The running grave

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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.

Backorder Notice MessageJan 01, 1970

Description

‘The work of a master storyteller
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

Additional information

Weight 1196 g
Dimensions 238 × 154 × 54 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

945

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K