“There are always loose ends in real life.”Īnd Bombyx mori,’ she finished up, ‘is the Latin name for a silkworm.’ “We need readers,” muttered Daniel Chard. I am really beginning to like the combination of Cormoran and Robin. The plot in this one is a little strange, but good. Her fiance isn’t happy with Cormoran either, nor is he particularly pleased with Robin. Meanwhile, Robin is not particularly happy with Cormoran, as she feels she deserves more challenging work. When Quine is found dead in a rather bizarre setting, there are a lot of available suspects. However, Strike soon becomes a little more concerned when he discovers that Quine’s latest manuscript entitled “Bombyx Mori” was going to upset a number of people. When author Owen Quine goes missing and his wife calls Strike to find him, it sounds familiar, and a bit boring. I don’t blame her a bit.Īnyway, business has been booming for Cormoran Strike since he solved the Lula Landry case, but most of the jobs have been small. Yes, this is actually JK Rowlings writing under a pseudonym. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith is the second in the PI Cormoran Strike series.
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