Cormoran Strike #2

The Silkworm

by Robert Galbraith , J.K. Rowling

4.8 (4 ratings)

Romance Mystery Science Fiction +1 more

Format Hardcover

Pages 455

Language English

Published Jun 19, 2014

Publisher Mulholland Books

Edition First Edition

ISBN-10 0316206873

ISBN-13 9780316206877

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When Novelist Owen Quine Goes Missing, His Wife Calls In Private Detective Cormoran Strike. At First, Mrs. Quine Just Thinks Her Husband Has Gone Off By Himself For A Few Days--as He Has Done Before--and She Wants Strike To Find Him And Bring Him Home. But As Strike Investigates, It Becomes Clear That There Is More To Quine's Disappearance Than His Wife Realizes. The Novelist Has Just Completed A Manuscript Featuring Poisonous Pen-portraits Of Almost Everyone He Knows. If The Novel Were To Be Published, It Would Ruin Lives--meaning That There Are A Lot Of People Who Might Want Him Silenced. When Quine Is Found Brutally Murdered Under Bizarre Circumstances, It Becomes A Race Against Time To Understand The Motivation Of A Ruthless Killer, A Killer Unlike Any Strike Has Encountered Before. Robert Galbraith.

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5.0

Ali @ali29626

Dec 11, 2025

Another excellently crafted detective novel from Galbraith. Tightly plotted, barely a spare word anywhere, vivid descriptions abounding, great dialogue, dark humour too in places. Also, I am really enjoying seeing the wonderful relationship between Strike and Robin develop, and hearing about Strike's old school and army buddies.