Cormoran Strike Series Robert Galbraith 5 Books Collection Set

Cormoran Strike #1-5

by Robert Galbraith

'The work of a master storyteller' Daily Telegraph

Robert Galbraith's Strike novels are some of the finest examples of detective fiction of our age. The series has sold well over a million copies in the UK alone, and has been adapted into a highly successful television series for the BBC.

For the first time, readers can purchase all five paperbacks in the series in this exquisite deluxe box set.

The Cuckoo's Calling

The Silkworm

Career of Evil

Lethal White

Troubled Blood

PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES

'Magnificent' Sunday Times

'One of crime's most engaging duos' Guardian

'Reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place' Val McDermid

'One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years' Mark Billingham

'Superbly constructed' Daily Mail

Genres: Mystery

Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

This is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults.

NOTE: There is more than one author with this name on Goodreads.


Rowling was born to Anne Rowling (née Volant) and Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.

Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.

As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.

Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.

Reviews

[Kimberley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've really enjoyed this series...

From the 1st book when we meet the main characters and side characters I've got involved with them all...

I love how the relationship between Strike and Robin progresses and I like that it is a friendship, a genuine friendship which I think as the books continue we see more and more...

I personally hope they stay as just friends as I think it is a great dynamic and one we don't always see when it comes to a male and female lead...

I like how with everything they have been through they see each other as individuals and not defined by their past and what's happened to them...

I enjoy the side characters and Shanker has become a favourite of mine, alongside Dave to...

I am enjoying Robins friendship with Vanessa and seeing her come into her own...

I haven't yet read the newest book but I can't wait to get stuck in...

A great series that gets better with each book...

[Tiffany Rhodes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is lazy of me to just review all 5 books in a series because, quite frankly, each installment is so rich and deserving of praise, but I surrender to the ease of this as I know Galbraith, aka Rowling, is no shortage of 5-star reviews.

My point, gosh darnit is, read the flipping series because it is freaking so good. She's a brilliant storyteller, and it's the only series I preorder the books.

[Debbie Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, didn't want it to end!

[Jean Boobar · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was very different from my usual choice. It was rough and bloody with nasty characters, but was offset by caring characters. Cormoran Strike is a smart Private Investigator with lots of contacts and a high rate of success in solving crimes. who has a bright and attractive secretary who is interested in learning how to investigate crimes. This book features authors and publishers who are making deals and false claims. Robin, his secretary/assistant is learning the ropes of a PI. The plot was multi-legged and involved assaults, deception and accidents. I did care about some of the characters who were innocents requiring support and caring. Strike's resourcefulness was remarkable and well -described.

[Vera Saunders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strike BBC
I'm so loving these TV creations of the wonderful Strike novels, which I probably can enjoy and be immersed in, because of listening to all the novels on Audible.
I usually cannot bear drama these days, but I listen continuously to audiobooks.
Boy what a writer we have in Ms. Rowling [Robert Galbraith], and I'm sure it is her involvement that has made this series so real, and balanced and with great casting.
In my opinion, for once it is drama without over-the-top portrayal.
And joy of joys, no gratuitous sex, and even more joy of joys, no slapped mens' faces, as yet!!!
Bless you JK!!

[Clare Houston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my gosh, she can't write these fast enough for me. It so happens my birthday is in September and every year I've treated myself to the next book. Spending money on these is well worth it because you're paying for magnificently crafted monoliths of books which you simply can't put down and feel more and more bereft the closer you get to the end. She writes with the same masterful eye for detail that characterized that other range of books (which I similarly devoured year on year). Crime (sometimes satisfyingly gory) combined with a broken hero and an almost-but-not-there-yet romance makes for fabulous reading!

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok number one I am very dumb and I have accidentally skipped number four of this series and spent ages wondering why I was struggling to follow what had happened between this and book three (which I vaguely remember from some years ago).
Secondly DID NOT SEE THE TWIST COMING IT WAS SUPER SATISFYING.

[Stew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Basically a who dunnit , with Private Eye Striker and his assistant Robin,focussing on the publishing world. I found it really difficult to get into this book as there weren’t many twists and turns. In fact I was really disappointed after reading all the reviews praising the book.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series. It's a long book. And it's more descriptive of the violence than the others. That would be my only negative comment really. Thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for the next!

[Kiki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mystery, thriller, suspense, excellent character stories, this book series takes you away to the world of Cormoran Strike and sucks you in! My fave adult series I’ve read.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series!

[Mamich Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lup luph sama Cormoran Strike 😍

[Mary Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a re-read ovee the summer of the first 5 books. I found her writing style riveting in its complexity.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story! Kept looking for the red herrings and foreshadowing! Lots of fun. Thanks JK!

[Liene C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dievinu šo grāmatu sēriju

[Richa Paliya]

An immersive world of detective work and thriller, robert galbraith's books are marvelous and chilling.

[Margaret Saal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cormorant Strike Books 1 - 5
BBC Series based on books written by (J K Rowling)
The Sreike novels are excellent detective fiction. Cormorant Strike is a smart Private Investigator with lots of contacts and a high success rate. His Secretary is Robin who becomes interested in learning how to solve crimes. Their relationship grows during the series of books .