This is the fourth book in the Cormoran Strike series. Strike is a former military police officer who has been building up his detective agency. His less experienced partner in the agency is Robin Ellacott.
The prologue picks up where the last book left off. Strike has come to talk to Robin at her wedding reception and something she finds out leads to a rocky start to her marriage.
Skip forward a year and a man named Billy comes to Strike's office seeking his help. He is obviously suffering from mental illness and says he saw someone killed but he leaves and Strike can't find him. Something about his story has a ring of truth and Strike can't let it go.
Meanwhile, a government Minister hires Strike to try to get some dirt on a couple of people who are blackmailing him so he can get them to back off. They are close to getting the information they need when things take a turn and their investigation must go in a different direction. Throughout, Strike is trying to track Billy down and figure out if the current case is related to what Billy saw.
Parts of Robin's and Strike's personal lives and their work relationship are woven into the plot and that is part of the reason I like this series.
I felt the last two books in the series were getting a little too formulaic so I thought they were good but could have been better. I would say this one departed from the formula somewhat and rate it as very good.
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