Cormoran Strike
Series of books by J.K. Rowling
Cormoran Strike is a series of crime fiction novels written by British author J. K. Rowling under the pen name Robert Galbraith. The story chronicles the cases of the fictional private detective Cormoran Strike and his business partner Robin Ellacott. Eight novels have so far been published in a planned series of ten. The eighth novel, titled The Hallmarked Man, was released on 2 September 2025. A ninth, titled Sleep Tight, Evangeline was announced by Rowling on 13 February 2026. As of February 2024, the series has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and was published in more than 50 countries, being translated into 43 languages.
The novels are adapted into the television programme Strike, which began airing on BBC One in the United Kingdom in August 2017.
Novels
Galbraith, Robert (4 April 2013). The Cuckoo's Calling. Sphere.
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