Lethal White

Fantastic story. Rowlings is class apart. I have read all her Strike series books so far and I can say the bar keeps increasing by every book

This novel is the 4th book in the strike series and this one kept me engrossed and submerged into the story till I understood the motive and crimes of the culprits. A marvellous book in strike series and I savoured it entirely and some part were little groggy and talking about the writing style the language of the book is complex English and narration is perfect and by the way Robert Galbraith is the pen name of JK Rowling the author of Harry Potter series. Cormoran strike the well-known detective of London is somewhere shadowing a man to solve a case and his mobile rings, his secretary tells that there is a very violent man want to see him and he will only talk to strike what he came to tell, listening to this strike told her he is reaching as soon as possible. That man tells him that he had seen someone strangling a child years ago when he was a child, this revelation compelled to strike to think that he is sick or something, leaving all the thoughts strike asked him what he saw and same time told his secretary to call the police and that men left in a panic. The revelation of that man left strike in a question mark and he went to that place to know the truth behind it and after some time he got a case which was somehow connected to the revelation that man made that day in his office.

I can't think of a better book to travel with. I have been waiting for almost a year for this and right on the day of its release, I had to travel. It was a memorable journey because I could finally immerse myself for hours at length in the most perfect prose of Robert Galbraith. Lethal White begins right where it left off in Career of Evil. The drama at Robin's wedding and her married life subsequently play out just as one would expect. Mathew and Robin's marriage seems destined to hit the rock right from the time she said 'i do'. Galbraith takes his time fleshing out the situation for a while. Cormoron has a new 'no strings attached' interest who takes him through the same old routine. Things chug along rather slowly (though interestingly) until Billy Knight comes into the picture with his wild (psychotic) claims about a murder that he had witnessed years ago when he was a boy and how a little girl was strangled. From this point on, the story picks up the pace. Those who have been following the fortunes of Strike's detective agency (like me) will find it satisfying that he has finally paid off his debt and has money enough to hire some new faces. This is a long book. It's only the second part do you see the murder and its investigation happening. Galbraith uses Robin's marriage situation rather well to weave it into the story. One of the biggest surprises was Strike warming up to his nephew! Didn't see that coming! Charlotte's entry is also interesting though not unexpected. To tell the truth, the murder mystery took a backseat for me in this novel. I wanted to find out only two things - more about the strangled kid and what happens with Cormoran and Robin in the end. I guess that's what made the unveiling of the murderer even more surprising. I hope Galbraith has started working on the fifth book coz I am definitely taking a trip then.

For a detective novel, Lethal White is way too long. It loses the reader's interest every now and then. It takes a while to get into the groove, it almost labours itself during the Robin-in-ministry scenes. The crime happens Midway in the book. Of course once it happens, the book surely picks pace. However, the interspersing plots of the detectives' personal lives and professional case overall makes the proceedings dull. Especially nothing cheerful happening till the very end in the personal lives of both our central characters, makes it a gnawing and frustrating read at times. But finally, I have a firm belief that now these characters' stories are moving in a positive definite direction which makes me excited to read the next strike novel. The premise of the case is unique, but doesn't quite have the appeal of a Shacklewell Ripper or the oddity of The Silkworm. Some of the plot twists too seemed predictable. Having said that, it is still a fascinating read. I have always loved the way this particular author describes London and the places. It also gives a good cultural insight into Modern times. Overall, not the best Strike but a Strike nonetheless!

As with previous Strike novels, the plot is very complex (even more so than the previous ones, if I remember right), and there is no thorough explanation (as given in, say, a sherlock holmes novel) for more casual whodunnit readers like me as to how the detective ultimately solves the case (this is my biggest grouse with Strike novels, barring the third book). But coming from Rowling, I am pretty certain that if you really wanted to analyze it, it would be a water-tight plot. The evolving relationship between the detective and his assistant is much more fun, and is likely to keep me looking out for the next book in line. The danger feels real, the inter-individual dynamics get engaging, the prose reads great. Recommended (from a presently-not-so-avid-reader who brought this book because he has read the previous books (that he bought because of the author's real name) and is more interested in the personal relationship story)!

This installment manages to tread the fine balance between the personal lives of the characters and the plot. The antagonist has more depth and is less textbook villain-ish. Overall more engaging than Silkworm and Career of Evil. But, JKR tries too hard to convince the readers on the magnetic charms of Strike as he continues to attract women way out of his league. The women aren't constructed to be as multifaceted and complex as Strike, and the author gives into those B grade novel tropes where every female character seems to be enamored, for some reason, by the male protagonist. Why, JKR, why?

One more beauty in the series ..and this is ever more complicated...ever more intriguing. The beauty of this piece is the kind of deductions Strike shares with the readers...you become ever more involved..you don’t find it the previous pieces..The characters are also very layered even the main protagonists emerge as solid & powerful And yes it’s ever more socialist..with scathing attacks on the upper class And people waiting for the love story of the two partners to evolve will definitely have much more than they expected..

I read all the prior strike novels. They do not come close to this one in volume. The author has definitely taken his(sic) time to discover and expand on the finer plot points and also to elaborate on the depth of the characters. It brings forth the various trials and tribulations faced by our beloved Strike and Ellacot and help us appreciate their position better. When we consider the winding down of the suspense and thrill, may be we could have afforded to hurry less, but, given the way it has been written, I still liked it. Robert Galbraith has definitely stepped up with this novel.