Career of Evil - Book Review

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My next book review is for Robert Galbraith's Career Of Evil.
Career Of Evil is a crime fiction novel, written by J.K Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. It's the 3rd instalment in the Cormoran Strike series of detective novels. It follows The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm.
In the Guardian, reviewer Christobel Kent called the novel "daft but enjoyable", with a "narrative dizzying in it's proliferation of character, location and detail, and tirelessly, relentlessly specific, she summarised, "the whole is delivered with such sheer gusto - and, crucially, such a confident hold on a deliriously clever plot - that most sensible readers will simply cave in and enjoy it.
On the 30th of May 2015, Career Of Evil was one of the six novels nominated for the title of Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year.

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 Cormoram 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...

A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, Career Of Evil is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will not be able to put this book down.

This is the first time I'm posting about any of the Cormoran Strike books, I'm one of the many that's a big fan of the Harry Potter franchise by J.K Rowling, I wasn't really interested when she released The Casual Vacancy, but when I found out she had released a crime and detective novel under another name I was even more intrigued to check it out. While I struggled at first with The Cuckoo's Calling, by the end I knew it would be a series I really enjoyed and would struggle to put down, and that's exactly what happened with Career Of Evil. I love how this book is written from the point of view from both Strike and Robin, so you don't just get one persons adventure's through the book. A good read for me whether it be crime, fantasy, sci-fi or romance is that is it has me feeling the emotions of the characters or has me holding my breath with suspense and excitement, for me Career Of Evil did both of those things. This time round we got to read more about Robin's past and what has helped her to be more determined in following her dreams and interest in what she wants achieve in her life, we also get a hint of growing feelings between Strike and Robin. I also liked that we got little chapters from the mystery, evil man seemingly wanting revenge on Strike. There's definitely some twist and turns throughout this book that I wasn't expecting, like when the mystery limb sender is revealed. I love how this one is written, I really enjoyed reading the growth of both Strike and Robin, in both their professional and personal relationships with one another as well as other character's. I really did have a hard time putting this one down, for me it was one of those books that I would tell myself one more chapter and then I would continue on thinking, just another chapter. It's full of suspense and excitement that for me makes a book worth reading, I can't wait to get stuck into the next instalment to see what's next for both Strike and Robin.

PRAISE FOR ROBERT GALBRAITH:

"A damn good read... It's a book to gulp down" - Daily Telegraph

"Unputdownable... this almost preposterously compulsive page turner is irresistible." - Sunday Times

"A superb and polished thriller" - Sunday Mirror

"Irresistible reading... The Cuckoo's Calling was a calling card for a series that has legs." - Val McDermid, Guardian

"A gimlet eye for detail and beautifully crafted plot make it a delight from start to finish." - Daily Mail

"A thoroughly enjoyable classic... I'm already looking forward to Strike's next outing." - Peter James, Sunday Express

"A properly addictive whodunit." - Financial Times

Robert Galbraith Strike Series:
The Cuckoo's Calling
The Silkworm
Career Of Evil
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