A detective mystery differs from other whudunnits in that it's more important who and how solves the murder than who and how commits it. So far, Cormoran Strike only stands out because of his peculiar name, one leg missing, and a famous father. He's not Sherlock, nor Marlove, nor Mrs Marple. He's fleshed out enough to make him a recognizable human being, but not one I would necessarily like or care for.
We don't observe his deductive skills directly, only his talent for making people talk. Like Poirot, he collects facts and statements, but keeps his conclusions to himself until the big reveal. Rowling (aka Galbraith) pulls wool over our eyes with red herrings and conflicting truths, but she does it from the safe distance of a stage illusionist cloaked in darkness, not a one that sits at your table with his sleeves rolled up and still manages to pull a rabbit out of your nose.
Still, the plot is original and well thought out and the final twist unpredictable, I dare to say. Rowling has a knack for creating characters who are not what they seem, and keeping her stories together. There are plenty of details to help us visualize the locations, the looks and the feelings flashing on the characters' faces, but they also slow down the pace considerably.
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"One of the books of the year."
―USA Today"Robert Galbraith has written a highly entertaining book... Even better, he has introduced an appealing protagonist in Strike, who's sure to be the star of many sequels to come.... its narrative moves forward with propulsive suspense. More important, Strike and his now-permanent assistant, Robin (playing Nora to his Nick, Salander to his Blomkvist), have become a team - a team whose further adventures the reader cannot help eagerly awaiting."
―Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"Rowling switches genres seamlessly...a gritty, absorbing tale."
―People (3.5/4 stars)"[Rowling's] literary gift is on display in this work. She crafts an entertaining story [and] comes up with an ending that I'll admit I was surprised by. . . . A fun read, with a main character you can care about and one you'll want to see again in other adventures."
―Washington Post"An extravagant, alien, fascinating world for its characters to explore...great pleasures."
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Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potterseries and The Casual Vacancy.
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- ASIN : B0091LLCTM
- 出版社 : Sphere (2013/4/18)
- 発売日 : 2013/4/18
- 言語 : 英語
- ファイルサイズ : 1644 KB
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My friends recommended this with info about the author being JK Rowlings.
It was flashy, interesting and fun!
Could not wait for the books so just downloaded it. First time to use kindle but very good alternative for popular books that have a long waiting line;)
It was flashy, interesting and fun!
Could not wait for the books so just downloaded it. First time to use kindle but very good alternative for popular books that have a long waiting line;)
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ハリー・ポッターシリーズを1巻から読んできて『Goblet of Fire』のクィディッチのワールドカップのところで挫折したという知人がいますが、ああいう感じで三分の二くらいはだらだらと進みます。
そのあいだに主人公コーモランのバックグラウンドや性格が少しずつ明かされ、秘書のロビンとの協力関係も進展するので無駄な記述ではないのですが、とにかく冗長。しかも新鮮味がない。
スーパーモデルや映画プロデューサー、人気のラップシンガーなどが登場するので、億万長者になったローリングさんが見聞きしたセレブの世界を克明に描いてくれるのかと期待するも上っ面だけですし、スマホやインターネットの利用も誰もがやっているようなこと止まり。
最後の長大な探偵ひとり語りの謎解きも古臭いです。
きちんと真面目に書かれてはいるけれど、J.K.ローリングという名前がついていなければ「そこそこの作品」で片づけられてしまうのではないでしょうか。
とはいえ、がんばって最後まで読むうちにコーモランとロビンには好感を持つようになったので、シリーズとして続くなら2作目もとりあえず読んでみるつもりです。でも、それもローリングさんだからかなあ。
そのあいだに主人公コーモランのバックグラウンドや性格が少しずつ明かされ、秘書のロビンとの協力関係も進展するので無駄な記述ではないのですが、とにかく冗長。しかも新鮮味がない。
スーパーモデルや映画プロデューサー、人気のラップシンガーなどが登場するので、億万長者になったローリングさんが見聞きしたセレブの世界を克明に描いてくれるのかと期待するも上っ面だけですし、スマホやインターネットの利用も誰もがやっているようなこと止まり。
最後の長大な探偵ひとり語りの謎解きも古臭いです。
きちんと真面目に書かれてはいるけれど、J.K.ローリングという名前がついていなければ「そこそこの作品」で片づけられてしまうのではないでしょうか。
とはいえ、がんばって最後まで読むうちにコーモランとロビンには好感を持つようになったので、シリーズとして続くなら2作目もとりあえず読んでみるつもりです。でも、それもローリングさんだからかなあ。
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有名なロックスターの非嫡子Cormoran Strikeは、オックスフォード大学を中退して従軍し、アフガニスタンで片足を失って私立探偵になる。だが、クライアントに恵まれず、借金で首が回らない状況になっていた。そのうえ、15年もの間運命を狂わせてきた美貌の女性Charotteとついに別れ、住処も失う。
そんな絶望的な日に、Strikeのもとに派遣会社から新しい秘書Robinがやってくる。秘書などを雇う余裕がない彼が戸惑っているときに、新しいクライアントが訪れる。それは、少年時代に亡くなった親友の兄John Bristowで、妹の死の真相を突き止めて欲しいというのだ。Strikeの親友が亡くなった後に養子になった少女Lulaは黒人と白人のハーフで、スーパーモデルとして活躍していたのだが、ある日自宅のバルコニーから飛び降りて亡くなった。いっときは新聞をにぎわせた事件だったが、すでに自殺として落ち着いていた。だが、Johnは他殺だと強く信じていた。英国の華やかなセレブの世界を舞台にした、伝統的なミステリ。
ハリー・ポッターの著者J.K. Rowlingが偽名で新人作家として出版していた作品で、それが判明する前にはたった500冊しか売れていなかったという。作者がJ.K.Rowlingだと知らなかった出版社のOrionが「よく出来た作品だが、傑出していなかった」と作品を却下したという逸話もある。
前作のThe Casual Vacancyよりはずっと良い作品であり、登場人物に好感を抱け、探偵小説としても悪くない。だが、展開が緩慢で、ページ数が無駄に多く、謎解きに驚きがないのが残念。シリーズものとして書かれているので、これから良くなる可能性あり。
そんな絶望的な日に、Strikeのもとに派遣会社から新しい秘書Robinがやってくる。秘書などを雇う余裕がない彼が戸惑っているときに、新しいクライアントが訪れる。それは、少年時代に亡くなった親友の兄John Bristowで、妹の死の真相を突き止めて欲しいというのだ。Strikeの親友が亡くなった後に養子になった少女Lulaは黒人と白人のハーフで、スーパーモデルとして活躍していたのだが、ある日自宅のバルコニーから飛び降りて亡くなった。いっときは新聞をにぎわせた事件だったが、すでに自殺として落ち着いていた。だが、Johnは他殺だと強く信じていた。英国の華やかなセレブの世界を舞台にした、伝統的なミステリ。
ハリー・ポッターの著者J.K. Rowlingが偽名で新人作家として出版していた作品で、それが判明する前にはたった500冊しか売れていなかったという。作者がJ.K.Rowlingだと知らなかった出版社のOrionが「よく出来た作品だが、傑出していなかった」と作品を却下したという逸話もある。
前作のThe Casual Vacancyよりはずっと良い作品であり、登場人物に好感を抱け、探偵小説としても悪くない。だが、展開が緩慢で、ページ数が無駄に多く、謎解きに驚きがないのが残念。シリーズものとして書かれているので、これから良くなる可能性あり。
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Matt Jardine: author of 'The Hardest Path- a journey outside to answer the questions within'
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Not since reading 'Love in a time of Cholera' have I enjoyed description like this...
2019年7月7日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
As an author of non-fiction books, I thought it was high time that I took on the writing of a fiction novel as my next challenge.
My agent had suggested it previously, but now I was ready.
In his book 'On Writing, Stephan King suggests that all authors should do two things to improve their craft: read and write, a lot.
I was interested to see how JK Rowling under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith (sorry if this is a plot spoiler for you), would handle the transition from writing for children to adults.
I'll tell you how well she managed it: I became so engrossed in the first of the series of Cormoran Strike detective novels that I forgot about studying her work and just enjoyed it.
You don't need me to summarise the story, after all, that's what the back cover is for, but I will say that I am in awe of Galbraith/ Rowling. I have not since reading 'Love in a time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, found another author who makes a detailed description of the 'mundane' as entertaining as Galbraith.
it's an unbelievably tricky skill to walk the tight rope between superfluous and necessary description (I know all too well, often falling the wrong side).
I still don't l know how she does it, but now I'm too busy reading the strike novels solely for pleasure to care.
PS: I sent the book to my dad in Cornwall who is now also hooked!
Enjoy.
Matt :)
My agent had suggested it previously, but now I was ready.
In his book 'On Writing, Stephan King suggests that all authors should do two things to improve their craft: read and write, a lot.
I was interested to see how JK Rowling under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith (sorry if this is a plot spoiler for you), would handle the transition from writing for children to adults.
I'll tell you how well she managed it: I became so engrossed in the first of the series of Cormoran Strike detective novels that I forgot about studying her work and just enjoyed it.
You don't need me to summarise the story, after all, that's what the back cover is for, but I will say that I am in awe of Galbraith/ Rowling. I have not since reading 'Love in a time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, found another author who makes a detailed description of the 'mundane' as entertaining as Galbraith.
it's an unbelievably tricky skill to walk the tight rope between superfluous and necessary description (I know all too well, often falling the wrong side).
I still don't l know how she does it, but now I'm too busy reading the strike novels solely for pleasure to care.
PS: I sent the book to my dad in Cornwall who is now also hooked!
Enjoy.
Matt :)

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Not since reading 'Love in a time of Cholera' have I enjoyed description like this...
2019年7月7日に英国でレビュー済み
As an author of non-fiction books, I thought it was high time that I took on the writing of a fiction novel as my next challenge.2019年7月7日に英国でレビュー済み
My agent had suggested it previously, but now I was ready.
In his book 'On Writing, Stephan King suggests that all authors should do two things to improve their craft: read and write, a lot.
I was interested to see how JK Rowling under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith (sorry if this is a plot spoiler for you), would handle the transition from writing for children to adults.
I'll tell you how well she managed it: I became so engrossed in the first of the series of Cormoran Strike detective novels that I forgot about studying her work and just enjoyed it.
You don't need me to summarise the story, after all, that's what the back cover is for, but I will say that I am in awe of Galbraith/ Rowling. I have not since reading 'Love in a time of Cholera' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, found another author who makes a detailed description of the 'mundane' as entertaining as Galbraith.
it's an unbelievably tricky skill to walk the tight rope between superfluous and necessary description (I know all too well, often falling the wrong side).
I still don't l know how she does it, but now I'm too busy reading the strike novels solely for pleasure to care.
PS: I sent the book to my dad in Cornwall who is now also hooked!
Enjoy.
Matt :)
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Catherine
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Lightning can Strike twice
2020年4月30日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Let’s get this out the way- I’m a huge Harry Potter fan. I used to manage the children’s section in my local bookshop, and I read every kids book going. I would tell all my customers the same thing- Harry is the best. You can’t beat it.
Having said that...I prefer Corm.
Seriously, how does JK do it? She has a masterful grasp of plot, character, pacing, the works. I am also constantly amazed by how good she is at coming up with character names!
The story is artful in it’s simplicity. Model dies after hurtling from a balcony, did she fall or was she pushed? Add a complex cast of starry, shallow, money hungry, a-moral characters and you have a great yarn ahead of you.
The main reason it’s so compelling is the man himself, Cormoran Strike. It’s hard to create a detective without being cliched, and somehow JK has done it. Who knew a one legged army vet with a penchant for beautiful, psychotic women would be so interesting to read about. I also love Robin, who manages in this book to be wide eyed and eager without going full Enid Blyton.
Stellar as always. I recommend it to everyone.
(Special mention to Robert Glenister, best audiobook reader I’ve ever heard)
Having said that...I prefer Corm.
Seriously, how does JK do it? She has a masterful grasp of plot, character, pacing, the works. I am also constantly amazed by how good she is at coming up with character names!
The story is artful in it’s simplicity. Model dies after hurtling from a balcony, did she fall or was she pushed? Add a complex cast of starry, shallow, money hungry, a-moral characters and you have a great yarn ahead of you.
The main reason it’s so compelling is the man himself, Cormoran Strike. It’s hard to create a detective without being cliched, and somehow JK has done it. Who knew a one legged army vet with a penchant for beautiful, psychotic women would be so interesting to read about. I also love Robin, who manages in this book to be wide eyed and eager without going full Enid Blyton.
Stellar as always. I recommend it to everyone.
(Special mention to Robert Glenister, best audiobook reader I’ve ever heard)

Leigh
5つ星のうち2.0
Not as Magical as HP
2018年9月10日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
The book is written in third person narration and written from the perspectives of Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott. I found the writing style quite difficult, it was written in the same style as the Harry Potter series, with the same kind of descriptions being used, for example these are the first two sentences, The buzz in the street was like the humming of flies. Photographers stood massed behind barriers patrolled by police, their long-snouted cameras poised, their breath rising like steam." Which to me seems quite awkward and it just doesn't sit right with what the book is about and its general tone. To me the writing style for Harry Potter helped add to the magic of the story, it enriched it, here it just seems out of place and distracts from the story.
The story focuses on Cormoran Strike and his P.I business. He is asked by a former class mate's brother to investigate the death of his sister, who was a supermodel and which the police have decided was a suicide. We then go along with Cormoran as he investigates her death.
I did this like this book, it was a good read and Rowling weaves quite a few different plot points together well and we get to know the both Cormoran and Robin quite well, as there is a lot of their backstory in the book. The plot isn't massively complicated though and while there are a few twists and turns as the events unfold, it all feels a bit underwhelming in the end.
I found there was also a little bit of spitefulness in Rowling's writing style too, towards many of the characters, mainly the female ones and the celebrities, while there seems to be hints of outward dislike to Rowling's press in the book. I can't really put my finger on exactly what it was, but there seemed to be an edge of smugness and spitefulness while Rowling is narrating scenes involving them.
I will be reading the next book in the series as I am intrigued enough by the characters of Cormoran (even though he seems to be a copy of Hagrid, less the half giant part of course) and Robin.
The story focuses on Cormoran Strike and his P.I business. He is asked by a former class mate's brother to investigate the death of his sister, who was a supermodel and which the police have decided was a suicide. We then go along with Cormoran as he investigates her death.
I did this like this book, it was a good read and Rowling weaves quite a few different plot points together well and we get to know the both Cormoran and Robin quite well, as there is a lot of their backstory in the book. The plot isn't massively complicated though and while there are a few twists and turns as the events unfold, it all feels a bit underwhelming in the end.
I found there was also a little bit of spitefulness in Rowling's writing style too, towards many of the characters, mainly the female ones and the celebrities, while there seems to be hints of outward dislike to Rowling's press in the book. I can't really put my finger on exactly what it was, but there seemed to be an edge of smugness and spitefulness while Rowling is narrating scenes involving them.
I will be reading the next book in the series as I am intrigued enough by the characters of Cormoran (even though he seems to be a copy of Hagrid, less the half giant part of course) and Robin.

Jasmine T
5つ星のうち1.0
Dull and derivative.
2019年1月24日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I bought this book because so many of my friends and colleagues were raving about the Cormoran Strike series and getting excited about the release of the fourth book and I had to keep warning them not to reveal any spoilers. And the Harry Potter series is definitely well constructed and worth reading. Plus, I like a good detective story, so it seemed like a sure thing.
Unfortunately, this is *not* a good detective story. It is a very mediocre one, with a plot that owes much to the infinitely superior 'An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'. The characters are unappealing: Strike reminds me of Cracker-without-the-charm (which may be because Galbraith/Rowling is rewriting Hagrid who was also played by Robbie Coltrane) and her only way of letting us know that Robin isn't nice-but-dim is to repeatedly tell us 'she asked intelligently', 'she looked round intelligently', 'she listened intelligently', &c. Honestly, the lady doth protest too much.
So I'm now going to let my friends and colleagues sing the praises of this series to high heaven and reveal as many spoilers as their hearts desire -- no skin off my nose: I won't be wasting my time reading any more of this disappointing series. Ms Rowling should, I feel, stick to children's fiction which is where her true talents lie.
Unfortunately, this is *not* a good detective story. It is a very mediocre one, with a plot that owes much to the infinitely superior 'An Unsuitable Job for a Woman'. The characters are unappealing: Strike reminds me of Cracker-without-the-charm (which may be because Galbraith/Rowling is rewriting Hagrid who was also played by Robbie Coltrane) and her only way of letting us know that Robin isn't nice-but-dim is to repeatedly tell us 'she asked intelligently', 'she looked round intelligently', 'she listened intelligently', &c. Honestly, the lady doth protest too much.
So I'm now going to let my friends and colleagues sing the praises of this series to high heaven and reveal as many spoilers as their hearts desire -- no skin off my nose: I won't be wasting my time reading any more of this disappointing series. Ms Rowling should, I feel, stick to children's fiction which is where her true talents lie.

Avid Reader
5つ星のうち5.0
Excellent mystery story
2017年5月12日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I’m an obsessive reader of crime fiction and thrillers, and can say that this is one of the best I’ve ever read. This isn’t surprising, given that “Robert Galbraith” is the pen name of J.K. Rowling.
Cormoran Strike is an ex-military policeman, badly injured in Afghanistan, now starting up as a private detective. Although the son of a very famous and rich father, he’s almost penniless. He employs a series of temporary secretaries, the latest of which is Robin. He can’t really afford her, but she turns out to be hugely efficient and full of initiative. The book is enriched by the backstories of these two, and the way they are brought to life. I was as interested in Cormoran and Robin as in the crime story itself. It’s very rare to find such high quality characters in a mystery story and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series, to see how they evolve.
The mystery itself begins when the brother of a suicide begs Cormoran to prove that his sister was murdered. She was a famous model at the height of her popularity. They are adopted children of a rich family, so we get drawn into the world of high fashion and very rich people. I don’t want to say any more about the mystery, for fear of spoiling it for you. But rest assured that there are red herrings and twists, and the mystery is very cleverly put together.
If this was an attempt by Rowling to see if she could be successful at writing a book in a different genre, then as far as I am concerned the answer is a definite “yes”. If you like classic mystery novels in the Midsomer Murders or Agatha Christie style, you’ll love this.
Cormoran Strike is an ex-military policeman, badly injured in Afghanistan, now starting up as a private detective. Although the son of a very famous and rich father, he’s almost penniless. He employs a series of temporary secretaries, the latest of which is Robin. He can’t really afford her, but she turns out to be hugely efficient and full of initiative. The book is enriched by the backstories of these two, and the way they are brought to life. I was as interested in Cormoran and Robin as in the crime story itself. It’s very rare to find such high quality characters in a mystery story and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series, to see how they evolve.
The mystery itself begins when the brother of a suicide begs Cormoran to prove that his sister was murdered. She was a famous model at the height of her popularity. They are adopted children of a rich family, so we get drawn into the world of high fashion and very rich people. I don’t want to say any more about the mystery, for fear of spoiling it for you. But rest assured that there are red herrings and twists, and the mystery is very cleverly put together.
If this was an attempt by Rowling to see if she could be successful at writing a book in a different genre, then as far as I am concerned the answer is a definite “yes”. If you like classic mystery novels in the Midsomer Murders or Agatha Christie style, you’ll love this.
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