Silkworm

After the writer Owen Quine disappears, his wife contacts private detective Cormoran Strike. Believing her husband is simply hiding from his family, as he has done many times before, Leonora Quine tasks Strike with finding the runaway and bringing him back to the family fold. But during the investigation, Strike realizes that the matter is far more serious than Leonora imagines. Owen Quine took with him the manuscript of his new novel, in which he depicted almost all of his acquaintances in an unflattering light, including very famous and influential people. The writer would ruin their lives if he didn't abandon the publication. It's no wonder many would want to silence him.
Soon, Strike discovers that Quine has fallen victim to a monstrous murder. Now, it's necessary to decipher the motives of an unimaginably cruel, sophisticated criminal.
An enthralling detective story with unexpected plot twists, "The Silkworm" is the second novel in the series about Cormoran Strike and his determined assistant, Robin Ellacott.