Audiobook series

Cormoran Strike: Audiobooks in Order

by Robert Galbraith

Sixty-six hours across just two novels tells you everything about the ambition of Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series. These are enormous, densely plotted detective novels following the one-legged ex-military investigator and his partner Robin Ellacott through London’s messiest cases. Troubled Blood and The Running Grave, the fifth and seventh instalments, both rate above 4.5, proof that listeners will happily go long when the plotting rewards them.
  • 8 audiobooks
  • 203 hours of listening
  • 4.4/5 average (527 ratings)
  • narrated by Robert Glenister
  • Crime & Thriller

The Cormoran Strike audiobooks in order

Series at a glance

#TitleLengthRating
1 The Cuckoo’s Calling 15 hours and 53 minutes 4.2/5 (80)
2 The Silkworm 17 hours and 16 minutes 4.2/5 (76)
3 Career of Evil 17 hours and 54 minutes 4.4/5 (73)
4 Lethal White 22 hours and 30 minutes 4.6/5 (67)
5 Troubled Blood 31 hours and 51 minutes 4.6/5 (76)
6 The Ink Black Heart 32 hours and 43 minutes 4.2/5 (57)
7 The Running Grave 34 hours and 13 minutes 4.7/5 (61)
8 The Hallmarked Man 31 hours and 7 minutes 4.6/5 (37)

Why listen to Cormoran Strike?

Robert Glenister’s narration is, for many fans, half the reason to choose Strike in audio. He has voiced the series from the start, and his gravelly Strike and bright, quick Robin are so distinct that thirty-hour running times never blur; he handles interview scenes with a character actor’s relish, giving every witness and suspect their own cadence.Do not start here if you are new. The partnership between Strike and Robin develops across books, and both these volumes assume you know its history; begin at the first novel and treat Troubled Blood and The Running Grave as peaks to climb towards. For long-haul listeners, though, these are ideal: proper months-of-commutes epics best suited to those who prize character and procedure over quick thrills.

Clara’s verdict

Clara Whitmore

4.5/5

I have mixed feelings about late-period Strike, and I suspect the ratings agree with me more than fans might admit. The Running Grave, at 4.7, is the better book despite being the longer one; its cult storyline justifies the sprawl in a way Troubled Blood, on 4.6, does not always manage across its 31 hours. Galbraith needs an editor with sharper scissors. Even so, when Glenister is narrating and Robin is on the page, I find myself forgiving almost everything.

Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic

Frequently asked questions

How many audiobooks are in the Cormoran Strike series?

Our catalogue lists 8 Cormoran Strike audiobooks, adding up to around 203 hours of listening.

Which Cormoran Strike audiobook should I start with?

Listeners rate The Running Grave highest (4.7/5 across 61 ratings), but reading order usually starts with book 1.

Who narrates the Cormoran Strike audiobooks?

Most of the series is narrated by Robert Glenister.

Are the Cormoran Strike audiobooks worth listening to?

Across the series, listeners average 4.4/5 from 527 ratings on Audible and Amazon.

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