The Ink Black Heart: The Number One international bestseller (Strike 6)

I ejnoyed this book immensely, as I did all of the previous Strike books. I did not give 5 stars because of an annoying aspect of the construction. I disliked the long sections of "gamer" conversation; I thought the information in those sections could have been given in a less tedious way. Eventually, I simply skipped these parts. Otherwise, I think this is a complex and fascinating story on a par with the best Rowling oeuvre.

This is a very good read, but a bit overblown at times. The story itself took a bit to get me hooked, the decision to have transcripts of online chat is frankly baffling and impossible to follow. Also, the author writing how characters speak is unnecessary and off-putting. However, once I was really into the story I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next one.

loved the other Strike books but this one seemed rather contrived and frankly irritating..much too long and difficult to care much about the charactors or the plot. I felt the story sufferred from a need to flog to death how cruel and manipulative the internet can be. The storylines went to too many places at once and lost focus.