This is an adult mystery novel, number three in a series and I am just fully invested in the characters even if the plots can become a little convoluted because they are very suspect-heavy.
Career of Evil (2015)
When a woman's severed leg is delivered to Robin Ellacott, her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, looks into his past to determine who is responsible.
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- 9780751563597
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- 512 pages
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