When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's
office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed
as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously
mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is
something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can
question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic. Trying to
get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott - once
his assistant, now a partner in the agency - set off on a twisting trail
that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive
inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor
house deep in the countryside. And during this labyrinthine
investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward: his
newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the
scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant
is more fraught than it ever has been - Robin is now invaluable to
Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much
more tricky than that . . .
En riktig tegelsten, men varje sida var läsvärd. J.K har ett sätt att beskriva personer och miljöer som är väldigt fångande och underhållande. Jag blir verkligen engagerad i huvudpersonernas öden.
