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A grisly discovery lands in the hands of private detective Cormoran Strike when a woman’s severed leg is sent to the office of his partner, Robin Ellacott. The evidence thrusts Strike into a complex investigation that compels him to look back into his own history in search of the perpetrator. As the case unfolds, the partnership between Strike and Ellacott is tested, while the dark secrets of their city’s underbelly are revealed.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: J. K. Rowling
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