Robert Galbraith Livres

Cormoran Strike est en visite dans sa famille en Cornouailles quand une inconnue l'approche pour lui demander de l'aide. Elle aimerait retrouver sa mère, Margot Bamborough, disparue dans des circonstances jamais éclaircies en 1974. Strike n'a encore jamais travaillé sur une affaire classée, et en l'occurrence, 40 ans se sont écoulés depuis les faits. Intrigué, il accepte, malgré le peu de chances de résoudre l'affaire et la longue liste des cas sur lesquels lui et son associée Robin Ellacott travaillent déjà. Cette dernière est embourbée dans un divorce déjà compliqué, ses sentiments pour Strike n'arrangeant rien. Petit à petit, l'enquête apparaît comme extraordinairement complexe. Sur leur chemin, Robin et Strike rencontrent des témoins peu fiables, s'interrogent sur des jeux de tarots, tout en poursuivant des pistes qui semblent mener vers un serial killer psychopathe. Ils apprendront bientôt, à leurs dépens, que même des affaires classées peuvent se révéler dangereuses... (payot.ch)

En arrivant au bureau un matin, Robin - la jeune assistante du detective prive Cormoran Strike - trouve un colis qui lui est personnellement adresse. A l'interieur: la jambe tranchee d'une femme. Pour Cormoran Strike, seuls quatre individus sont capables d'une telle atrocite. Quatre noms tout droit sortis de son propre passe. Persuades que la police fait fausse route, Strike et Robin se lancent dans une enquete perilleuse, traquant un tueur psychopathe et fetichiste aux motivations insoupconnables... Roman noir d'un realisme saisissant, La Carriere du mal nous plonge dans les tenebres des perversions les plus troublantes. Thriller d'une densite psychologique rare, il met aussi en scene un homme et une femme arrives a la croisee des chemins. Les enquetes de Cormoran Strike sont actuellement en cours d'adaptation pour la BBC. Robert Galbraith est le pseudonyme de J.K. Rowling. Une intrigue diabolique. TeleStar.

Quand l'écrivain Owen Quine disparaît dans la nature, sa femme décide de faire appel au détective privé Cormoran Strike. Au début, pensant qu'il est simplement parti s'isoler quelques jours comme cela lui est déjà arrivé par le passé, elle ne demande à Strike qu'une seule chose : qu'il le retrouve et le lui ramène. Mais, sitôt lancée l'enquête, Strike comprend que la disparition de Quine est bien plus inquiétante que ne le suppose sa femme. Le romancier vient en effet d'achever un manuscrit dans lequel il dresse le portrait au vitriol de presque toutes ses connaissances. Si ce texte venait à être publié, il ruinerait des vies entières. Nombreux sont ceux qui préféreraient voir Quine réduit au silence. Lorsque ce dernier est retrouvé assassiné dans de mystérieuses circonstances, la course contre la montre est lancée. Pour mettre la main sur le meurtrier un tueur impitoyable, tel qu'il n'en a encore jamais rencontré dans sa carrière, Strike va devoir d'abord percer à jour ses motivations profondes. Roman policier haletant, rythmé par une véritable cascade de coups de théâtre, Le Ver à soie est le deuxième opus des enquêtes de Cormoran Strike et de sa jeune et intrépide assistante, Robin Ellacott. (Payot).

Une nuit d'hiver, dans un quartier chic de Londres, le célèbre mannequin Lula Landry est trouvée morte, défenestrée. Suicide. Affaire classée. Jusqu'au jour où l'avocat John Briscow, frère de la victime, frappe à la porte du détective privé Cormoran Strike. Strike est au bout du rouleau : ex-lieutenant dans l'armée, il a perdu une jambe en Afghanistan, sa carrière de détective est au point mort et sa vie privée un naufrage. Aidé par une jeune recrue intérimaire virtuose de l'Internet, Strike est chargé d'enquêter sur la mort de Lula. De boîtes de nuit branchées en hôtels pour rock-stars assaillies par les paparazzi, en passant par un centre de désintoxication et le manoir où se meurt la mère adoptive de Lula, Strike va passer de l'autre côté du miroir glamour de la mode, dont les reflets chatoyants dissimulent un gouffre de secrets, de trahisons, de manoeuvres inspirées par la vengeance.

'The work of a master storyteller' Daily Telegraph 'One of crime's most engaging duos' Guardian THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 ________ Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths. In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her . . . Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike and Robin's story forward in the epic, unforgettable seventh instalment of the series. ________ PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE NOVELS 'A blistering piece of crime writing' Sunday Times 'Unputdownable' Daily Express 'A page-turner that will keep you up all night' Observer 'Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit' Sunday Mirror 'Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever' New York Times 'Outrageously entertaining' Financial Times

A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber - but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detective Cormoran Strike as she's certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend - the father of her newborn baby - who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. The more Strike and his business partner Robin Ellacott delve into the case, the more labyrinthine it gets. The silver shop is no ordinary one: it's located beside Freemasons' Hall and specialises in Masonic silverware. And in addition to the armed robber and Decima's boyfriend, it becomes clear that there are other missing men who could fit the profile of the body in the vault. As the case becomes ever more complicated and dangerous, Strike faces another quandary. Robin seems increasingly committed to her boyfriend, policeman Ryan Murphy, but the impulse to declare his own feelings for her is becoming stronger than ever.

When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity. Robin decides that the agency can't help with this - and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the location of The Ink Black Heart. Robin and her business partner Cormoran Strike become drawn into the quest to uncover Anomie's true identity. But with a complex web of online aliases, business interests and family conflicts to navigate, Strike and Robin find themselves embroiled in a case that stretches their powers of deduction to the limits - and which threatens them in new and horrifying ways . . . A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tour-de-force.

“I seen a kid killed…He strangled it, up by the horse.” When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to get to the bottom of Billy’s story, Strike and Robin Ellacott—once his assistant, now a partner in the agency—set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike’s own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been—Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that.

When troubled young Billy seeks help from private eye Cormoran Strike regarding a crime he believes he witnessed as a child, Strike feels a deep unease. Despite Billy's evident mental distress and hazy memories, there's a sincerity to his account. Before Strike can delve deeper, Billy panics and flees. Determined to uncover the truth, Strike and his partner, Robin Ellacott, embark on a complex investigation that takes them through London's backstreets, into a secretive area within Parliament, and to a beautiful yet eerie manor in the countryside. Meanwhile, Strike's life becomes increasingly complicated; his newfound fame as a private investigator prevents him from working in the shadows as he used to. Additionally, his relationship with Robin, now a crucial part of the agency, is more complicated than ever. This installment showcases the gripping mystery and evolving dynamics between Strike and Robin, making it a standout in the series. With praise highlighting its inventive storytelling and compelling characters, this novel promises to keep readers engaged from start to finish.

· INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case. When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The cocreator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity. Robin decides that the agency can't help with this--and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the location of The Ink Black Heart. Robin and her business partner, Cormoran Strike, become drawn into the quest to uncover Anomie's true identity. But with a complex web of online aliases, business interests and family conflicts to navigate, Strike and Robin find themselves embroiled in a case that stretches their powers of deduction to the limits - and which threatens them in new and horrifying ways . . . A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tour-de-force.