“Troubled Blood” by Robert Galbraith
“Troubled Blood” is the fifth book in the Cormoran Strike series.
40 years ago
Dr. Margot Bamborough left her medical office to meet a friend in a local pub when she disappeared……never to be heard from again.
15 year old, Louise Tucker was out one night when she disappeared….never to be heard from again.
Nothing of each of the missing people was ever found: No hair, no blood, no skin, no body…..nothing. It’s as if they just vanished into thin air.
Dennis Creed was captured after kidnapping and brutally killing at least 9 women in his basement flat.
The thinking by police was that Margot and Louise were also victims even though no proof could be found.
Now
The private investigation firm with partners Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott is doing very well after the events of the last book.
With three field investigators and a new office manager, new clients are keeping everyone busy and there is even a waiting list!
At times, unfortunately, Strike is distracted because his beloved Aunt Joan is ill, and Robin is distracted with ongoing legal issues related to her divorce from idiot Matthew, but, the new team is doing a great job holding the business together when they are absent.
One day, Strike is asked by a woman, Anna, if his firm would investigate the disappearance of her mother 40 years ago….Margot.
He tells Anna that the chances of success in this cold case are slim to none, but, she hires him anyway…..with one year to investigate.
He and Robin accept, and…….
Oh to see what happens you can read the book. 🙂
“Trouble Blood” is a absolutely facinating book filled with intrigue, the effects of mental illness, violence, sadness, and the inching forward of the relationship between Robin and Strike.
All in a compact 927 pages! 😉
The ending will knock your socks off!
