What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s detective first introduced in The Cuckoo’s Calling?

J.K. Rowling’s detective first introduced in The Cuckoo’s Calling is Cormoran Strike.

The novel, published under the name Robert Galbraith in 2013, presents Strike as a private investigator in London. He is a former military investigator who has lost part of a leg and is dealing with financial and personal difficulties when the case begins.

Strike investigates the death of the model Lula Landry, whose death was initially treated as suicide. Robin Ellacott joins his office as a temporary secretary and becomes central to the series. Their professional relationship develops across later mysteries.

The character’s full name is Cormoran Strike, not simply Robert Galbraith. Galbraith is the authorial pseudonym used for the books. Television adaptations use the title Strike and dramatize the novels with the detective at their center.