The Silkworm
- Published
- 19 June 2014
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN-13
- 9780316206877
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Silkworm is the second book in the Cormoran Strike series, published in 2014, continuing the slow-burn partnership between Strike and Robin as J.K. Rowling, writing as Robert Galbraith, works London's publishing world into a classic puzzle-box mystery.
Key facts about The Silkworm
The Silkworm is a novel by Robert Galbraith. Readers have had it since 19 June 2014. It runs to 464 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of The Silkworm. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316206877 to find the main one.
The Silkworm is book 2 of 8 in the Cormoran Strike series. The series has 8 published books. However, the series starts with The Cuckoo's Calling (2013). The Hallmarked Man is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 2 September 2025.
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Hallmarked Man is the latest published Robert Galbraith book on file, from 2 September 2025.
About Robert Galbraith
Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter, has written crime fiction under since 2013, when The Cuckoo's Calling introduced Cormoran Strike, a one-legged Afghanistan veteran turned private detective working out of a cramped London office. See every Robert Galbraith book in order.
Its place in Cormoran Strike
The Silkworm is book 2 in the Cormoran Strike series. It follows The Cuckoo's Calling. It is followed by Career of Evil. See the full Cormoran Strike reading order.
Cormoran Strike is a one-legged Afghanistan veteran turned private detective, working London's less glamorous end of the trade out of a cramped Denmark Street office, when his temp secretary Robin Ellacott turns out to have a genuine gift for surveillance and deduction. Written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the series is old-fashioned detective fiction at heart — proper puzzle-box mysteries with red herrings, closed suspect lists and a satisfying reveal — dressed in very contemporary…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781478985693
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780316206877