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The Running Grave

The Running Grave

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  • Author：Robert Galbraith
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Summary

Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son， Will， has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside。 The Universal Humanitarian Church is， on the surface， a peaceable organization that campaigns for a better world。 Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones， and unexplained deaths。

In order to try to rescue Will， Strike’s business partner， Robin Ellacott， decides to infiltrate the cult， and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito among its members。 But in doing so， she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her。 。 。

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Reviews

Christy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Did not disappoint。 And she really had to wait until the literal last page for the big Strike confession？？？ Hoping she's quick with the next one and picks up right where she left off！ Did not disappoint。 And she really had to wait until the literal last page for the big Strike confession？？？ Hoping she's quick with the next one and picks up right where she left off！ 。。。more

Ginny Wallace ，

A great story beautifully and confidently told！I laughed， I cried， I cringed， but I kept reading this superbly told story。 I don’t even know where to begin in reviewing the book。 I was not prepared for how a person or persons， could go to such extremes to draw people into their web of deceit and lies under the guise of blessings and the divine prophet。 The book was so full of contradicting characters among what they said and how they actually lived that I found myself thinking they weren’t so ba A great story beautifully and confidently told！I laughed， I cried， I cringed， but I kept reading this superbly told story。 I don’t even know where to begin in reviewing the book。 I was not prepared for how a person or persons， could go to such extremes to draw people into their web of deceit and lies under the guise of blessings and the divine prophet。 The book was so full of contradicting characters among what they said and how they actually lived that I found myself thinking they weren’t so bad or they weren’t so good。 There were the innocents， the unbelievers， the gullible and the skeptics。 But some were so brainwashed that one couldn’t know at any one time what they really stood for。 It was a great story and one I may read again！ 。。。more

Megan ，

Now THAT is what I call a plot twist！！！ Amazing， as always。

Cheryl ，

It’s been a long time since I was this engrossed in an audiobook！ Really enjoyed this one but I couldn’t believe the ending！ I need the next book NOW 😂 as always superb narration from Robert Glenister。

Jessica ，

3。5*

Manuel Engeli ，

The case is superb and intruiging as always。 The detective's relationship gets too little time， evolution and realistic features like in the last three or four books， which annoys me after all those repeats of similar patterns between them。 The case is superb and intruiging as always。 The detective's relationship gets too little time， evolution and realistic features like in the last three or four books， which annoys me after all those repeats of similar patterns between them。 。。。more

Veronica ，

This one is a serious contender for my favourite in the series。 JKR is firing on all cylinders: the main mystery， Strike and Robin’s separate， personal arcs， the will-they-won’t-they element of their relationship， the side characters and plots， and as always， the stunning way that Rowling is able to capture the entire shining， horrible， spectrum of humanity。When wealthy father Sir Colin Edensor loses his young adult son will to the clutches of the popular United Humanitarian Church， he suspects This one is a serious contender for my favourite in the series。 JKR is firing on all cylinders: the main mystery， Strike and Robin’s separate， personal arcs， the will-they-won’t-they element of their relationship， the side characters and plots， and as always， the stunning way that Rowling is able to capture the entire shining， horrible， spectrum of humanity。When wealthy father Sir Colin Edensor loses his young adult son will to the clutches of the popular United Humanitarian Church， he suspects Will is lost to a very real and active cult。 Hiring Strike and Robin’s detective agency means that Robin will go into the cult undercover。 It’s compelling from the word go， and as always， we get the two detectives’ separate points of view。 Firstly， there’s Strike， as he goes about working on the agency’s other cases and uses the outrageously shallow Bijou for some displacement activity （Robin substitute。） Then there’s Robin， as she lives and breathes the UHC life and uncovers and endures multiple horrors。 Both of their personal lives are filled to the brim with questions and developments， as well: Charlotte makes a return， and Robin begins to question her relationship with her police boyfriend Murphy。 What has always made Galbraith a good mystery writer is the solid grasp of human emotion。 What drives us to commit the atrocities we do？ What emotions lurk behind our decisions？ Each book in the series illustrates all sides of an equation， but this installment really shines a light on our need for acceptance and love and the ways we’ll seek it out， even if it means sacrificing parts our ourselves。 The Running Grave is long， yes， but it’s a page-turner。 It’s a race against time， it’s a plot that holds you in its grip and doesn’t let go， and it’s a testament to just how hard you can root for the good guys to prevail。 It’s also a reminder that fighting for goodness in the world is just that; a fight that’s not worth giving up on。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a tough one to rate。 Who am I to give anything less than 5 stars to an impeccably written 900+ page novel by one of the greatest writers of our time？ I’ve been giving this series 5 stars because what else can you do with books written as well as these。 The Running Grave was no different。 But…Spoilers Below… she is killing me with this will they or won’t they with Robin and Strike。 For the love， can’t they be happy already？？ Before I started this one， I said， and I quote here， “I'm too i This was a tough one to rate。 Who am I to give anything less than 5 stars to an impeccably written 900+ page novel by one of the greatest writers of our time？ I’ve been giving this series 5 stars because what else can you do with books written as well as these。 The Running Grave was no different。 But…Spoilers Below… she is killing me with this will they or won’t they with Robin and Strike。 For the love， can’t they be happy already？？ Before I started this one， I said， and I quote here， “I'm too invested in this series to stop now， but if I get to the end of this 945 page novel （the 7th in the series） and there is no resolution for the love interests of our main character， I'm going to not read any more of them。 Ok， we know that's not true， but I'll at least protest on Goodreads。”So consider this my protest。 You only get four stars。 。。。more

Jessica Haynie ，

#7 in the Cormoran Strike series。 Robert Galbraith （JK Rowling） continues to put out masterful mysteries with Strike and Robin。 Interesting subject this time， with church/cults。 Power of persuasion and how far people can go to cover the truth。 As always， leaving wanting another book。

R。J。 Southworth ，

For this instalment in the Cormoran Strike series， Rowling/Galbraith moves from Internet trolling to religious cults - as you would expect， there are plenty of disturbing elements and a great deal of tension and fear for the characters’ well-being。 The mystery element takes up less time here than in previous Strike novels， but what’s there is still handled very well。 This series certainly isn’t losing steam yet。

Chandy ，

GeniusAnd so fulfilling on several counts。 As always every mysterious happening is explained in peerless style， though （spoiler） the relatively non violent ending of the villainy， though perfectly reasonable， didn’t get the blood boiling the way the earlier ones in the series didAnd yet， this is my favorite one to date！

Lisa B。 ，

My favorite book of the series！

Annemieke ，

The best in the series so far！！！ Boy， can she tell a story！！！

Krystal ，

Still love these books。 This one was a hefty 900+ pages but I don't even care。 Can't wait for the next one。 Still love these books。 This one was a hefty 900+ pages but I don't even care。 Can't wait for the next one。 。。。more

Ashleigh ，

I’ve really enjoyed this series and only giving it 4 stars because of how long the book was。 The first half of the book （which I found a bit slow） was a build up for the second half （which I couldn’t put down）。

Rebekah ，

I was surprised a book of almost 950 pages could pull me along so speedily and never bore me。 Quite an accomplishment。 I feel mostly satisfied with the conclusion of the case， but I’m going to be mulling over the big reveal for a bit。 Although it’s very long， I’d say it’s easily the best book in the series。 The narration of the audiobook by Robert Glenister was excellent。

Bethany ，

An unputdownable page turner （seriously， I lost sleep） with the usual warmth and humor that make these books about murder somehow cozy and comforting。 It’s worth taking quick notes on the （large） cast of characters in the beginning for maximum enjoyment at the end。 I didn’t see it coming😱

Mackenzie ，

Another incredible one… it’s quite rare when books seem to get better and better the deeper into a series that you go。 I’ll be sitting on the edge of my seat until #8 drops。

Mirek Jasinski ，

During the first half I had a feeling of déjà vu， as if I had read it before。 Weird。 Don't know if it was because of previous Cormoran Strike books or just some other book on the topic of religious cults。But then， in the second half， the reading experience became much better。 I was hooked and felt compulsion to finish as quickly as possible。 J。K。 Rowling has good writing skills and knows how to build tension。 The subject-matter was also well chosen。 Gripping。 During the first half I had a feeling of déjà vu， as if I had read it before。 Weird。 Don't know if it was because of previous Cormoran Strike books or just some other book on the topic of religious cults。But then， in the second half， the reading experience became much better。 I was hooked and felt compulsion to finish as quickly as possible。 J。K。 Rowling has good writing skills and knows how to build tension。 The subject-matter was also well chosen。 Gripping。 。。。more

Isabel ，

Entertaining read， but way too long。

Miranda Patel ，

Absolutely LOVED this seventh installment in the Cormoran Strike series。 I love the "ripped from the headlines" fears that are injected into every one of these mysteries。 But if I have to deal with the tension between Robin and Strike for one more novel， I'm going to lose it！ Absolutely LOVED this seventh installment in the Cormoran Strike series。 I love the "ripped from the headlines" fears that are injected into every one of these mysteries。 But if I have to deal with the tension between Robin and Strike for one more novel， I'm going to lose it！ 。。。more

Denise Hale ，

I pre-ordered this with Amazon， luckily we were home when it was delivered because I wouldn't have wanted the delivery guy to force this weighty novel through my letterbox！ It took me a while to get into this book; like many others I'm wary of religious cults， here Galbraith has mixed hippy ideals with mysticism so that the United Humanitarian Church stands apart from any recognized religion。 However， its modus operandi is recognizable to anyone who has read reports of cult members treatments in I pre-ordered this with Amazon， luckily we were home when it was delivered because I wouldn't have wanted the delivery guy to force this weighty novel through my letterbox！ It took me a while to get into this book; like many others I'm wary of religious cults， here Galbraith has mixed hippy ideals with mysticism so that the United Humanitarian Church stands apart from any recognized religion。 However， its modus operandi is recognizable to anyone who has read reports of cult members treatments in newspaper weekend magazine over the years。Like others I'm irritated by the 'will they/won't they' aspect of Strike and his partner， Robin， relationship。 But in this book it's Strike's relationship with other family members that have more importance。In the main case in this novel a client comes to the agency because he wants help to extract his youngest son from the cult's influence， he has cut off all ties with his family and donated a large sum of money to them。 In order to discover the truth about the UHC Robin insists on going undercover so she can infiltrate their commune at Chapham Farm。 At times Robin's strength fails and given her past history she seems likely to be seduced by the comforting aspects of spiritual release and institutional living the cult uses to control its members。The book is set during the Brexit referendum in 2016， although politics are not discussed I'm not sure if it's presence is a silent indicator of how people's way of thinking about issues can be manipulated by others。 In the foreground putting together the evidence for the true story of Chapham Farm and the myths behind the UHC beliefs takes time and investigative research。Overall it was an interesting crime read and I look forward to the next book。 。。。more

Libby ，

This book is a 6 out of 5。

AlTonya ，

Same as all the others in this series， this installment was a joy to read！ The suspense， the depravity， the drama， and the subtle comedy （especially when listening to the audiobook！）-combine to create another compelling level to the Cormoran Strike saga。 The truth behind the mystery was just a bit of a stretch for me， but this was definitely a 5 star read。 Looking forward to how certain revelations play out in the next book！

Daniel ，

Always been a big fan of any books/tv centered on cults and this was very much no exception。 Probably my favorite of the last three or four books。 JKR clearly did her research and I loved how this story evolved throughout its nearly-thousand pages。 Regardless of what you or I may think of the author， this was definitely a good one。 Can't wait for #8。 Always been a big fan of any books/tv centered on cults and this was very much no exception。 Probably my favorite of the last three or four books。 JKR clearly did her research and I loved how this story evolved throughout its nearly-thousand pages。 Regardless of what you or I may think of the author， this was definitely a good one。 Can't wait for #8。 。。。more

Danielle Nomina ，

Knocked this out during vacation。 Loved it。 I find cults pretty interesting， so this was up my alley。 Definitely some edge of the seat moments。

Cassi Russell ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 OMFG Rowling what are you doing to me？？？ How can you turn cults， suicide and infanticide into a love story？！？ When is the next one coming out？ How long do I have to wait？ I need more Robin and Strike！ I also really need more Barkley， he’s secretly my favorite！

Victoria ，

I may be getting too old to read a book like this one; at around 945 pages， this is a hefty tome to have to hold to read for hours！ But， as usual， it was well worth the weight and the time spent on it。 Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are becoming two of my favorite fictional characters of all time。 Reading about Robin's four-month stay within a cult was as agonizing as knowing it was a real life friend in that situation。 Not fun。 Since finishing this novel， something else about cults came acr I may be getting too old to read a book like this one; at around 945 pages， this is a hefty tome to have to hold to read for hours！ But， as usual， it was well worth the weight and the time spent on it。 Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are becoming two of my favorite fictional characters of all time。 Reading about Robin's four-month stay within a cult was as agonizing as knowing it was a real life friend in that situation。 Not fun。 Since finishing this novel， something else about cults came across my view--and it was almost exactly the same description， yet one was real and one was fiction。 Makes my skin crawl。 JK Rowling/Robert Galbraith is a remarkable storyteller。 945 pages after beginning this one， I wished it wasn't ending。 （And there's a bit of a cliffhanger。 Yea！） 。。。more

Michael Giuliano ，

As much as I have loved all the Strike/Ellacott novels， I think this one was my favorite。 Like all the others， it was probably too long; as with all the others， I didn’t care。 It was breathlessly paced， genuinely tense， and surprisingly affecting。 Even though some of the side stories seemed rather minor， they all either paid off narratively or contributed to the series’s rich characterizations。 Excellent。

Kallen Parker ，

I always love JKR。 She’s definitely writing what she knows

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