Plot or Premise

An old enemy of Cormoran’s wants revenge, and the opening salvo is a severed leg delivered to the office. Cormoran can narrow it to 4 likely candidates, but which one would it be?

What I Liked

Digging back into the past to see where all four are now and what they are doing is awesome. Almost like a cold case with all the immediacy of a recent dismemberment. And there is some fantastic dark humour from Cormoran that is completely appropriate for his past and equally disdained by Robin because of her past. You also get to see the agency struggle to cover all the cases as it grows its business. But the best part is that Robin and Cormoran are beginning to share their backstories.

What I Didn’t Like

The whole relationship with Matthew seems ridiculously stupid. It’s childish and petty, all of it, and while it serves as a plot device to keep Robin and Cormoran from having other thoughts, it really diminishes Robin as a full character.

The Bottom Line

Yep, Cormoran knows some nutters