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Next Cormoran/Robin title announced (#8) - no publication date yet - autumn this year?

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 16/03/2024 17:08

J. K. Rowling has mentioned it on X/Twitter in the last day or so. She's been on Sark for research purposes. She says a few chapters will be set there. New title is The Hallmarked Man. No publication date yet, but speculation is if she's nearly finished the manuscript it could be out before Christmas this year.

https://www.therowlinglibrary.com/2024/03/15/j-k-rowling-reveals-title-of-strike-8-the-hallmarked-man/

I think I read a book set on Sark when I was a child. I've always wanted to visit it. Maybe this will be the spur I need.

J.K. Rowling reveals title of Strike #8: "The Hallmarked Man"

Unexpectedly and through Twitter, J.K. Rowling has revealed the title of the eighth book in the Cormoran Strike series: "The Hallmarked Man." Apparently, from the Isle of Sark (in the English Channel), Rowling tweeted a photo of the place she had prev...

https://www.therowlinglibrary.com/2024/03/15/j-k-rowling-reveals-title-of-strike-8-the-hallmarked-man

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Happytoday69 · 05/11/2024 18:42

Ink black heart is on bbc in December !

SnakesAndArrows · 29/10/2024 11:37

I’ve just read the whole lot back to back and now have no idea what to do with myself while I wait impatiently for the next one, or at least the next TV series.

JKR tweeted a few days ago about being back working on the new novel, but no hints about the publication date.

MonkeyTennis34 · 21/10/2024 13:35

MeanMrMustardSeed · 19/10/2024 22:53

I was hoping for January. I have dreams of snuggling down in the new year with Strike and Robin…

Me too!

MeanMrMustardSeed · 19/10/2024 22:53

I was hoping for January. I have dreams of snuggling down in the new year with Strike and Robin…

AllTipAndNoIceberg · 18/10/2024 21:12

Don’t rush her! The woman has a lot going on

MsNeis · 18/10/2024 19:38

Oh no! I tought it would be sooner... Thank you @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g 🙂🙏

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 18/10/2024 15:28

Next year, I'd think. She's not finished writing it yet as far as I'm aware.

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MsNeis · 18/10/2024 15:12

Hi there! I was going to put a thread out there, asking if anyone knows the release date but thought I could come back here and ask you lot 😊
Aahh, I was confident that by now we would have our 8th with us 🥲🙏
So, does any of you know? Will it be a Christmas release?

MonkeyTennis34 · 19/08/2024 13:04

EasilyDisturbed · 18/08/2024 19:48

I’ve listened to the entire Slough House series while waiting for the next Strike, now I’m waiting for the next Slough House too but at least the new season will be on TV soon. Might have a look at Rob Rinder, I didn’t enjoy the first Richard Osman though. Someone has just said on another thread that there’s going to be another Jackson Brodie book by Kate Atkinson out this week, that’s another favourite crime series of mine.

LOVE the Jackson Brodie series.
I've preordered the new one w, which I think is released on Wednesday!

WandsOut · 19/08/2024 01:34

3kidsaremorethanenough · 19/08/2024 00:32

I have the first book in this series on my TBR pile. To be honest I'm scared to read it because that will be me buying a whole load more books 📚 Dh has got me the Slough House box set for my birthday and he's only gone and wrapped them and sat them next to the bed, that's just torture 🙃 maybe i should have a little read of the cuckoo's calling while I wait for Wednesday 🤔

Audible books of the series are the way to go...

WandsOut · 19/08/2024 01:33

Very exciting! Love Strike and Robin so much and it's all written with such sharp observation and sophisticated wit.

3kidsaremorethanenough · 19/08/2024 00:32

I have the first book in this series on my TBR pile. To be honest I'm scared to read it because that will be me buying a whole load more books 📚 Dh has got me the Slough House box set for my birthday and he's only gone and wrapped them and sat them next to the bed, that's just torture 🙃 maybe i should have a little read of the cuckoo's calling while I wait for Wednesday 🤔

EasilyDisturbed · 18/08/2024 19:48

I’ve listened to the entire Slough House series while waiting for the next Strike, now I’m waiting for the next Slough House too but at least the new season will be on TV soon. Might have a look at Rob Rinder, I didn’t enjoy the first Richard Osman though. Someone has just said on another thread that there’s going to be another Jackson Brodie book by Kate Atkinson out this week, that’s another favourite crime series of mine.

MeanMrMustardSeed · 18/08/2024 19:42

Blondephantom · 15/08/2024 22:04

Rob Rinder’s two books are excellent. Different as they are written from the trial perspective.

Thank you so much for this recommendation! The first one arrived this afternoon, and I’ve already started it. I’ll let you know how I get on.

Blondephantom · 15/08/2024 22:04

Rob Rinder’s two books are excellent. Different as they are written from the trial perspective.

AllTipAndNoIceberg · 15/08/2024 22:01

It feels like the last one was only five minutes ago! It can’t be September, surely. I would have thought maybe next year.

I like that they’re long and ambitious, and I would far rather let JKR take as much time as she needs

Lostsadandconfused · 15/08/2024 21:58

Great news, I walked up Denmark Street the other day and got irrationally excited!

RunSlowTalkFast · 15/08/2024 21:50

The new Richard Osman one, We Solve Murders mainly.

I'm also a Gilmore Girls fan and the actress who plays Emily Gilmore (and Baby's mum in Dirty Dancing!) has a memoir coming out!

Matt Haig's new book is also out at the end of August.

MeanMrMustardSeed · 15/08/2024 21:50

I even quite like the Richard Osman series which I think usually comes out in September too. It’s a bit of light relief, but I think he’s started a different series (haven’t looked into it), and it’s the characters, rather than the mystery, that are the main attraction of his books.

MeanMrMustardSeed · 15/08/2024 21:47

Noooo! What other September books have you got your eye on? I might need a plan b / c / d

RunSlowTalkFast · 15/08/2024 21:17

There are a few other books I want to read coming out in September and I've known the publication dates of those for months so I'm a bit worried it won't even be this year!

MeanMrMustardSeed · 15/08/2024 21:15

VelvetChaise · 15/08/2024 20:22

Mick Herron’s Slough House series is excellent, though more spy based than crime

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Funnily enough I am reading that series at the moment! I started a thread ages ago asking for recommendations for things to read while waiting for the next Strike - it may have been you who encouraged me to read the Slough House series. I’m nearly finished book 2.

MeanMrMustardSeed · 15/08/2024 21:12

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 15/08/2024 19:19

I don't think anyone knows yet. JKR normally announces it on X/Twitter. Bit tight now for it to be September.

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That’s what’s worrying me. It feels a bit tight now!

VelvetChaise · 15/08/2024 20:22

peekaboo1 · 16/05/2024 21:06

I love the Strike series. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the setting in London where I live brings life to the novels for me which take them to another level of enjoyment. Can't get enough!

Any recommendations for similar mysteries and crime novels set in modern London with well developed characters?

It's rare to find a strong female and complex male in the same story which makes this series even more special.

Mick Herron’s Slough House series is excellent, though more spy based than crime

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 15/08/2024 19:19

MeanMrMustardSeed · 15/08/2024 19:09

I’ve just been trying to find any news on a release date for this. Really hoping for September - it’s such a wonderful time to get stuck into a book at the end of the summer. Does anyone have an intel please?

I don't think anyone knows yet. JKR normally announces it on X/Twitter. Bit tight now for it to be September.

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