Who's got their copy of Robert Galbraith's (JKR) latest?

I have just started it on Audible. I am beyond happy, it has been such a long wait.

Just finished it. Loved it. Spotted the MN Easter Egg. It’s such a rich world with characters you can believe are real people, although I do now see them in my mind’s eye as the actors in the TV show. The casting of that is pretty perfect, apart from Barclay, who I’ve always thought of as older and more Scottish, like Mark Bonnar. Off to the other thread to discuss spoilery things.

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Just finished. I need to read it twice, the second time with a notebook so I can get all the characters. JKR knows how to write a good story.

I’ve just bought this in Waterstones, got a free scowl from the young gender non conforming woman on the till too 😀

I haven't finished the book yet, but I did smile at the Tunnocks teacake mention Although, it was shocking that the man (not Strike) ate half of it then put it down!! Who does that?!

It was my favourite one so far. I never wanted it to end. I'm seriously considering re-reading them all from the start now just to get over my sense of loss that it's going to be at least a year before the next one.

I am really enjoying it. I'm listening to it which is saving me to flick to the end to find out what happens with Robin and Strike which I would definitely do if I had a paper copy!!

I’ve finished it and feel bereft. It will be so long until the next one 😢

I love this series. DH keeps catching me reading about cults, fetishes, bodies and porn ahahahahhaaha!

He was reading over my shoulder at the bit where Matthew was reading over Robin’s shoulder when she googled stump fetishes 🤣

I liked IBH because it was a good story well told, and because there was the underlying Strike/Robin narrative, but the self-obsessed internet dwellers were all such bloody awful people (and I think we can all guess where the idea came from!) that I would have been happy for them all to have been murdered by the end

I also found the 'chat' very hard to read, plus it was hard to keep up with who was who online and in real life, and how the two worlds crossed over...

My wife has just finished it last night, had it pre-ordered as usual

I started it on Audible but my new job is exhausting and I kept dozing off, then having to rewind. Over the weekend I bought the book and started at Chapter 22 (for the third time). I got further in, but am still struggling with fatigue and lack of time. It's killing me not getting far with it! With The Running Grave, I read it in just two sittings; rarely been so gripped and terrified by a narrative, I was a bag of nerves at work waiting to finish it.

I'm very invested in the plot and loved Glenister's vocal characterisations. However, I am extremely time-poor at the moment and the suspense is killing me. Rarely have I been this tempted to fake an injury so that I can lie in bed and get on with a book.

Interesting - I really didn’t like that one at all (nor helped by it being spoiled for me by a TRA on Twitter) - it’s the one I leave out when I do a series read-read.

I’ve got mine and am just about to continue reading! I love them! Also love supporting JKR, thank goodness us women have her.

I kinda like it. for me it's just so immersive and i don't mind that it's taking it's sweet time.

I loved the Ink Black Heart - seeing JKR's insider knowledge of fandoms was absolutely fascinating - and the Jewish caricature reference was hilarious!

I loved Cuckoo's Calling too! I was completely grabbed as soon as I started -- luckily for me I only read it about 2 months ago (I'd been reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to my 6 year old and thought it was, at heart, a brilliantly plotted detective story, and it made me curious about JKR's adult crime fiction) so I had 6 more books to get stuck into immediately and then only a short wait for Hallmarked Man. They're like crack to me 😂

Mine arrived yesterday just in time for my annual leave. Trying to avoid reading spoilers

I’m loving it…got it on Audible . I’m on Chapter 8. Not disappointed so far.

i was lucky enough to meet Robert Glenister last year so had a good chat with him about the books. I was shocked when he said it only took him two weeks to narrate them. He did say that he expected this current one to take longer as the books are getting bigger. Then again JKR did that with Harry Potter too.

i absolutely adore her.

At a time when so many children struggle across the world being able to escape into a magical world must be wonderful for them. Books are always fab for this.

im not on the Stately Homes threads but let’s just say books were my absolute joy as a child.

Oh yes! I knew it when I saw it! I’m loving this one.

I smiled when I saw the reference. I do wonder if she's a secret MNer... (<waves to Jo if you are> )

Anyway, bloody loved the book even if it/my attention did meander in places. I did have to have a little break to let my poor brain catch up a couple of times; more threads than an Axminster carpet!

I've listened to the whole series on Audible and I really struggle with this. I love how it's read, but the big disadvantage is not being able to flick back a few pages when you realise, "hang on, who the hell is this person again?!" The audio books would hugely benefit from a spoiler-free character list. When I first started listening to them I found a few online but they were riddled with spoilers annoyingly.

A single sentence chapter summary would be helpful too - the quotes at the beginning of each chapter also make it difficult to navigate back in the audiobook.

Me!
I ordered back in February.
Loving it, magnificent!!
Another success JK 🙌🏻

I liked it too @Pudmyboy

Im annoyed as I’m approaching halfway through and I’ve had to come to the office today. As much as love JKR I am not lugging that tome across the city.

Ooh looking forward to finding this!
Think I am a bit of an outlier, I really enjoyed Cuckoo's Calling!