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Here is the summary of this novel on Amazon\u2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cA dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber \u2013 but not everyone agrees with that theory. One of them is Decima Mullins, who calls on the help of private detective Cormoran Strike as she\u2019s certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend \u2013 the father of her newborn baby \u2013 who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.<\/p>\n

The more Strike and his business partner Robin Ellacott delve into the case, the more labyrinthine it gets. The silver shop is no ordinary one: it\u2019s located beside Freemasons\u2019 Hall and specializes in Masonic silverware. And in addition to the armed robber and Decima\u2019s boyfriend, it becomes clear that there are other missing men who could fit the profile of the body in the vault.<\/p>\n

As the case becomes ever more complicated and dangerous, Strike faces another quandary. Robin seems increasingly committed to her boyfriend, policeman Ryan Murphy, but the impulse to declare his own feelings for her is becoming stronger than ever.<\/p>\n

A gripping, wonderfully complex novel which takes Strike and Robin\u2019s story to a new level,\u00a0The Hallmarked Man<\/span> is an unmissable read for any fan of this unique series.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At the heart of these novels is the complex and uncertain relationship between the two main characters who are partners in the detective agencies\u2014 Strike and Ellacott.\u00a0 Will they ever really sort out whether they are in love or not?\u00a0 \u00a0Stay tuned,\u00a0 Rowling is not playing all her cards even in this latest lengthy novel.\u00a0 What is sure, is that she has found a way to make her readers care about what happens to this odd couple\u2019s interesting partnership and detective work.\u00a0 Without question, this is as interesting a detective duo as the original paradigm\u2014 Holmes and Watson.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"