Galbraith book is great to see. Characters are well formed and threads well laid.
Pretty funny watching the social media reaction of quote tweeting complaints about the...
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