‘Hallmarked Man’: For the love of mystery, and for the love of love
Book review: The case is almost too complex. But thanks to an omniscient narrator, the romance is deceptively simple in Rowling’s eighth Strike novel.
‘Running Grave’ (2023) is Rowling’s literal cult classic
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Robin shows there’s almost nothing she wouldn’t do for the sake of this job as she goes undercover in a powerful but secretive church.
‘Ink Black Heart’ (2022) explores seediest corners of social media
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): J.K. Rowling’s sixth Cormoran Strike mystery shows the disturbing influence of anonymous internet trolls.
Rowling warms up a cold case in fifth Strike novel, ‘Troubled Blood’ (2020)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Rowling’s prose is so good that she’s able to keep a mystery fascinating at quadruple the page count of a typical genre piece.
‘Lethal White’ (2018) another killer entry in Rowling’s Strike saga
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The author digs into the absurdities and intrigues of mid-level British politicians in the fourth Cormoran Strike entry.
Rowling goes dark for third Galbraith novel ‘Career of Evil’ (2015)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The third Cormoran Strike novel is as much a treatise on evil men lurking in society as it is a whodunit.
Rowling reveals dark side in Galbraith novel ‘Silkworm’ (2014)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The second Cormoran Strike novel solidifies the “Harry Potter” author as an A-list mystery scribe.
Rowling masters another genre in ‘Cuckoo’s Calling’ (2013)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Writing as Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling shows her skill at mystery fiction in Cormoran Strike’s debut.