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Violence
Some
A murder and its investigation; some confrontational scenes; the violence is procedural rather than graphic
Language
Some
Some strong language; the online world depicted includes the kind of extreme speech found in real forums
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic tension between Strike and Robin; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in a typical Strike register
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The sustained psychological damage of targeted online harassment is a central theme; the question of whether a person can survive being made into a target by thousands of strangers
What this book is about
Edie Ledwell, creator of a beloved animated YouTube series called The Ink Black Heart, is found murdered in London's Highgate Cemetery. Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are drawn into a vast, chaotic investigation that stretches from the physical world into the online fandom that surrounded the show — including a moderated Discord server called Drek's Game where trolls and fans have been at war for years. The sixth Cormoran Strike novel is Robert Galbraith's most ambitious: a portrait of what sustained online harassment does to its targets, how anonymity enables cruelty, and how hard it is to identify a killer who hides behind a username. At nearly 1,000 pages, it is also by far the longest.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
detailed depiction of online harassment campaigns
nearly 1,000 pages — a significant commitment
sixth of the Cormoran Strike series
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