The fourth in the series of detective stories written for private investigator, Cormoran Strike and his young, intelligent, appealing assistant, Robin Ellacott. Just in case you are not yet aware, Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym for J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame. There are too many plots braided through this omnibus of a novel to summarize -- murder, blackmail, greed, love, jealousy, psychosis, tenderness, and rage. Only a writer with the capacity of Galbraith/Rowling could hold it all together, create a page turner, and concurrently press the reader to move beyond the question of whodunnit. Front and center in
Lethal White Galbraith raises questions about the enduring straight jacket of class in Great Britain. Standing upon shaky pedestals are a moneyed gentry of politicians, estate owners, and racehorse enthusiasts. Galbraith doesn't hesitate to lean on those pedestals until the bloviating statues of upper crust England come toppling over. Meanwhile, Galbraith points our attention toward the poor laborers mucking out stables and cleaning dog mess from croquet lawns. The poor may be downtrodden, but within the confines of
Lethal White Galbraith asks them to be upstanding and responsible for their actions. Poor and rich alike succumb too readily to temptation. Criminality and amorality ensue. Cormoran and Robin do their best to put things right.
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