The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

This is the second book in the Cormoran Strike series, which currently includes three books, penned pseudonymously by J.K Rowling.

Strike is again working with his beautiful, but spoken for, sidekick and secretary Robin. They are investigating the disappearance of an erratic writer, who has recently completed a book seemingly designed to offend everyone in his life including his wife, his mistress, his agent and his publisher.

The case is more interesting than the one in the first book, but suffers from a similar weakness; there are so many thinly sketched suspects, the reader is left guessing but not necessarily caring, which of them committed the murder. This is particularly true of the male suspects. In contrast, the background stories of Strike and Robin are expertly developed. So again, I can't wait to read the next book.