Cormoran Strike book 5 · 2020
Troubled Blood
Visiting his family in Cornwall, Strike is approached by a woman who asks him to find out what happened to her mother, a doctor who vanished in 1974. It is his first cold case.
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Book facts
- Author
- Robert Galbraith
- Series
- Cormoran Strike, book 5 of 8
- Published
- 2020
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Troubled Blood on screen
- Strike (2017–, series, BBC One). Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger play the war veteran turned private detective and his sharp, determined partner, with each novel adapted as a short serial. It is known as C.B. Strike in some countries.
Who is in Troubled Blood
7 recurring or key characters from Robert Galbraith’s chart. Introduces Ted and Joan.
Lead 2
- Cormoran StrikePrivate detective and Afghanistan veteran
- Robin EllacottStrike’s assistant, then partner
Major 2
- LucyStrike’s half-sister
- Ted and JoanFirst appearanceStrike’s uncle and aunt in CornwallJoan is dying
Minor and cameo 3
- Matthew CunliffeRobin’s fiancé, later husband
- Charlotte CampbellStrike’s former fiancée
- ShankerStrike’s old friend from the London underworld
Also featuring these characters
Other Robert Galbraith books that share the most characters with Troubled Blood.
- Career of Evil2015 · Cormoran Strike · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Cuckoo’s Calling2013 · Cormoran Strike · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Running Grave2023 · Cormoran Strike · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Silkworm2014 · Cormoran Strike · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon