Cormoran Strike is the central fictional detective in J.K. Rowling’s books written as Robert Galbraith.
Strike is a private investigator based in London. He first appears in The Cuckoo’s Calling, where he investigates the death of model Lula Landry. The series combines traditional mystery plotting with investigations into the professional and personal lives of its characters.
Robin Ellacott begins as Strike’s temporary secretary and becomes his highly capable investigative partner. Their evolving professional relationship is a major continuing thread across the novels.
Cormoran Strike is a former military police investigator who lost part of one leg while serving in Afghanistan. That biography distinguishes him from Rowling’s earlier protagonists and gives the crime series a grounded, contemporary setting.