The Ink Black Heart
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Crime & Thrillers
Hardback Published on: 30/08/2022
£25.00
Synopsis
Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year 2022
When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity.
Robin decides that the agency can't help with this - and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the location of The Ink Black Heart.
Robin and her business partner Cormoran Strike become drawn into the quest to uncover Anomie's true identity. But with a complex web of online aliases, business interests and family conflicts to navigate, Strike and Robin find themselves embroiled in a case that stretches their powers of deduction to the limits - and which threatens them in new and horrifying ways...
A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tour-de-force.
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780751584202
- Number of pages: 1024
- Weight: 1250g
- Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 58 mm
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Another superb novel
What a superb novel. I'll not give any of the plot away, I don't like doing that, you should discover the plot for yourselves. I found the story fascinatin... READ MORE
Rowling’s back at her best & Strike and Robin are as loveable as ever!
Please do not listen to the ramblings of idiotic articles around the internet about this book. The Ink Black Heart is a clever, gripping mystery and as usu... READ MORE
Immediately hooked on story
Classic strong Rowling opening line in a Galbraith book is great to see. Characters are well formed and threads well laid.
Pretty funny watching the socia... READ MORE
Let down
Have enjoyed the previous titles in the series but this feels like it needs several re-writes. The endless pages written in Twitter-speak are a nightmare! ... READ MORE
Disappointing
The book is primarily tweet after tweet after tweet, the plot seems very amateur and the writing style was sub-par. Very disappointing, especially from a p... READ MORE
The Ink Black Heart
A very disappointing output from such a skilled writer. Far too long - over 1000 pages - much of the text cluttered with semi-literate transcripts of foul-... READ MORE
Gripping right from the start
I have actually read the book unlike some people and I have to say I absolutely loved it! The Cormoran Strike series is my favourite crime series. As is th... READ MORE
5 stars (and I’ve read it!)
As someone who has indeed finished reading the book, I can confirm this is just as good as the previous Strike novels. A bit different (we get to see a lot... READ MORE
A fantastic addition to the series!
Great to reunite with Robin and Striker again! Robin is my favourite female character at the moment.
Rowling’s prose is top not h as always.
Would advise ... READ MORE
By Far and Away The Worst Book I Have Ever Tried To Read
I bought this book on its release date on 30th August, It is now 16th of September. I live the Cormoran Strike books and was so looking forward to reading ... READ MORE
A gripping read
Though this is undoubtedly a large novel (1000+ pages), it's a gripping read. I couldn't put it down and read the entire thing in 4 days.
Rowling's more-... READ MORE
Tedious in the Extreme
I have enjoyed previous Strike books but I found this a real slog. It was far too long and the physical length of the book was increased by boring and inte... READ MORE
RG does it again!
Fantastic instalment to the Strike series. An exciting new case, the reader is hooked and kept guessing throughout.
I enjoyed the online chat elements an... READ MORE
Probably the worse book I’ve ever read
This book is 1012 pages long, which is probably 700 too many. If you ignore the pages and pages of hard to read duel column “text speak” you’d still find t... READ MORE
The Ink Black Heart
I really did not enjoy this book at all. I found all the internet stuff difficult to follow and quite confusing. I really could not recommend it.
I enjoyed this
I read this over a couple of days, like the previous Strike novel it is a little on the long side and some of the online chats and matching pseudonyms to c... READ MORE
Disappointing
I have read all the other Strike books and enjoyed them. I'm sorry i couldn't finish this book. There are pages and pages of script for a blog lots of swea... READ MORE
Irritating
A clever concept and good page turner but the pages of 3 column texts side by side per page are very irritating to read. I fully appreciate the idea that t... READ MORE
Disappointing
I am a great fan of Robert Galbraith but this book is far below the normal standard. I could not believe in the somewhat silly storyline and the three row ... READ MORE
Disappointing
I’ve read all the previous Strike books and loved them. Was very excited to read this latest one. Very disappointed as the book was way too long and the pa... READ MORE
Another great read
This must the hardest working writer in the world. What an amazing story, and so much detailed research that has gone into making this series of books so r... READ MORE
The Ink Black Heart
Robert Galbraith's Strike series has developed a believable web of family and friends which forms a prosaic backdrop to Robin and Strike's investigations o... READ MORE
The ink black heart
Thoroughly enjoyed all the previous books in the series but this was disappointing.A good story and main characters as good as ever but found the endless t... READ MORE
Oh dear
I'm glad it wasn't just me.
I've loved the Strike novels and they've got better each time but this one was very disappointing.
The other negative reviews ... READ MORE
Gripping
Immediately engrossing and such a novel take on a crime novel.
Despite how long it was, I devoured it. I could've happily read another 1000 more pages.
Laborious
It is disappointing to say the least. I found it quite laborious to read through the pages and pages of tweets and emails, eventually losing track of the ... READ MORE
Disappointing
I have loved all the previous Cormoran Strike books. The stories are always engrossing and exciting. Unfortunately I really struggled with this one. As som... READ MORE
Galbraith’s best STRIKE!
The best of the STRIKE series! The relationship between Strike and Robin will keep the “romantics” reading. Those that know Highgate Cemetery will be attra... READ MORE
Superb, excellent, brilliant
OMG!! What a fantastic book, jk Jk JkRowling (Robert Galbraith) is so clever this book has so much detail, fascinating story, so different to any other mur... READ MORE
Disappointing and frustrating
Like many other reviewers who are confirmed Strike fans, I was hugely disappointed on many levels- the format, the confusing storyline and the subject matt... READ MORE
The Ink Black Heart
Do not be put off by the length of this book. A truly amazing read with many twists and turns. Strike and Ellacott have turned into great resolvers of crim... READ MORE
Crime, suspense and a builder
This book is 1000 pages - let me first state this. It is a big one! But, I don’t think it is unjustified. It allows for the development of complex characte... READ MORE
Excellent!
I seem to say this each time another book in the series is published: the best yet! Quite a complex set of characters to keep tabs on and I had to read car... READ MORE
Intricate brilliance
It must be so tough to create something so compelling, yet capturing the world of the keyboard warrior and the twitterer so masterfully. For some, the copi... READ MORE
Enjoyed the book
I enjoyed this book on the whole it was just the ending was a bit abrupt like the author became a bit bored of writing so decided on a break through and t... READ MORE
Disappointing
Usually a big fan of Strike, I found this one a difficult read. All the twitter stuff tedious. And oh so long. Don't drop it on your foot.
Mystery
I found this book difficult at the start to understand the pages with texts? It did not grab me like the other Strike books I am sorry to say, rather a lot... READ MORE
Book to Big
Very Disappointed in this book, I had been looking forward to reading about Strike and Robin, large book that could have been half the size without all te... READ MORE
Not up to Galbraith's best
I have loved all the Strike books and thought Troubled Blood was brilliant. This one however seems weaker, the will they won't they get together is wearin... READ MORE
Disappointed!!
As a huge fan of the Strike books this one really didn’t hit the mark. I always look forward to receiving the Strike novel on release day and usually compl... READ MORE
One needs more than a tweet-lenght to explain why you should read this book
The book is a real page-turner tacking the modern issues of social media with great talent. I am so involved in the story and its well-written lively chara... READ MORE
A writer at the pinnacle of her game
I haven't finished reading this yet, so no spoilers here! I've followed this series from the beginning and it just gets better and better.
These aren't j... READ MORE
A great sixth book in a fantastic series
I'm a bit baffled at the reviews complaining that the book is full of tweets. Firstly, because it's a book based around online abuse, and secondly because ... READ MORE
The Ink Black Heart
⭐️ 4.5 ⭐️
I love the Strike series and couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of The Ink Black Heart.
Beautifully written as always, the novel is undoub... READ MORE
The ink black heart by Robert Galbraith.
Excellent book. I love Strike and Robin working together to solve mysteries. Hope there are more books to follow. Highly recommend. 5 stars * * * * *
Save your money
This is a terrible book, and a disappointment. Penguin needs to tell Galbraith’s editor to use the blue pen mercilessly. The book is almost 1,000 pages l... READ MORE
Such a let down!
I was so looking forward to this, having invested in the full price hardback. What a mug I am! It’s been a real trial to complete. I had to force myself to... READ MORE
Mixed feelings about this book
I'm still not sure how I feel about 'The Ink Black Heart'. Some parts are excellent - mainly the relationship between Strike and Robin - but for me other p... READ MORE
Always fabulous
Well, I love the Strike books and I enjoyed this BUT I found the texts and chat room stuff quite distracting though pertinent. Still a good book though hea... READ MORE
Over a 1000 pages
I have read all Robert Galbraith's Strike detective novels. This was not my favourite a little long winded and slow to get to the point. Too many online co... READ MORE
The Cormoran and Robin story continues
As always, “Robert Galbraith” is an excellent story teller. As with the Harry Potter series, the volumes get longer and longer. Could this be regarded as s... READ MORE
Fantastic read!
I love the Strike books and couldn’t wait for this to be published. Loved this latest in the series. Different with the online aspect, took me a while to g... READ MORE
Amazing new Strike and Robin adventure
When I walked into Waterstones and saw this sizeable novel on a towering stack by the door, my heart leapt for joy! Another Strike and Ellacott stunner was... READ MORE
Another excellent story
Yet again Strike and robin kept me enthralled from the first page. The research the author must have done is phenomenal. Not being a user of on-line cha... READ MORE
Perfect
She never disappoints!
This is a crime series that makes you constantly want more instalments.
First thing to say is that this is one hefty book! At 1,012 pages there are no shortcuts here, and you need to be a bit of a weightlifter to read it, let a... READ MORE
A fascinating version of on line chat
Before I read this book I looked at some of the comments on Twitter . It is clear most of the people commenting had not read the book. The only thing they... READ MORE
The Strike series never let you down!
Just finished the book and already wishing there was more. As always the plot is rich and never dull, full of twists and turns. Characters are beautifully ... READ MORE
Genius
Gripped from start to finish. The use of text and on line chats as so well integrated into the story it demonstrates jJ.K Rowling skills an author. Very in... READ MORE
Excellent!
Brilliant story and personally didn’t mind the length at all. I love getting completely absorbed into a good story and she has done it again. If you enjoy ... READ MORE
Ink Black Heart
I liked this story for its twists and turns. Really difficult to work out who was behind the mayhem. There was however a rather annoying part of the book, ... READ MORE
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