History Literature / CormoranStrikeNovels

There are four books in the series:

The first three books in the series were adapted into a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries called ''Series/{{Strike|2017}}'', an adaptation of "Lethal White" is in the work.

* AnArmAndALeg:

* BadassNormal: Strike may be a Muggle, but that doesn't stop him from being a badass.

** ''Career of Evil'' is the name of a song by Music/BlueOysterCult.

The first three books in the series were adapted into a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries called ''Series/{{Strike}}'', an adaptation of "Lethal White" is in the work.

* ''Literature/LethalWhite'' ([[https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lethal-white-robert-galbraith/1129059866 September 18, 2018]])

The first three books in the series were adapted into a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries called ''[[Series/CormoranStrike Strike]]'', an adaptation of "Lethal White" is in the work.

The novels focus on [[{{Deuteragonist}} two main characters]]. [[AwesomeMcCoolname Cormoran Strike]], a [[ShellshockedVeteran British veteran]] of the [[Main/TheWarOnTerror war in Afghanistan]] turned HardboiledDetective with [[AnArmAndALeg a missing leg]], [[PerpetualPoverty a massive debt]], [[YourCheatingHeart a messy break-up]] and no clients; and [[NaiveNewcomer Robin Ellacott]], a young just-engaged woman whose temping agency has accidentally given Robin her dream job of working for a private eye - Cormoran. Robin quickly becomes his HypercompetentSidekick, and together, [[TheyFightCrime They Solve Crime]].

** ''Career of Evil'''s plot kicks off after someone mails a severed leg to Cormoran's office.

* RealityEnsues / TechnologyMarchesOn: Certain elements of the CrimeFiction formula are updated to accommodate for things like the existence of the Internet.

** Cormoran has long given up trying to correct people who mispronounce his name as "[[AccidentalMisnaming Cameron]]" since as a detective it makes for a more cooperative witness for him to just go with the flow. In one instance in ''Career of Evil'' he actually gives his name as "Cameron" to a subject that he suspects wouldn't be able to grasp his real name.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Cormoran and Robin. Seeing as how we first meet Robin after she'd just been engaged to Matthew [[spoiler: and she is properly (if unhappily) married to him by the end of the third book]], it's possible it will [[PlatonicLifePartners stay that way]].
* YouKnowTheOne: While Lula Landry and Owen Quine are referenced by name after their respective books, their murderers, [[spoiler: John Bristow]] and [[spoiler:Elizabeth Tassel]] are only mentioned indirectly.

* MythologyGag: Strike's office is located on Charing Cross Road, the same street as the Leaky Cauldron, though, as a Muggle, he is unaware of its existence.

The first three books in the series were adapted into a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries called ''[[Series/CormoranStrike Strike]]''.

* SureLetsGoWithThat: Cormoran has long given up trying to correct people who mispronounce his name as "[[AccidentalMisnaming Cameron]]" since as a detective it makes for a more cooperative witness for him to just go with the flow. In one instance in ''Career of Evil'' he actually gives his name as "Cameron" to a subject that he suspects wouldn't be able to grasp his real name.

* ImmediateSequel: ''Lethal White'' picks up immediately after the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of ''Career of Evil'' in which [[spoiler:Strike stumbles into Robin's wedding as she's giving her "I do," and crashes on the floor, causing her to look into his eyes and not those of her new husband.]]

There are three books in the series and a fourth upcoming:

* ''Lethal White'' ([[https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lethal-white-robert-galbraith/1129059866 September 18, 2018]])

* ImmediateSequel: Rowling has stated that ''Lethal White'' will pick up immediately after the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of ''Career of Evil'' in which [[spoiler:Strike stumbles into Robin's wedding as she's giving her "I do," and crashes on the floor, causing her to look into his eyes and not those of her new husband.]]

* {{Epigraph}}: Each book has one epigraph per chapter, with sources themed after the plot. ''The Silkworm'' quotes Elizabethan-era plays, while ''Career of Evil'' quotes lyrics from Music/BlueOysterCult songs.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: The first two books are set in 2010, the third in 2011.

* MeaningfulName: As [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Cormoran, Robin is the perfect name for [[{{Franchise/Batman}} a young sidekick]]. One wonders if Rowling knew about female Robins like [[ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns Carrie Kelly]] when she chose the name.

There is also a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries in the works called ''[[Series/CormoranStrike Strike]]'', starring [[Film/ThirdStar Tom Burke]] as Strike and [[Series/TheBorgias Holliday Grainger]] as Robin, which will adapt the first three books into seven 60-minute episodes.

The novels focus on [[{{Deuteragonist}} two main characters]]. [[AwesomeMcCoolname Cormoran Strike]], a [[ShellshockedVeteran British veteran]] of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror war in Afghanistan]] turned HardboiledDetective with [[AnArmAndALeg a missing leg]], [[PerpetualPoverty a massive debt]], [[YourCheatingHeart a messy break-up]] and no clients; and [[NaiveNewcomer Robin Ellacott]], a young just-engaged woman whose temping agency has accidentally given Robin her dream job of working for a private eye - Cormoran. Robin quickly becomes his HypercompetentSidekick, and together, [[TheyFightCrime They Solve Crime]].

* ''Lethal White'' (TBD, manuscript completed in 2018, but no release date yet announced)

* LampshadeHanging: In ''The Cuckoo's Calling'', the accused killer remarks to Strike that he should [[Series/HarryPotter take up fantasy writing]] if his detective career doesn't work out.

There are three books in the series and a fourth being written:

* ''Lethal White'' (TBD)

There is also a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries in the works called ''Series/CormoranStrike'', starring [[Film/ThirdStar Tom Burke]] as Strike and [[Series/TheBorgias Holliday Grainger]] as Robin, which will adapt the first three books into seven 60-minute episodes.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Cormoran and Robin. Seeing as how we first meet Robin after she'd just been engaged to Matthew [[spoiler: and she is properly (if unhappily) married to him by the end of the third book]], it's likely to [[PlatonicLifePartners stay that way]].

There are three books in the series: