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Where The Silkworm sits
- Series
- Book 2 of Cormoran Strike. See all Cormoran Strike books in order
- The book before
- The Cuckoo's Calling
- The book after
- Career of Evil
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against robert-galbraith.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 2 of the Cormoran Strike series. (robert-galbraith.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 3 is Career of Evil. (robert-galbraith.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about The Silkworm
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- Publication
- First published on June 19, 2014. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
What The Silkworm is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Owen Quine, a novelist, has gone missing, and his wife brings in the private detective Cormoran Strike. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike
- Quine has just finished a manuscript full of poisonous portraits of nearly all the people in his life, so many of them may want him silenced. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Quine has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows
Topics in this book
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Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Cormoran Strike
8 books listed so far
- Book 1: The Cuckoo's Calling
- Book 3: Career of Evil
- Book 4: Lethal White
- Book 5: Troubled Blood
- Book 6: The Ink Black Heart
- Book 7: The Running Grave
- Book 8: The Hallmarked Man
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