LETHAL WHITE
Robert Galbraith
The much-anticipated fourth instalment of the Cormoran Strike series begins where the last ended – on Robin Ellacott’s wedding day to the unlikable Matthew. But while Strike and Robin’s fraught and tension-laid relationship is explored here more than previously, as always, the central plot line is a baffling mystery the pair must solve. When troubled Billy barges into Strike’s office claiming to have witnessed a child’s murder years before, the former army detective senses there’s an element of truth amid the man’s obvious psychosis. But with newfound fame limiting his ability to work in the shadows, it’s up to Robin – now a partner at the agency – to go undercover and follow a twisting trail that takes her into the heart of Parliament. J. K. Rowling’s latest novel written under the Galbraith pseudonym is almost as epic in size and scope as her later Harry Potters, and is just as compelling. (Out now)