PositiveBustleEven if the world is the seedy underbelly of contemporary London and not magical Hogwarts, cracking the cover of a Galbraith novel is like stepping through a portal. You\'re immersed, all at once ... It\'s bleak, and Strike Series fans need to trust that the plot will warm up after the initial icy start ... While the HP [Harry Potter] series had its dark (very dark) moments, Cormoran\'s line of work puts a spotlight on pedestrian violence—The ugly side of humanity is often on display, desperate and raw. And it can be difficult, sometimes, to find any semblance of saving grace. It\'s there, but it\'s buried ... Despite Lethal White\'s slower moments, Galbraith does have an excellent sense of the reader\'s attention span. Whenever the plot threatens to slow to a dangerously plodding pace, Galbraith throws in a clue, opens up a door. And he draws you back in.
