Best Robert Galbraith Books

The best books by Robert Galbraith — 7 titles spanning Mystery, averaging 4.57 BLT stars.

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Robert Galbraith is the pen name J.K. Rowling writes under when she wants to be taken seriously as a crime novelist — and it worked, until it didn't. The Cormoran Strike series follows a one-legged war veteran turned private detective and his sharp-witted partner Robin Ellacott through London's shadowy underbelly, and it earns every page of its considerable length. Galbraith writes with dense, atmospheric prose and a journalist's eye for social detail — class anxiety, media culture, and institutional corruption run through these books as surely as the murders do. The Cuckoo's Calling is a stylish debut, but the series only deepens from there, with Troubled Blood and The Running Grave pushing into genuinely disturbing territory. Robert Glenister's narration in the audiobooks is pitch-perfect. If you like your crime fiction sprawling, literary, and unafraid of complexity, Strike is one of the best series running.

Robert Galbraith's highest-rated book in our collection is The Running Grave (4.91 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Robert Galbraith

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    The Running Grave

    Cormoran Strike • Book 7

    by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

    ★ 4.91 BLT Score (113.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.59 Goodreads (113.0K)
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    Troubled Blood

    Cormoran Strike • Book 5

    by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

    ★ 4.79 BLT Score (149.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (149.1K)
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    Lethal White

    Cormoran Strike • Book 4

    by Robert Galbraith

    ★ 4.67 BLT Score (188.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (188.1K)
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    Career of Evil

    Cormoran Strike • Book 3

    by Robert Galbraith

    ★ 4.62 BLT Score (231.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (231.1K)
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    The Silkworm

    Cormoran Strike • Book 2

    by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

    ★ 4.40 BLT Score (296.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (296.4K)
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    The Cuckoo's Calling

    Cormoran Strike • Book 1

    by Robert Galbraith

    ★ 4.33 BLT Score (630.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (630.7K)
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    The Ink Black Heart

    Cormoran Strike • Book 6

    by Robert Galbraith

    ★ 4.28 BLT Score (118.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (118.0K)
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