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The Silkworm
- Cormoran Strike, Book 2
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
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Editor reviews
A work of crime fiction from a master writer, The Silkworm is Book 2 of the Cormoran Strike series, written by Robert Galbraith and with a captivating narration by English actor Robert Glenister. The literary genius of its author comes through in this suspenseful thriller audiobook with a plot weaved with unexpected turns and characters the listener will truly empathise with. Detective Cormoran Strike is hired to solve a mystery but it’s not the clean work of a hired assassin as first suspected, it’s of a cold-blooded, vicious killer. This book keeps you captive until the final word. Available now from Audible.
Summary
Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series.
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....
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.
Please note: This audiobook contains explicit language
2015, CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger, Short-listed
2015, US Audie Awards, Winner
2015, Audible Sounds of Crime Award at Crimefest, Winner
2016, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Long-listed
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- Sarah
- 31-03-21
Another Brillant Story - addictive listen
This is the second book i’ve listened to in this series and it had my addicted again. A brilliant narrator and story which keeps having you guessing. Definitely worth a listen, highly
recommend.
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- Asterix
- 19-03-19
excellent reader
this book is read by an excellent speaker with numerous and convincing tones and accents
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-19
Great
Read the cuckoos nest first!
Great story
Starts slow but really grips you
Strike and Robin are a great team
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- Jennifer
- 01-06-15
I enjoyed this
Robert Glenister is a perfect audio book narrater for me. This book was a great follow on from Cuckoo . I had worked out who but not how so great twists
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- MikeyC
- 28-03-19
Another great Strike Book
RG or JKR is one of the best Who Done It authors but why o why does she insist on putting some meaningless quotes from other books at the start of each chapter. It adds nothing to the book. When you're reading they are easy to ignore but when you're listening they are very annoying.
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- lroding
- 19-01-21
Outstanding
Great story, great narration. This series goes from strength to strength. Just buy it. You won't be disappointed.
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- NF
- 20-01-21
Brilliant
I really enjoyed this second book in the Strike series. The story was very addictive and the narrator, again, was very good at telling the story. Kept me guessing throughout and love the detail regarding how Strike and Robin search for clues. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
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- Stuart McGowan
- 10-02-21
Another Triumph for Galbraith and Glenister
This was my second Cormoran Strike audiobook and, like the first, I loved it.
The story was well-paced and intelligent, and the narration was flawless.
You just can't fault a Galbraith/Glenister partnership.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-03-21
Fabulous
Love it , so raw and gritty. Robert Glenister brings this to life. Amazing story lines.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-11-19
worth a listen
enjoyable listen, but unnecessarily complicated, think I preferred the first book. found the quotes at the start of each chapter a bit annoying. overall thought it was very good
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