There's also recurring references to swans, either appearing or referred to, whenever Matthew and Robin are together or their relationship is discussed. Animal Motifs: The book's title refers to a fatal birth defect that can affect horses, and horses occur throughout the plot (live ones, paintings of them, and the Uffington White Horse ). Alcohol Hic: Sarah's fiancé Tom, who is eventually revealed to be a pretty unhappy guy, is hiccuping as he drinks at Robin's wedding. Upon hearing the names, Strike comments on how ridiculous they sound. There's also "the Orca," which is the name given to Raphael's mother Ornella because she dresses in black and white. Less affectionate is their calling Kinvara 'Tinky the Second' behind their back as a reference to their grandfather's much younger trophy wife who they derisively called 'Tinky'. Affectionate Nickname: The propensity of the British aristocracy in general and the Chiswell family in particular towards using ridiculous nicknames for each other is a source of mockery in the novel, as every member of the family has one: Isabella is 'Izzy', while her older sister Sophia is 'Fizzy', and Sophia's three children are called 'Pringle', 'Flopsy' and 'Pong' and her husband Torquil is called 'Torks'. She doesn't realize until much later that later that Sarah almost certainly left it deliberately, just to goad Matthew into getting divorced already. This is how she finds out that her husband Matthew is cheating on her with his old lover Sarah Shadlock. Affair Hair: It's not a hair, it's an earring, found by Robin on her bedroom floor after being shaken from the sheets of her marital bed. Then there's a murder, and events take a turn. This Strike does, while continuing to look for the missing Billy Knight. Chiswell hires Strike, tells Strike that Jimmy Knight and others are blackmailing him, and tasks Strike with digging up dirt on Knight and the other blackmailers. 
This draws the attention of none other than Jasper Chiswell, an aristocrat and member of the British Cabinet. He manages to find Billy's brother, Jimmy Knight, a radical left-wing activist. The story gets rolling when a mentally disturbed young man named Billy barges into Strike's office, telling a tale - "I see a kid killed.He strangled it, up by the horse." Billy darts out of the office immediately after telling this strange story, and Strike finds himself compelled to track Billy down.
Strike has a new girlfriend, a bubbly shop-owner named Lorelei.Meanwhile, Strike's detective agency has thrived enough that they have been able to hire a couple more operatives.
Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith.Ī year has passed since Cormoran Strike's partner Robin Ellacott got married to her fiancé Matthew Cunliffe their marriage remains strained. Lethal White is the fourth title in the Cormoran Strike Novels by J.
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