Kathy N. (addicated-to-reading) reviewed Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) on + 152 more book reviews
The third book in this series and once again she has done a good job of getting you invested in what is happening to the two main characters. She is a terrific author and has always held my interest in her stories. Like that they are flawed as well as intelligent and with the best intentions. I really care about what's going to happen to them. Start this series -it's well worth it!
I love this series and cannot wait for the new book
Enjoyed the book and the surprise ending.
We Used To Have Such Good Times Together -- The Everly Brothers, "So Sad"
I enjoyed the first two Strike books, but found myself wishing this one would end sooner. Book two's chapters were headed with obscure quotations from obscure (at least to me) books. This one had chapters headed by quotes from songs by Blue Oyster Cult - also obscure to me (like many, I suspect "Don't Fear the Reaper" is the only song of theirs to come to mind.) My favorite mystery book (Rim of the Pit by Hake Talbot) had such quotations at the head of each chapter, but they were germane to the chapter's content - although some were probably fabricated for effect.
The chapters narrated by the mysterious killer stalking Robin quickly grew tedious, took you out of the main story line, and were skimmed by me after a while. The evolving relationship between Strike and Robin kept my interest, but his obsession with his former antagonists almost grew tiresome. I would have preferred a more straightforward plot where the two main characters concentrated on solving the mystery, not chasing all over Britain looking for possible culprits who had a hateful grudge about Strike.
The ending wrapped things up (sort of, left a few things up in the air), and I suppose the next book in the series will fill in "what happened next" adequately, since this one sort of left you hanging.
I enjoyed the first two Strike books, but found myself wishing this one would end sooner. Book two's chapters were headed with obscure quotations from obscure (at least to me) books. This one had chapters headed by quotes from songs by Blue Oyster Cult - also obscure to me (like many, I suspect "Don't Fear the Reaper" is the only song of theirs to come to mind.) My favorite mystery book (Rim of the Pit by Hake Talbot) had such quotations at the head of each chapter, but they were germane to the chapter's content - although some were probably fabricated for effect.
The chapters narrated by the mysterious killer stalking Robin quickly grew tedious, took you out of the main story line, and were skimmed by me after a while. The evolving relationship between Strike and Robin kept my interest, but his obsession with his former antagonists almost grew tiresome. I would have preferred a more straightforward plot where the two main characters concentrated on solving the mystery, not chasing all over Britain looking for possible culprits who had a hateful grudge about Strike.
The ending wrapped things up (sort of, left a few things up in the air), and I suppose the next book in the series will fill in "what happened next" adequately, since this one sort of left you hanging.
Book Description
When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg.
Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible--and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.
With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...
My Review
I enjoy this series very much but was a bit disappointed with the gore of the crimes in this one. I also think the book could have been a bit shorter. The bad guys were hard to keep track of because their personalities were too similar. Other than that, I find the Strike/Robin/Matthew storyline very entertaining and I look forward to see where these relationship go in the future books. I would recommend this book as long as you can handle reading about gore (severed limbs, serial murder) and sexual assault.
When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg.
Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible--and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.
With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...
My Review
I enjoy this series very much but was a bit disappointed with the gore of the crimes in this one. I also think the book could have been a bit shorter. The bad guys were hard to keep track of because their personalities were too similar. Other than that, I find the Strike/Robin/Matthew storyline very entertaining and I look forward to see where these relationship go in the future books. I would recommend this book as long as you can handle reading about gore (severed limbs, serial murder) and sexual assault.
Complete waste of time. Long winded for no reason, information that is not necessary and ending that drives me crazy. Once murderer is discovered about one chapter to wrap that up. Murder becomes irrelevant because author wants to focus more on a love story of Strike and Robin. Probably will NOT read the next one.
An excellent read, the characters were well developed and quirky. It is a bit dark as murder mysteries can be. This is his third book in the series , and did not disappoint. I highly recommend it for a "get away novel"
