Cormoran Strike is the detective partnered professionally with Robin Ellacott in J.K. Rowling’s crime series. Rowling writes these novels under the name Robert Galbraith.
Strike is a former military investigator who becomes a private detective in London. He has a prosthetic leg after losing part of one leg during service in Afghanistan, a detail that affects his daily life and investigations.
Robin begins as Strike’s temporary secretary in The Cuckoo’s Calling, but her role develops into a much more important investigative partnership. The series combines individual murder cases with the evolving professional and personal relationship between Strike and Robin.