Een privédetective krijgt het verzoek onderzoek te doen naar de plotselinge dood van een bekend fotomodel.
Cormoran Strike Reeks
De Cormoran Strike-serie, geschreven onder het pseudoniem Robert Galbraith, volgt Cormoran Strike, een oorlogsveteraan met een bewogen verleden die een kleine privédetectivepraktijk runt in hartje Londen. De onverwachte komst van Robin Ellacott als assistente leidt tot een onwaarschijnlijke maar sterke samenwerking. Samen lossen ze spraakmakende moordzaken op, onthullen ze de geheimen van de Londense elite en overwinnen ze persoonlijke obstakels.
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Cormoran Strike - 2: Zijderups
- 544bladzijden
- 20 uur lezen
Wanneer de schrijver Owen Quine verdwijnt, huurt zijn vrouw detective Cormoran Strike in. Ze denkt dat Owen er even tussenuit is - zoals hij wel vaker doet - en ze vraagt Strike hem op te sporen en weer thuis te brengen. Maar uit Strikes onderzoek blijkt dat er meer speelt dan zijn vrouw vermoedt. Quine heeft net een manuscript voltooid waarin hij karaktermoord pleegt op bijna iedereen die hij kent. Publicatie van dit verhaal zou vele levens ruïneren, dus er zullen heel wat mensen zijn die hem het zwijgen willen opleggen. Als Quines lichaam gevonden wordt, blijken de omstandigheden van zijn dood uiterst bizar. In een race tegen de klok probeert Strike het motief te achterhalen van een meedogenloze moordenaar; een moordenaar zoals hij nog nooit is tegengekomen.
Career of Evil
- 592bladzijden
- 21 uur lezen
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
“I seen a kid killed…He strangled it, up by the horse.” When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy’s story, Strike and Robin Ellacott—once his assistant, now a partner in the agency—set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike’s own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been—Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that.
Dit vijfde deel van J.K. Rowlings bejubelde en succesvolle misdaadserie onder pseudoniem belooft weer een vakkundig plot en talloze wendingen te bieden. De relatie tussen Cormoran Strike en Robin Ellacot, die ook in de voorgaande boeken centraal staat, wordt in Kwaad bloed verder uitgediept. De trouwe fans van Robert Galbraith zullen dan ook weer gegarandeerd van deze thriller genieten.
The Ink Black Heart 6. Cormoran Strike
- 1248bladzijden
- 44 uur lezen
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.
'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'GuardianTHE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her . . .Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike and Robin's story forward in the epic, unforgettable seventh instalment of the series. PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE NOVELS 'A blistering piece of crime writing'Sunday Times 'Unputdownable'Daily Express'A page-turner that will keep you up all night'Observer 'Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit'Sunday Mirror 'Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever'New York Times 'Outrageously entertaining'Financial Times
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The Strike Collection 1-5
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The box set features the first five novels in the Cormoran Strike series, crafted by Robert Galbraith. This acclaimed series follows private investigator Cormoran Strike as he navigates complex cases, uncovering dark secrets and engaging with a diverse cast of characters. The beautifully designed collection showcases the intricate plots and sharp writing that have captivated readers worldwide, making it a perfect addition for fans of mystery and detective fiction.
Detektiv Cormoran Strike 1-3
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Detektivky, které čte celý svět! Co spojuje smrt oblíbené modelky, slavného spisovatele a řady bezejmenných žen? Comoran Strike! Detektiv, se kterým se rozhodně nudit nebudete. Tři knihy, tři detektivní případy, ale ještě něco navíc. S Cormoranem a jeho půvabnou a vpravdě nenahraditelnou pomocnicí Robin Ellacottovou poznáte nejrůznější kouty Londýna, zavítáte do klubů, kde se baví celebrity, ale i do zapadlých dělnických bister, zjistíte, že nebezpečí číhá i ve světě nakladatelů, a taky, že stíny z minulosti se můžou vynořit kdykoliv. ROBERT GALBRAITH je pseudonym J. K. Rowlingové, autorky řady knih o Harrym Potterovi a románu Prázdné místo. Ve službách zla je po Volání Kukačky (2014) a Hedvábníkovi (2015) třetím svazkem v sérii detektivních románů s charismatickým Cormoranem Strikem v hlavní roli. Romány Roberta Galbraitha s detektivem Cormoranem Strikem budou zfilmovány jako televizní seriál pro stanici BBC One ve společnosti Brontë Film and Television Ltd.
