Grave in the Run is the latest installment in JK Rowling’s Strike series, which follows private detectives Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott as they investigate various crimes at the behest of their clients – while harboring reciprocated (but unspoken) feelings for each other. The novels are part of a popular BBC series, so for those who don’t want to pick up a 1,000+ page book, here’s what it’s all about – and what readers have to say about the new edition.
In The Running Grave, Cormoran and Robin’s romantic relationship still seems to be at a dead end as, due to sheer stubbornness at this point, Robin is now in a relationship with a police officer, Ryan Murphy, while Cormoran pursues several pointless encounters to distract him from love for a work partner.
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However, the two are as good a detective duo as ever, and this time they are asked to investigate a religious cult, from which their wealthy client is desperate to save his son after the death of his wife. Robin goes undercover at a church to uncover evidence of a crime and finds herself struggling to maintain her sense of self as the cult tries to indoctrinate her.
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Cormoran Strike: Everything you need to know about the new novelTaking to Twitter to discuss, one person wrote: “Just finished #TheRunningGrave. Wow!! It’s hands down my favorite of the series so far. @jk_rowling never fails to amaze me. Amazing genius talent. So well drawn. I had to I put the book down a few times just to get my heart rate back to normal. Crazy good!”
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Another person added: “Finished #TheRunningGrave. Loved it, devoured it, figured out who didn’t. If the smugness I feel now is anything like what Strike and Robin feel closing the case, I understand why they love the job so much. Now we wait for #8.”
Robin and Cormoran return for The Running Grave
A third person added: “#TheRunningGrave got this afternoon. I’m hooked. I know it’s going to be hacked. It’s going to be a rough ride (I’m delicate), exhausting, especially if I stay up to read it . Thanks JKR.”
While fans loved the novel, reviewers had a slightly more mixed reaction to the novel, with some arguing that it was too long. Writing for The Guardian, Laura Wilson said: “Some judicious truncation wouldn’t be out of place – the subplot, about stalking an actress, often feels like an obstacle to the primary narrative – but it’s worth staying the course for an immersive and, mostly, engrossing read.”
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Mark Sanderson of The Guardian added: “Had he read Galbraith, CS Lewis, the creator of Narnia, might not have said, ‘You can never get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.'”
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