Hello all,
I just finished reading The Silkworm and found out who the killer was. As I was reading I kept thinking back and trying to remember if I could connect the dots like Strike did and figure out who the killer was along with him. I then started wandering had I looked up who the killer was online before I started reading the book, would it have been possible to pick up the clues.
Did you ever do that, find out the solution to a murder mystery book before reading it just to see if you could pick up on the clues?
There are a few Agatha Christie novels where she gives you enough clues to know that it’s any of these five or so people, but usually nothing that will rule out any of those five. Kind of a strength of her writing. You can just imagine her revelling in messing with the reader …
If I remember correctly, Cormoran Strike #3 really gives you the clues you need to pin the baddie … In Cormoran Strike #6 you’re given plenty of options, plenty of evidence, and in my case, actively want to look deeper into it. Kind of feel like the author was more comfortable with that novel than any of the earlier ones and just enjoyed writing the twists and turns.