Staff Pick
Although this is the third in the series, it can easily stand alone. But if you start here, you'll definitely read the other two. Detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacourt are engrossing characters, flawed yet brave, idealistic yet street smart. Galbraith (Rowling) has created a corker of a mystery series, and Career of Evil is the best yet. Warning! There are some deeply creepy scenes, so you might want to make sure extra lights are on and the door is locked. Recommended By Kathi K., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
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.
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"Another triumph...Its darkness is mitigated by its sparkling protagonists." People
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"Hugely entertaining...This gifted storyteller has taken full command of the new turf....Career of Evil succeeds powerfully on its own terms." Chicago Tribune
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"Pure pleasure....These novels [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" NPR
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"Gripping...A step forward for the series...An absorbing book, pulpy, fast and satisfying." New York Times Book Review
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"Career of Evil is the third—and best—novel in the engaging Cormoran Strike private detective series....This perfectly paced mystery is packed with surprises, all of which play out with flawless crime-fiction logic." USA Today (4/4 stars)
About the Author
Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy. Career of Evil is the third book in the highly acclaimed Cormoran Strike crime fiction series. The Cuckoo’s Calling was published in 2013 and The Silkworm in 2014.