The undercover assignment places more strain on Robin's marriage. Robin Ellacott then goes undercover in Chiswell's office to carry out surveillance on Winn, who has a neighbouring office, and whose wife is a government minister. Chiswell does not reveal what he is accused of, but claims that what he did was legal 'at the time'. Chiswell has been blackmailed by Jimmy and hires Strike to investigate he identifies Geraint Winn, the husband of a political enemy, as Jimmy's likely partner. Strike's meeting with Jimmy draws the attention of Jasper Chiswell, the Minister for Culture, whom Strike knew of from investigating the combat death of his son Freddie. While trying to establish Billy's identity, Strike meets Billy's older brother Jimmy and Jimmy's girlfriend Flick, radical left-wing activists who claim that Billy is unstable and unreliable. He receives an unsolicited visit from Billy Knight, a young man with a history of mental illness who claims to have witnessed a child's murder and the burial of the body in woodland some years before, but is unable to provide any details before he runs out of Strike's office. One year later, Strike has grown his detective agency to the point where he needs to hire more investigators. Before Strike leaves, Robin accepts his offer of working as a salaried partner in the detective agency.

When Strike tells her that he had been trying to contact her during the week, she realises that Matthew had deleted Strike's messages, which results in a serious row between the new spouses.

The story begins with a prologue following immediately after the conclusion of Career of Evil detailing events taking place at Robin's wedding reception.Īt Robin Ellacott's wedding to Matthew Cunliffe, Cormoran Strike's capture of the Shacklewell Ripper the night before is already widely known, except by Robin. Lethal White follows the private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott. Rowling announced the completion of the manuscript on 23 March 2018, after approximately two years of writing, and the book was released on 18 September 2018. Lethal White is preceded by The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, and Career of Evil there are tentative plans to follow it with at least five more stories. The novel was released on 18 September 2018. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Lethal White is the fourth novel in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J.

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