Robert Galbraith's Blog, page 7

New Beginnings

New Year is a time for fresh starts, and thinking about the changes we’ve gone through in our lives. That gives us the opportunity to look back at some of the fresh starts Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott make over the years, and moments at which their lives take a … Continued

The Running Grave Q&A IV

The relationship between Strike and Robin has evolved throughout the series. How does it develop in The Running Grave, both on a professional and a personal level?

The Running Grave Q&A III

Historical family tensions come to light for Strike in this book. How do they affect his familial relationships in the Running Grave?

Food and Feasting with Strike

Christmas is on the horizon, a time of feasting, so what are the favourite foods and most memorable foodie moments in Strike?

The Running Grave

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 … Continued

Troubled Blood TV

The 4 part TV adaptation of Troubled Blood was written by Tom Edge and directed by Sue Tully, and sees Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger return as Strike and Robin. Also returning are many cast members from the previous series, including Kerr Logan (‘Matthew’), Sarah Sweeney (‘Lucy’) and Ben Crompton … Continued

The Running Grave Q&A II

We’ve seen Strike’s character develop throughout the series. How does his character arc continue in The Running Grave?

Celebrating Strike’s birthdays

Cormoran’s Strike’s birthday on 23rd November gives us the opportunity to see how he usually spends the day. It’s clear, even with Robin’s thoughtful kindness, it’s often a difficult day for him, and he often approaches with vague dread.

The Running Grave Q&A

What inspired Robert to explore the theme of religious cults in The Running Grave?

Ghosts and Hauntings

Robin Ellacott doesn’t believe in psychics any more than Strike does, and the only encounter with Halloween the detectives have had to date is encountering a noisy bunch of costumed revellers in a pub, nevertheless they both encounter ghosts in their work.