The first name of J.K. Rowling’s detective character is Cormoran. Cormoran Strike is the central investigator in the crime series Rowling published under the name Robert Galbraith.
Strike is a former Special Investigation Branch investigator who becomes a private detective in London. He is introduced in The Cuckoo’s Calling, where he investigates the death of model Lula Landry. His cases combine police procedure, private investigation, witness interviews, and difficult personal histories.
Cormoran is an uncommon name, and the character’s full name is Cormoran Blue Strike. He is the son of the famous rock musician Jonny Rokeby and Leda Strike, details that contribute to his complicated family background. Robin Ellacott begins working with him as a temporary secretary and becomes central to the series.
The novels are often called the Cormoran Strike series even though their original author credit used the Robert Galbraith pseudonym.