Robert Galbraith's Blog, page 14

WINNER – British Book Awards 2021

Robert Galbraith’s fifth Cormoran Strike novel, Troubled Blood, has won a British Book Award, for Book of the Year: Crime and Fiction. Troubled Blood was up against a particularly strong field this year, with a new Jack Reacher from Lee & Andrew Child, ‘ Song for the Dark Times’ by … Continued

The Cuckoo’s Calling – A who’s who?

Supermodel Lula Landry and her mysterious death are at the centre of The Cuckoo’s Calling. Meet some of the other key characters from the first ever Cormoran Strike novel.   Sir Alec Bristow Lula Landry’s adoptive father. A successful businessman devoted to his fragile wife, Yvette, Sir Alec died when … Continued

Awards Nominations for Troubled Blood

The 2021 British Book Awards (also known as the ‘Nibbies’) shortlist has been announced, with Troubled Blood recognised in 2 categories The 5th Robert Galbraith novel in the Cormoran Strike series has been nominated for ‘Crime and Thriller Book of the Year’, & ‘Audiobook of the Year’. The British Book Awards … Continued

Strike and Robin’s Mothers

Both Strike and Robin’s mothers appear prominently in the book series. Though Leda Strike died years before, and Linda Ellacott lives miles away in North Yorkshire, over the course of the series we get a good sense of who these women are, and what they’ve passed down to their children.  … Continued

Yorkshire

A closer look at Yorkshire, where Robin was born. Masham, North Yorkshire, is the small market town several miles from Harrogate where Robin grew up, surrounded by the bucolic moors and dales of North Yorkshire. Masham is a retreat – to her parents, her brothers and the chocolate labrador, Rowntree … Continued

Couples in the Strike novels

Even though the relationship status for both Strike and Robin is less than ideal, they are surrounded by the recurring presence in their lives of a number of couples who seem, on the face of it, to have the sort of relationship success that they would aspire to…or do they? … Continued

CB Strike: Lethal White airing on HBO in the US

After an incredible reception on the BBC in the UK in August 2020, 4-part Lethal White will be airing in the US tonight at 10pm, 20 January 2021, coming to HBO and streaming on HBO Max. This BBC mini-series, in association with HBO, is adapted from Robert Galbraith’s global bestselling … Continued

Starting Afresh

First meeting Strike and Robin first meet on a day that is significant for  them both, but for reasons that couldn’t be further apart. Strike has broken up with his ex-fiancée Charlotte, and this time it feels final. Meanwhile, Robin wakes up an engaged woman, the morning after Matthew’s romantic … Continued

Strike’s Cornwall

If London is its own character in the Strike series, the quiet, constant presence of Cornwall, where Strike was born, has an essential supporting role. Memories of Cornish life and the natural landscape drift back to Strike at key moments, on one occasion even helping him solve a case. The … Continued

Strike and Robin at Christmas

Strike’s unusual childhood makes him a perfect candidate for hating Christmas. His free-spirited mother, Leda, never put down roots long enough for a traditional family festive period.His father, rock legend Jonny Rokeby, barely took the time to send his illegitimate son a Season’s Greetings. But there’s another side to Strike’s … Continued