![]() ![]() Grisly murder, British publishing and its attendant eccentrics, an attractive but unavailable associate, a developmentally challenged teen, a naive widow, a painful prosthesis where his lower leg used to be: these are some, only some of what Strike has to deal with to get the job done. ![]() He has strong morals deployed in a mileu most of us don't inhabit. As a character, he puts me in mind of the famous noir detective Sam Spade. Crippled, haunted, lovelorn, driven and chained to a self-imposed code of ethics that is harshly strict, he begs the reader to want to back him up, to accompany him to dangerous meetings, to defend him against unwarranted skepticism by the police and the frequent social disaffection elicited by his rough appearance. Any reader of whodunits will find this a satisfying compelling thriller of an experience.Ĭormoran Strike (named after the giant that Jack killed) is a character you have to love. In this, the second of a series of British murder mysteries, she delivers the goods with a solid punch. ![]()
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