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The Ink Black Heart

Cormoran Strike, Book 6

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The Ink Black Heart

By: Robert Galbraith
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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 ***NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES***

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, JULY 2023

'A superlative piece of crime fiction' SUNDAY TIMES
'There can be no denying [Galbraith's] considerable talents as a crime writer' GUARDIAN
'Fans will be as entranced as ever' DAILY MAIL

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.©2022 J.K. Rowling (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Thriller Crime Suspense Business

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The unfavourable reactions of people to this very up to date story reminds me of Bob Dylan going electric, or the reaction of people to Beethoven’s 7th symphony.
It’s hard to convey today’s social media cesspool and its consequences but I think it’s a brave move to try.
Twitter, Reddit etc have an inevitable downside, allowing people to hide, bully and worse.
Lifting the lid on this is a difficult read but anyone who does manage this will be enlightened and thanks to the narrator- entertained.
That said, someone on the production team should have known boi is pronounced boy, not Bwah!
This is so jarring and makes no sense.
It’s a bit rambling at times, but a ripping yarn nevertheless.

Folks just don’t like change

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Half way through and enjoying this very much. I am not disappointed. I chose to take this book on Audible rather than reading it in hard copy so I am quite ok with the passages that would have been easier to absorb in print. That is not the fault of Hachette, the performer or the author. I am gripped by the story so far. I pre-ordered this book knowing I wanted the next episode of this journey of Robin and Cormoran. There is lots of that so I won't send it back.

Editing after the finish. I do wish the people who gave up before the end had stuck with it. Robert Galbraith writes for print, so the difficulties engendered by audio performance are acceptable to me. The story is what I wanted and we certainly got a great story.

Great to have Robin and Cormoran's next phase completed. Can't wait for the next one.

It's Strike.

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I’m sure this is a great book really but because it’s very internet focused it’s a really difficult listen - lots of usernames read out over and over again, and very short sentences

Not suited to audiobook

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If you liked the previous books you'll love this, more of the same Strike. I didn't find the chatroom parts annoying as I was fully immersed in the story so I'm surprised to see the negative reviews

Strike is back

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I can see other peoples reviews regarding all the twitter/chat dialogues and can understand their frustration, but, I persevered and it was well worth it.
It’s not a book to have on in the background while you wash the dishes; it’s one you have to concentrate on so you don’t get lost in the chatter. Galbraith never leaves you wondering what the point of listening to all that was, Strike and Ellicot always discuss it between themselves as they usually do, throwing ideas at each other.

There are the usually shocks, twists, and an unexpected ending with underlying humour. Of course, Strike’s usual dismal relationships with females continue, and the firm’s two partners are still dancing around each other in regard to their feelings so much I just wanted to put them in a room until they hashed it out.

Please listen to the end if you can, it’s Galbraith’s best so far and it’s well worth the 32+ hours of your time.

Brilliant

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