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The Running Grave

Cormoran Strike, Book 7

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The Running Grave

By: Robert Galbraith
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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'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
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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.
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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©2023 J.K. Rowling
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Critic Reviews

Riveting (. . .) a tale of how the human desire for approval, validation and a sense of purpose can sometimes lead us astray (. . .) The Running Grave is testimony to Galbraith's skill as a storyteller
Moving, gripping and terrifying
A rich, immersive experience
The kind of book you are happy to lose yourself in
A pleasure
The best duo in detective fiction since Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe
Another absolute barnstormer ... Unmissable
This is definitely one of the year's best reads, and all the more pleasurable because it's such an immersive experience
The Running Grave is pure joy (Sophie Hannah)
The genre of crime fiction is such a wide one... it's often difficult to pin down which books are the best. However, THE RUNNING GRAVE by Robert Galbraith is a front-runner by any, and every, standard ... [it] isn't just a gripping mystery but a brutal glimpse into how cults work. [Galbraith] nails the slow burn of indoctrination and how even those of "sound mind", intelligence and even scepticism, can find themselves trapped (Anne Cunningham)
All stars
Most relevant
The storyline was amazingly intriguing, gripping in parts when you just can't put the story down. Loved this one the best as Strike really does hit his stride in this story. It is very cleverly written as the growth of Strike's personality, and the development of his family connections are very well done.


Stike really hitting his stride

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I was so keen to get my hands on this latest instalment, and it did not disappoint. Loved it!

Brilliant

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I agree this is the best book in the series so far. Hope JKR is working swiftly on the next installment. Can’t wait.

Best so far

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Crime fiction that borders on thriller. Life within the cult had me on the edge of my seat.

True evil of religious cults

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I have no words for how good this book is, I’m sad it’s the end

Gripping, at times terrifying, funny, exciting and addictive

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