The detective in J.K. Rowling’s Strike novels is named Cormoran Strike.
Cormoran Strike is a private investigator and the central character of the crime series Rowling writes under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. He first appears in The Cuckoo’s Calling, where he investigates the death of model Lula Landry. Robin Ellacott becomes his office assistant and an important investigative partner.
Strike is a former Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch investigator. He lost part of one leg while serving in Afghanistan, and that injury is part of his background rather than a mystery to be solved. His military experience informs his investigative methods and professional connections.
The unusual first name is sometimes mistaken for a Harry Potter character’s name, but Cormoran Strike belongs to a separate contemporary crime series. The books are set largely in London and use realistic detective-story conventions rather than wizarding fantasy.