Career of Evilis the third in the highly acclaimed series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott.
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 one of the suspects, Strike and Robin 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...
Robert Galbraithis a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and
The Casual Vacancy. Career of Evilis the third book in the highly acclaimed Cormoran Strike crime fiction series.
The Cuckoo's Callingwas published in 2013 and
The Silkwormin 2014.
Career of Evilis the third--and best--novel in the engaging Cormoran Strike private detective series. . . . [Galbraith has] invented a serial killer for the ages, one who chills us from the book's grim but riveting opening. . . . This perfectly paced mystery is packed with surprises, all of which play out with flawless crime-fiction logic.
Jocelyn McClurg,
USA Today (4/4 stars)
Pure pleasure. . . . That's what makes these novels so good: They 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.
Annalisa Quinn,
NPR Hugely entertaining . . . This gifted storyteller has taken full command of the new turf. . . .
Career of Evilsucceeds powerfully on its own terms.
Lloyd Sachs,
Chicago TrilĂ)