What is the name of the fictional detective in J.K. Rowling’s Galbraith novels?

Cormoran Strike is the fictional detective in J.K. Rowling’s novels published under the name Robert Galbraith.

Strike is a private investigator who works in London. He is introduced in The Cuckoo’s Calling, where he investigates the death of model Lula Landry. The novel establishes his professional abilities, complicated personal history, and difficult financial circumstances.

Robin Ellacott begins working with Strike as a temporary secretary and develops into his trusted investigative partner. Their professional relationship is a central thread across the series, alongside the individual mysteries they solve. The books combine police-procedural elements with character development and long-running personal storylines.

Strike is a former military investigator who lost part of a leg while serving in Afghanistan. That detail distinguishes him from many conventional fictional detectives and affects how he moves through cases and daily life. Although Rowling’s authorship was initially concealed, the novels are now generally identified as the Cormoran Strike series by J.K. Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith.