Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith
In the fourth book in the Robert Galbraith/Cormoran Strike series, Lethal White, J.K. Rowling does what she did so successfully in the Harry Potter series, which is that she makes it better than the book before. Rather than getting tired of the formula, you feel that she is taking things forward, and you become interested in where it’s all going to end up. The murder plot is good and the settings (which include the Houses of Parliament) memorable. At this point in the series you’re really rooting for the lead characters and how their lives will turn out.
Recommendations from our site
Lethal White is the fourth book in one of the best detective series currently out there, Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike books. Strike is a British war vet who returns home from Afghanistan—having lost a leg in a bombing that killed many others—and sets up a detective agency in Fitzrovia. He is soon joined by Robin Ellacott, who starts out as a temp but quickly gets promoted and ends up running the agency with him.
Robert Glenister, a British actor, is the narrator and he does the audiobooks brilliantly, effortlessly changing from character to character in dialogue (Strike himself sounds like Hagrid in Harry Potter, which works). It’s probably worth reading the series in order, starting with The Cuckoo’s Calling. However, Lethal White is our favourite so far.
Narrator: Robert Glenister
Length: 22 hours and 30 minutes
