New Strike book launch date just announced…

[KittenKong]

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Ordered mine (and not from Waterstones, seeing how they hid Helen Joyce’s book).

Where is a decent bookshop these days?

Excellent news. If it's as big as Troubled Blood ordering a hardback copy will be essential, not an extravagance instead of waiting for the paperback, which is my normal practice. (🦕 here - don't use a Kindle or similar. I like a real book.)

Bloody hell, that's aaagees away!! I'm so desperate I'm re-reading the Cuckoo's Calling at the minute!

Ooooh I got them all from the dc for Christmas (via eBay/the charity shops) and I'm about to start reading the first one. I had a crush on Strike in the tv series and envy of Robyn's perfect skin.

I look forward to it! Mind you, I hope it's better edited than the last one. It was way, way too long.

Bloody hell I haven't read troubled blood yet either!

@BIWI

I look forward to it! Mind you, I hope it's better edited than the last one. It was way, way too long.

You go wash your mouth out with soap right now! I loved every page.

Will they, won’t they?

I am so pleased! I've been holding off on reading Troubled Blood because I don't want to run out, but now I can fit it in to my first half of the year reading.

I first bought them to support JKR - never been a HP fan (tried to read one bit sound or dreadful) but was so horrified that I bought Troubled Blood when it came out - I love a good murder. Was completely sucked in and bought the whole lot.

Well written she has a really nice way with words. I also have the audiobooks (I look to listen when I’m cooking).

Excuse the typo/autocorrect (on the wine).

I am counting down the days. I will be travelling 60 or so miles to my favourite bookshop to buy it on that date. It's probably the nearest independent to me, so...

I saw this today too! But I need to wait for the paperback I think, as it will match all my others - and the hardback will be so heavy. I wish you could just pay the hardback price and get the paperback version at the same time!!

Last time it was about 10 months before the paperback release, after the hardcover release, so that's not until almost the next summer :o

It's 944 pages apparently, so slightly shorter than Troubled Blood.

I'm going for Kindle as easier to read at that size but will get a hard copy at a later date as I have all the others in both formats (and audio book ).

@SaltedCaramelHC

I saw this today too! But I need to wait for the paperback I think, as it will match all my others - and the hardback will be so heavy. I wish you could just pay the hardback price and get the paperback version at the same time!!

I hate hardbacks too. Wish they just went straight to paperback release

I always audiobook Strike- read by Robert Glenister so well. Can't wait!

I love a weighty hardback in my hands to be honest. I have all of them in hardback as all were first day purchases for me!

Thanks for the heads up. Just pre-ordered on Waterstones and it's only £12.50 in hardback. I've paid using my Plus points so only had to find £2.99 for postage. Roll on August