Publisher Description

'Deliriously clever' GUARDIAN



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Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series



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...



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.



*** The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, LETHAL WHITE is out now! ***



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PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES:



'One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years' MARK BILLINGHAM



'The work of a master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH



'Unputdownable. . . Irresistible' SUNDAY TIMES



'Will keep you up all night' OBSERVER



'A thoroughly enjoyable classic' PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS

Notes

Now in paperback, this is the 3rd book in the series featuring one-legged sleuth Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott, written under a pseudonym by bestselling Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Follows the success of The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm.

Author Biography

Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, bestselling author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy. All four Strike novels, The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil and Lethal White, topped the national and international bestseller lists and the series has been adapted for television, produced by Bronte Film and Television.

Review

Quirkily different... let's hope the sardonic Strike is here to stay - Independent

As readable and exciting as ever - Daily Telegraph

A confident hold on a deliriously clever plot - Guardian

Robert Galbraith . . . again demonstrates that rare, inexplicable and indefinable gift: once started, one simply can't put [his] books down - Literary Review

Strike is a compelling creation . . . this is terrifically entertaining stuff - Irish Times

The real joy of this series comes from the originality of the characters - Morning Star

Prizes

Winner of Audies Award 2016 (UK)
Winner of Dead Good Award 2016 (UK)
Short-listed for Audible Sounds of Crime Award at Crimefest 2016 (UK)
Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2016 (UK)

Long Description

'Deliriously clever' GUARDIAN----- Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series 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... 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. ----- PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: 'One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years ' MARK BILLINGHAM 'The work of a master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Unputdownable. . . Irresistible' SUNDAY TIMES 'Will keep you up all night' OBSERVER 'A thoroughly enjoyable classic' PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS

Review Quote

Quirkily different... let's hope the sardonic Strike is here to stay - IndependentAs readable and exciting as ever - Daily TelegraphA confident hold on a deliriously clever plot - GuardianRobert Galbraith . . . again demonstrates that rare, inexplicable and indefinable gift: once started, one simply can't put [his] books down - Literary ReviewStrike is a compelling creation . . . this is terrifically entertaining stuff - Irish TimesThe real joy of this series comes from the originality of the characters - Morning Star

Promotional "Headline"

The phenomenal number one bestseller and the third book in the highly acclaimed crime fiction series by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

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