![]() ![]() It’s full of suspense, with twists and turns in the plot and unexpected revelations about the two leading characters. On the surface, Career of Evil is a traditional whodunit, with three chief suspects, all of them highly credible. Rowling proves she can write excellent adult novels So, when a dowdy middle-aged woman wanders into the office asking for help in finding her husband more than a week after he disappeared, Strike jumps at the chance even though he can see no prospect of getting paid for the work: it’s a relief simply to be working for someone with seemingly pure motives. Strike and his eager young assistant, Robin Ellacott, are mired in the rush of routine investigative business-mostly, tracking unfaithful husbands and cheating wives-that followed their headline-grabbing success in solving the murder of a supermodel. The police and most of her family insist she committed suicide, but her brother, John Bristow, believes otherwise and hires a down-and-out private detective with a colorful past and the unlikely name of Cormoran Strike. Lula Landry was 23 when she fell to her death from the balcony of her luxurious apartment onto a snow-covered street in a fashionable district. The Cuckoo’s Calling is a well-crafted detective story featuring fascinating but believable characters brought together in a complex web of circumstances surrounding the death of a London supermodel. Rowling writes for grownups with her debut in detective fiction As of this writing, Rowling has published six books in the Cormoran Strike detective series. Six years after the publication of the last Harry Potter book in 2007, she struck out on a new career as an adult novelist with a London-based private eye series featuring a one-legged army veteran named Cormoran Strike and his colleague, Robin Ellacott. The seven books of the Harry Potter series have sold a total to date of more than 500 million copies, making Rowling one of the world’s bestselling and wealthiest authors. Star of Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe countered her position saying he hoped the Harry Potter author’s comments would not ‘taint’ the books for fans.Her name is Joanne Rowling, but she writes under the names J. ![]() She has been vocal on the topic of transgender rights several times, most recently in June when she was targeted online for mocking a headline that included the inclusive phrasing "people who menstruate" back in June. Meanwhile over in the real world the number of trans people killed in Brazil has risen by 70 per cent this past year, young trans women are left to burn in cars and men who kill us (for being trans) are pardoned and sent home." Trans activist Paris Lees tweeted: “JK Rowling's new book's about a ‘transvestite serial killer’. Meanwhile over in the real world the number of trans people killed in Brazil has risen by 70% this past year, young trans women are left to burn in cars and men who kill us (for being trans) are pardoned and sent home /vaAVB0f9Na- Paris Lees September 14, 2020 JK Rowling's new book's about a "transvestite serial killer" Others online have also criticised the book. Quoting a Telegraph review of the novel, one Twitter user wrote: “‘The meat of the book is the investigation into a cold case: the disappearance of GP Margot Bamborough in 1974, thought to have been a victim of Dennis Creed, a transvestite serial killer.’ Transphobic Silence of the Lambs tropes! How original!” Pre-order now: /IKmr8PM5C8- Robert Galbraith July 15, 2020Īctivists have slammed the book, arguing that it has an anti-trans plotline that could be harmful, citing one instance where the killer, disguises himself as a woman to trick the person he is abducting. ![]() ICYMI: Last week we shared the cover for TROUBLED BLOOD! Do you recognise that clock? #TroubledBlood The new novel, 'Troubled Blood' which is the latest release in the Strike detective series Rowling writes under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, centres around a cisgender male serial killer who fetishises women’s clothing. ![]()
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