JK Rowling and the Prisoner of Anonymity
Publishing sensation JK Rowling has released a new novel.
Using the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the novel "The Cuckoo's Calling" was a moderate success following its April 2013 release.
Retired military policeman turned private eye Cormoran Strike is hired to investigate the death of a glamorous supermodel.
Lula Landry had reached the heights of success.
Popular, rich, and successful, she was living the dream.
Until one fateful day, when that dream ended.
On a cold winter's morning, her body is found dead outside her apartment building.
The police conclude she committed suicide, and the case is closed.
A few months later John Bristow, Lula's adopted brother, hires Cormoran Strike to investigate her death.
Strike is a retired military policeman who lost a leg during the war in Afghanistan.
Having followed developments in the media, Strike does not want to take such a high profile case that he feels was investigated thoroughly to begin with.
But with debts piling up, his personal life in ruins, and no other jobs available, Strike reluctantly agrees to investigate Lula's death.
Strike is ill-prepared for the world in which he is plunged into, where money talks and lies are bought, as he and his secretary Robin Ellacott assemble the facts of Lula's final days, and ultimately discover the truth about her death.
The Cuckoo's Calling is a radical departure from JK Rowling's previous works.
Following universal acclaim for her Harry Potter series of children's books, Rowling now heads into the world of crime fiction writing for adults.
Rowling's skills as a writer are evident throughout the book, from intriguing characters, intricate plot twists, and a final revelation that stuns the reader.
JK Rowling fully intended on maintaining her silence over authorship of the novel, and let the book stand on its own merits.
Rowling's identity as author of the novel was revealed by an employee of her publishing lawyers to a friend, who proceeded to expose Rowling on Twitter, leading to an investigation by the Sunday Times that confirmed she was the author of The Cuckoo's Calling.
As soon as news broke that Rowling was the author, The Cuckoo's Calling topped best-seller lists everywhere.
The book has received critical acclaim all over the world.
Rowling has confirmed that she intends to continue writing the series.
Rowling says the first sequel in the Cormoran Strike series has been completed, and will be released in 2014.
With all the secrecy surrounding this release, it leads to the question...
"Has JK Rowling released any other novels under a secret identity?" I guess only time will tell.
Using the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the novel "The Cuckoo's Calling" was a moderate success following its April 2013 release.
Retired military policeman turned private eye Cormoran Strike is hired to investigate the death of a glamorous supermodel.
Lula Landry had reached the heights of success.
Popular, rich, and successful, she was living the dream.
Until one fateful day, when that dream ended.
On a cold winter's morning, her body is found dead outside her apartment building.
The police conclude she committed suicide, and the case is closed.
A few months later John Bristow, Lula's adopted brother, hires Cormoran Strike to investigate her death.
Strike is a retired military policeman who lost a leg during the war in Afghanistan.
Having followed developments in the media, Strike does not want to take such a high profile case that he feels was investigated thoroughly to begin with.
But with debts piling up, his personal life in ruins, and no other jobs available, Strike reluctantly agrees to investigate Lula's death.
Strike is ill-prepared for the world in which he is plunged into, where money talks and lies are bought, as he and his secretary Robin Ellacott assemble the facts of Lula's final days, and ultimately discover the truth about her death.
The Cuckoo's Calling is a radical departure from JK Rowling's previous works.
Following universal acclaim for her Harry Potter series of children's books, Rowling now heads into the world of crime fiction writing for adults.
Rowling's skills as a writer are evident throughout the book, from intriguing characters, intricate plot twists, and a final revelation that stuns the reader.
JK Rowling fully intended on maintaining her silence over authorship of the novel, and let the book stand on its own merits.
Rowling's identity as author of the novel was revealed by an employee of her publishing lawyers to a friend, who proceeded to expose Rowling on Twitter, leading to an investigation by the Sunday Times that confirmed she was the author of The Cuckoo's Calling.
As soon as news broke that Rowling was the author, The Cuckoo's Calling topped best-seller lists everywhere.
The book has received critical acclaim all over the world.
Rowling has confirmed that she intends to continue writing the series.
Rowling says the first sequel in the Cormoran Strike series has been completed, and will be released in 2014.
With all the secrecy surrounding this release, it leads to the question...
"Has JK Rowling released any other novels under a secret identity?" I guess only time will tell.
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