![]() ![]() ![]() Wansell astutely concluded in May that “there is no sign whatsoever that this is Galbraith’s first novel”. Particular praise is reserved for Cormoran Strike who possesses a “dark fascination”, and is the most interesting fictional detective since “the wonderful Eddie Ginley, nightclub-comedian and wannabe private eye, in director Stephen Frears’ debut film Gumshoe ”. Geoffrey Wansell of the Mail showers compliments upon Galbraith’s “auspicious debut”. Alongside his new secretary Robin Ellacott, he investigates the suspicious suicide of celebrity supermodel Lula Landry. The crime thriller follows the elaborately named Cormoran Strike, a wounded Afghan veteran who now pursues a career as a private investigator. ![]() Rowling is the real author of The Cuckoo’s Calling, a crime thriller published under the very British pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Rowling has spoken of the “pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name” and this pleasure will inevitably be tinged with a sense of vindication, following the mixed reviews received by Rowling’s first foray into literature post-Harry Potter, The Casual Vacancy.īefore Rowling was exposed, publishers Mullholland initially claimed that the book, released in April, was based on Galbraith’s own experience in military service. Over the weekend, word leaked out that Harry Potter author J.K. The Cuckoo’s Calling was met with widespread acclaim upon its publication in April before the true identity of the author was revealed by The Sunday Times yesterday. ![]() A reinvigorated J K Rowling has stuck two fingers up to the literary establishment with her first novel under the pseudonym ‘Robert Galbraith’. ![]()
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