Lethal White is the fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series from the international bestselling author Robert Galbraith.
"I seen a kid killed...He strangled it, up by the horse."
When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.
Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott-once his assistant, now a partner in the agency-set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.
And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been-Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much trickier than that.
The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, Lethal White is both a gripping mystery and a page-turning next instalment in the ongoing story of Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott.
##没有上一本好 期待第五本Cormoran和Robin关系的新发展
评分##没有上一本好 期待第五本Cormoran和Robin关系的新发展
评分##罗琳是多讨厌upper class哈哈哈哈哈(哎,读完第四本,又不知道要等几年了
评分##老实说只有极少数作者能让我读一本600多页的悬疑,有这个耐心且还能感觉不错的,罗琳女士绝对是其中一人了。客观地讲,这本的故事主线本身并不是这系列里最令人热血沸腾的,作者更侧重抽丝剥茧找真相(你可以评价她描写的这个过程细节化到极致),还有罗琳标志性的写作特点:不管“戏份”多少,每个人物刻画饱满到让人足以相信他们都是现实中人。这些都增加篇幅。所以不奇怪的,这本里面Strike和Robin的各自感情故事也得到更多笔墨。他们各自的问题,误会和困扰让跟了一路的读者会有些“不耐烦”,我读的时候也有这个情绪,仔细一想还是因为作者把这些人物写得太真实,让人在意。看着你认识的“朋友”感情里“犯傻”,很难忍住内心的焦虑。加上复杂的悬疑主线,这确实是一本容易让人感觉发展慢的书,但其实它并不是一个节奏拖沓的故事。
评分##没有上一本好 期待第五本Cormoran和Robin关系的新发展
评分##缩减一下前三分之一的剧情会更好。
评分##罗姨渐入佳境,要接阿婆衣钵的节奏
评分##It took me 2 months to finish reading this book. It is a long story with very complicated plot. The language is good as usual, but the mystery itself is not as gripping as I’d expected it to be.
评分##罗姨渐入佳境,要接阿婆衣钵的节奏