Under which name did J.K. Rowling write The Cuckoo’s Calling?

J.K. Rowling wrote The Cuckoo’s Calling under the name Robert Galbraith. The crime novel was published in 2013 as the first book in the Cormoran Strike series.

The story follows private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the death of supermodel Lula Landry in London. The book was initially presented as the work of a debut author, and its authorship was revealed later in 2013.

Robert Galbraith is a pen name, not the pseudonym printed on Rowling’s original Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter novels used J.K. Rowling, while the crime novels were marketed under Galbraith’s name. Rowling has continued the series with collaborators and publishers using that author identity.