Review: THE RUNNING GRAVE, Robert Galbraith

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   This edition read on my Kindle (Amazon) on a variety of devices
  
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C3CKHR3F
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mulholland Books (September 26, 2023)
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 961 pages
• #7 in the Cormoran Strike series

Synopsis (Amazon)  

In the seventh installment in the "outrageously entertaining" Strike series, detective duo Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in the trap of a dangerous cult. (Financial Times) 

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 organization that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.

In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner, Robin Ellacott, decides to infiltrate the cult, and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito among its members. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her. . .

Utterly page-turning, The Running Grave moves Strike's and Robin's story forward in this epic, unforgettable seventh installment of the series. 

My Take

Well, this must be the longest book I've ever read - Kindle tells me nearly 18 hours, page count 961, but to be honest, my interest in it never flagged. I did initially contemplate reading the hard copy edition, but eventually hopped between my Kindle and my Samsung tablet.

The story itself has a huge time span, and an enormous range of characters, but the more you read, the more you want.

Highly recommended.

My rating: 5.0

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4.5, THE SILKWORM  #2
4.6, A CAREER OF EVIL  #3
4.7, LETHAL WHITE - #4
4.8, TROUBLED BLOOD- #5