Get this book
What it is about
Ages
- Adult
Books like this one
-
Why: Both are books about murder and private investigators.
What both books share
- murder
The Silkworm: "murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Killing Floor: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction" (LoC 650) - private investigators
The Silkworm: "private investigator" (OL subject); "Private investigators, fiction" (OL subject); "Private investigators" (OL subject); "Private investigators -- England -- London -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Killing Floor: "Private investigators" (OL subject); "Private investigators, fiction" (OL subject); "Private investigators -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
- murder
-
Why: Both are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
The Silkworm: "crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
-
Why: Both are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
The Silkworm: "crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
And Then There Were None: "Crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
Show 1 more
-
Why: Both are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
The Silkworm: "crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Murder at the Vicarage: "Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
Books like the Cormoran Strike series
What they share, at a glance
The Silkworm next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Crime | Murder | Private investigators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing Floor | not shared | shared | shared |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | shared | not shared | not shared |
| And Then There Were None | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Murder at the Vicarage | shared | not shared | not shared |
Tap a dot to open the record the match comes from.
The Silkworm: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on June 19, 2014. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 2 of the Cormoran Strike series. Source: robert-galbraith.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Cormoran Strike ... The Cuckoo's Calling ... The Silkworm
- Next in the series
- Book 3 is Career of Evil. Source: robert-galbraith.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Silkworm ... Career of Evil
Where does The Silkworm sit in its series? See the reading order.
powered by Google
Common questions
What does the Why line mean?
It names what the two books have in common, using only facts found in both books' catalog records. Tap What both books share to see those facts and where they came from. When the shared facts are few, the line is short. It never quotes reviews, ratings or reader reactions.