Career of Evil — Reader’s Companion & Study Guide

A severed leg. Three men from Strike’s past. A killer getting dangerously close.

A package containing a severed human leg arrives at Strike’s Denmark Street office, drawing Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott into their most personal investigation yet.

Strike believes the sender is connected with his past. Three men become central to the investigation: Donald Laing, Noel Brockbank and Jeff Whittaker. Meanwhile, Robin herself becomes increasingly exposed to danger.

This Coleman’s Notes® companion provides a detailed reconstruction of the investigation while untangling the suspects, killer’s chapters, clues and red herrings.

It includes the complete chapter companion; Three Men from Strike’s Past; Killer’s Chapters; Suspect Matrix; Murder Solution; Strike & Robin; Robin & Matthew; Strike, Charlotte & Leda; themes; ending; preparation for Lethal White; discussion questions and Quick Recall.

It also follows one of the series’ most important developments as Robin’s personal history, investigative ambitions and increasingly complicated relationship with Strike come to the foreground.

Full spoilers throughout.

Individual guide — £6.95 | Complete eight-guide collection — £49.95

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