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The Silkworm

It takes a unique mind to solve a unique crime.

A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he 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 realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives – so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him.

And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before…

Formats Available: Paperback, Hardback, ebook, Audiobook, Audio CD

Extract

The Silkworm - Chapter 1&2

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. The further he investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine’s disappearance than meets the eye…

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Reviews

  • "A damn good read … It’s a book to gulp down."

    Telegraph

  • "A properly addictive whodunit. And in the unlikely pairing of ungainly Strike and his clever young assistant, Galbraith has created an investigative duo with spark and empathy."

    Financial Times

  • "A great detective novel: sharp, immensely readable, warm-hearted but cool-headed … populated with dozens of memorable characters."

    USA Today


The Silkworm TV Series

This 2-part adaptation of The Silkworm perfectly reflects the rich visual world as created in the book by the central protagonist, author Owen Quine.

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Silkworm DVD cover

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