The story is told in the third person from Strike’s point of view as well as the unnamed (until the end) killer, who might just be Blue Öyster Cult’s biggest fan. They all have cruelty in their blood and reason for revenge. His nemesis now is a taunting, misogynistic killer, who Strike suspects is one of three people known to him from past exploits.

He lost that leg to an IED, fighting in Afghanistan years ago. The third novel in this series - and more are planned - features a crusty, one-legged private investigator in London named Cormoran Strike. Rowling has written more than a few and sold more than 400 million books. “I can’t remember ever enjoying writing a novel more than ‘Career of Evil',” writes Rowling in the author’s note at the end. And she makes lead singer/guitarist Eric Bloom a character, at least in a brief flashback.

Those things must have been what Rowling picked up on, as she features no fewer than 50 Blue Öyster Cult song titles or lyric snatches in the book. I wrote this in 1989 about a BOC club show in Boston for the Boston Globe: “They’re melodic, they rock hard and lean they’ve got a knack for merging mordant wit with sharp storytelling.” (Courtesy Hachette Audio)īlue Öyster Cult (BOC) - which played the Bull Run in Shirley last Thursday - has been a favorite of mine dating back to the early 1970s.

'Career of Evil' by Robert Galbraith, the pen name of J.K. Woven throughout the book are the lyrics of the American hard rock/heavy metal band Blue Öyster Cult. Because lyrics from those aforementioned songs, and many more, are featured in the grisly and gripping “Career of Evil,” Rowling’s third book written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. They might - that is, if there’s a crossover audience that follows “Harry Potter” author J.K. Will muggles or millennials start Googling and YouTubing “Dominance and Submission,” “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and “Career of Evil”? (Courtesy TKO) This article is more than 6 years old.

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