This book reads like the could be the beginning of a series of novels by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling. It introduces us to private investigator Cormoran Strike, an British ex-soldier who lost his leg in Afghanistan, and to Robyn, the young temp he hires to help him with his new - and to this point highly unsuccessful - business as a private investigator. Robin arrives for her temporary duties at the precise moment Cormoran's girlfriend, Charlotte, flees his office, having just broken up their 15-year relationship.
Anyway, it's a good read, well-paced, with interesting characters, whose names or places in the story I didn't seem to forget , which is always a good point with mysteries. The chemistry between Robin and Cormoran is good, and doesn't ever intrude on the progress of the case Strike is trying to solve.
All in all, a pretty good read, and I'd read a sequel for sure. I did read that there's the possibility of a TV show based on it - I hope it's British!
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