A man of character

In the eighth instalment of the Cormoran and Robin series, delve into the dark secrets of a Masonic lodge

A mutilated body is found in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially assume it is the body of a convicted robber, but not everyone agrees with this theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who asks private detective Cormoran Strike for help, convinced that the body in the vault belongs to her boyfriend – the father of her newborn child, who has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. The deeper Strike and his partner, Robin Ellacott, delve into the case, the more tangled the mystery becomes. The silver shop is no ordinary establishment: it is located next to a Freemasons' Hall and specialises in Masonic silver. It turns out that, besides the robber and Decima's boyfriend, there are other missing men who could match the profile of the body in the vault. At the same time, Strike faces another dilemma. His urge to confess his feelings to Robin is stronger than ever, but he feels she is increasingly devoted to her boyfriend, policeman Ryan Murphy. A thrilling, wonderfully complex novel that takes the story of Strike and Robin to a new level.