C.B. Strike

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.

Strike tells the police that the circumstances of Rochelle's death merit further investigation but is dismissed. He seeks out Lula's friends and learns that Lula was looking for her biological family.

Robin gets key information from a salesgirl at the boutique Lula visited. Strike arrives just as Robin tries on a stunning green dress and awkwardly averts his eyes as he explains his CCTV breakthrough.

Strike is approached by Leonora Quine with a plea to locate her husband, the notorious writer Owen Quine, who has disappeared without a trace.

In Yorkshire, Robin watches a TV interview with Fancourt where he accidentally reveals that he's read Bombyx Mori - despite his previous denials.

At the office, Robin receives a package and is horrified to discover it contains a woman's severed leg. Strike draws up a list of suspects who have vendettas against him.

Strike visits several London strip clubs in order to find out more about Niall Brockbank. Robin's relationship with Matthew has hit a low point and she questions her commitment to marriage.

A mentally-disturbed young man wants Cormoran Strike to look into a murder he thinks he witnessed as a child. Concurrently, Robin goes undercover to investigate the blackmail of a Member of Parliament.

Strike and Robin's startling discovery seems to confirm the story of the strangled child, but they're forced to leave the scene before they can properly investigate.

The blackmail case turns into the investigation of a suspicious death.

After ditching her husband, Robin becomes prone to panic attacks - although not when confronting a murderer.

Strike is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother who went missing in 1974.

The investigation takes a dangerous turn as a disturbing piece of evidence leads Robin and Strike into London's underworld. Robin risks her life by pursuing a vicious suspect.

Spurred on by the father of a young woman who also went missing in the 1970s, the detectives attempt to outwit an incarcerated serial killer who may hold the key to the case.

Strike realises that Margot's killer is responsible for many other murders that have gone undetected, and lays a trap.

Edie Ledwell, the creator of a popular cartoon, is being harassed by a shadowy online figure known as "Anomie." She appeals to Robin to uncover her tormentor's identity.

Robin, Strike, and Barclay trail numerous leads in the search for Edie Ledwell's mysterious killer who is known online as "Anomie."

Robin and Strike make a major breakthrough, having eliminated several suspects. Robin's cover is blown, and Strike stays the night at her new flat. Meanwhile, Anomie claims another two victims.

The agency is the target of a devastating attack. Strike figures out who killed Edie, and having secured proof, Robin puts herself in danger in order to save lives.

Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has joined a religious cult in the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world.