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The fifth installment of J.K. Rowling’s acclaimed pseudonymous crime series delivers more skilful misdirection, as Strike and Ellacott confront a serial killer at large and a baffling case over four decades old.
Shortlisted for the CWA Gold & Steel Daggers 2021
Winner of the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2021
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 ...
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751579932
Number of pages: 944
Weight: 1340 g
Dimensions: 236 x 164 x 66 mm
This is an exciting and page turning addition to the Strike series. Well written and researched; it's suspenseful and thrilling. The author is incredible, and continues to bring us wonderful books for escapism... More
Excellent Detective Plot, Intense Relation between Robin And Strike both at Professional and Personal fronts. Very addictive read and total worth Value for Money. Excited for Strike and Robin to solve more cases . 5... More
Thoroughly engaging characters with a fantastic plot. Have loved every Strike novel so far, I think this might be my favourite!
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