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The Silkworm is Galbraith's (Rowling's) second crime novel, and holds the same high standard as the first. This time, Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of a not-too-famous writer. Authors and publishers are central to the story, and it's easy to imagine that Rowling must have met her fair share of people like those portrayed in the book, though hopefully not the more extreme parts of this story. As usual everything is well balanced and well written, without any boring bits. The only thing I hope will be toned down in future books is Robin's relationship issues with her fiancee. I find them a bit too fake. (Not that one should expect realism in crime fiction ...) Read this on a beach in Italy and enjoyed is very much. Looking forward to the next book. (And I wouldn't be surprised if there's a TV-series to be made!) Galbraith, Robert (2014): The Silkworm . Sphere Books. Kindle edition.

As I've said before, I don't often read crime novels. Mainly because I don't care much for gory violence and other horrible stuff. I like quiet books. But when crime novels are well written, I enjoy them as much as any other book. My type of crime novel is the ones that appeal as much to my brain as to my adrenaline. J.K Rowling (= Robert Galbraith) is simply an excellent writer. Her Harry Potter-novels are of course splendid. Her stories about private investigator Cormoran Strike is exactly how I like crime novels. He is a failure in many aspects of life, but has a brilliant mind for solving crime. In this first book, he investigates the apparent suicide of a supermodel, Lula Landry. By his side, he has a young assistant/secretary, Robin Ellacott. Together, they make a great team. I won't reveal too much if I say that Landry's death was of course murder, not suicude, and that the case gets solved satisfactorily. Who did it? You must find out yourself. It's a ...