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Robert Galbraith, author of The Hallmarked Man: A Cormoran Strike Novel

A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop. The police initially believe it to be that of a convicted armed robber --- 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's certain the body in the silver vault was that of her boyfriend --- the father of her newborn baby --- who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. 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's located beside Freemasons' Hall and specializes in Masonic silverware. And in addition to the armed robber and Decima's boyfriend, it becomes clear that there are other missing men who could fit the profile of the body in the vault.

Week of June 22, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of June 22nd include Robert Galbraith's THE HALLMARKED MAN, a gripping and wonderfully complex mystery that takes Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott's story to a new level; I'LL BE RIGHT HERE by Amy Bloom, a sweeping, intimate novel about an unconventional and irresistible family; ROOM ON THE SEA, three hypnotic novellas from André Aciman about obsessional love, missed connections and enduring regret; Fran Littlewood's THE ACCIDENTAL FAVORITE, a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: Do my parents have a favorite?; and MISBEHAVING AT THE CROSSROADS by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, a personal and thought-provoking work that explores the journeys and possibilities of Black women throughout American history and in contemporary times.