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Cormoran Strike Reading Order
Cormoran Strike by Robert Galbraith has 8 main books (2013–2025). Start with The Cuckoo's Calling (2013) and read the numbered books in order.
Cormoran Strike books in order
Your reading speed
#1
The Cuckoo's Calling
2013
—#2
The Silkworm
2014
—- 9 h 15 min
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- 11 h 29 min
#5
Troubled Blood
2020
—- 18 h 46 min
- 19 h 36 min
- 15 h 41 min
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Cormoran Strike: common questions
- How many books are in the Cormoran Strike series?
- There are 8 main books in Cormoran Strike. The most recent main book listed here is The Hallmarked Man (2025).
- What order should I read Cormoran Strike in?
- Read Cormoran Strike in its numbered order: The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil, Lethal White, and so on.
- What is the first Cormoran Strike book?
- The first book is The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith, published in 2013.