One was from a girl asking Strike how to cut off her leg as she thought that Strike orchestrated his own amputation. Robin remembers some letters that she had dismissed as being from crazy people. The leg itself is not the only strange thing Strike has received lately. Strike immediately thinks of four people who may have sent the leg: a gangster named Malley a man who tortured his wife named Donald Laing a pedophile named Noel Brockbank and his deceased mother’s husband, Jeff Whitaker, who Strike still believes killed his mother even though he was acquitted of the charge. This, and the fact that the leg is severed at the same point that Strike's is severed, makes Strike realize that the perpetrator is someone with a vendetta against him. A note is attached with the lyrics of a song that Strike recognizes because it is from Strike's deceased mother's favorite group. However upon opening it, she discovers that the package contains the severed leg of a woman. Thinking that the package contains favors for her wedding reception, Robin signs for it. Kindle Edition.Ī courier on a motorcycle delivers a package to Strike’s assistant, Robin, at the beginning of the narrative. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Galbraith, Robert.
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