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Where Troubled Blood sits
- Series
- Book 5 of Cormoran Strike. See all Cormoran Strike books in order
- The book before
- Lethal White
- The book after
- The Ink Black Heart
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against robert-galbraith.com
What Troubled Blood is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- While Cormoran Strike is visiting family in Cornwall, a woman asks him to find Margot Bamborough, her mother, who vanished in 1974. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough
- Strike has never taken on a cold case, and this one is forty years old, but he is curious and agrees. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old
- Robin Ellacott, now his partner at the agency, is dealing with a messy divorce and with how she feels about Strike. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce
Topics in this book
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Topics
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
- Missing persons
- Private investigators
- Serial murderers
- Serial murders
Book type
- Fiction
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Cormoran Strike
8 books listed so far
- Book 1: The Cuckoo's Calling
- Book 2: The Silkworm
- Book 3: Career of Evil
- Book 4: Lethal White
- Book 6: The Ink Black Heart
- Book 7: The Running Grave
- Book 8: The Hallmarked Man
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