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The Running Grave
Strike (Related to this series)
- Author
- Robert Galbraith
- Narrator
- Robert Glenister
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 26 September 2023
- Run Time
- 34 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.8 (17 reviews)
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What to expect
Daily Telegraph
'One of crime's most engaging duos'
Guardian
THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023
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Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.
The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.
In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her . . .
Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike and Robin's story forward in the epic, unforgettable seventh instalment of the series.
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PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE NOVELS
'A blistering piece of crime writing'
Sunday Times
'Unputdownable'
Daily Express
'A page-turner that will keep you up all night'
Observer
'Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit'
Sunday Mirror
'Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever'
New York Times
'Outrageously entertaining'
Financial Times
Critics Review
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Riveting (. . .) a tale of how the human desire for approval, validation and a sense of purpose can sometimes lead us astray (. . .) The Running Grave is testimony to Galbraith's skill as a storyteller
GUARDIAN
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Moving, gripping and terrifying
DAILY MAIL
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A rich, immersive experience
SUNDAY TIMES
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The kind of book you are happy to lose yourself in
SCOTSMAN
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A pleasure
OBSERVER
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The best duo in detective fiction since Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe
TELEGRAPH
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Another absolute barnstormer ... Unmissable
HEAT
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This is definitely one of the year's best reads, and all the more pleasurable because it's such an immersive experience
SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE (Best Crime Novel of 2023)
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The Running Grave is pure joy
Mail on Sunday
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The genre of crime fiction is such a wide one... it's often difficult to pin down which books are the best. However, THE RUNNING GRAVE by Robert Galbraith is a front-runner by any, and every, standard ... [it] isn't just a gripping mystery but a brutal glimpse into how cults work. [Galbraith] nails the slow burn of indoctrination and how even those of "sound mind", intelligence and even scepticism, can find themselves trapped
Sunday Independent
User Reviews
Book 4.8
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
This is my first audio book.
I was amazed how many characters were read/played by Robert Glenister who never faltered when returning to those characters later in the book. Also my arms didn’t ache as they surely would if I had held the tome that is The Running Grave for hours.
Fantastic and recommended.Peter Hinkins 2025-02-11 -
5.0 5.0
Best of the series so far. Just couldn’t stop listening. Cannot wait for the next book
lee pedley 2024-12-29 -
5.0 5.0
A complex plot with well formed characters. Narration is excellent throughout.
retreat 2024-11-27 -
5.0 5.0
Well written story with complicated characters and storyline
peterstod 2024-08-20
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5.0 5.0
This book is amazing; both the story and the narration are first class. At times it was so chilling that my heart rate increased as though it was real. The best of the Strike and Robin novels to date.
Julie1264 2024-03-29 -
2.0 5.0
I was disappointed in this novel, which is the first Rowling/Galbraith I’ve read. It is far too long and would benefit from a vigorous edit; a good quarter of the book is extraneous. There’s a flatness to writing and many of the characters are one dimensional or stereotypical. The plot is imaginative and interesting but not enough to compensate for the flaws in the writing.
cjlang 2023-11-28 -
5.0 5.0
My first Strike novel and boy, it was epic! Great value for an audio book at 32 hours long but an epic story too, brilliantly narrated by Robert Glenister. The story was engrossing and perfect for me to listen too, sometimes for hours at a time, when I was awake in the night. Great characterisations and detail, I loved it!
SotonGal 2023-11-14 -
5.0 5.0
This was the best in the series so far. Chilling and utterly fascinating, I lost so much sleep. Many loops and twists, tempting theories and a spectacular finale.
julieweightman@yahoo.co.uk 2023-11-04 -
5.0 5.0
Amazing book and narration!
I can’t wait for the next onekama 2023-10-21 -
5.0 5.0
Fabulous! The Strike and Ellacott series just gets better and better and Robert Glenister's narration is spot on.
Can't wait for the next installment....Annie Gray 2023-10-16
Details
- Author
- Robert Galbraith
- Narrator
- Robert Glenister
- Duration
- 34 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 September 2023
- ISBN
- 9781405559515
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 4.8(17 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(17 reviews)
Synopsis
'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'GuardianTHE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023________Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her . . .Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike and Robin's story forward in the epic, unforgettable seventh instalment of the series.________PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE NOVELS 'A blistering piece of crime writing'Sunday Times 'Unputdownable'Daily Express'A page-turner that will keep you up all night'Observer 'Superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit'Sunday Mirror 'Strike and Robin are just as magnetic as ever'New York Times 'Outrageously entertaining'Financial Times
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