History Literature / CormoranStrikeNovels

* StarterMarriage: Robin nearly leaves Matthew before their brand-new marriage is even consummated upon finding out that [[INeverGotAnyLetters he intercepted texts she received from Cormoran in an attempt to keep her from getting her job back]]. Deciding to go on the planned honeymoon anyway so that they can hash things out away from the prying eyes of family and friends, she falls victim to the FlorenceNightingaleEffect when Matthew becomes violently ill due to an infection, and despite her continued misgivings, [[AwfulWeddedLife they remain married for over a year]].

* StarterMarriage: Robin nearly leaves Matthew before their brand-new marriage is even consummated upon finding out that [[INeverGotAnyLetters he intercepted texts she received from Cormoran in an attempt to keep her from getting her job back]]. Deciding to go on the planned honeymoon anyway so that they can hash things out away from the prying eyes of family and friends, she falls victim to the FlorenceNightingaleEffect

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: The first two books are set in 2010, the third in 2011, the fourth in 2012, the fifth 2013-2014.

There are currently seven books in the series:

There are currently six books in the series:
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* GirlOfTheWeek: Books 2, 3, 4, and 6 all find Strike with a girlfriend. He dates Nina Lascelles from Roper Chard Publishing in ''The Silkworm'' after getting introduced to her so he could gain entrance to the publishing house, he's dating Elin the divorcing mom in ''Career of Evil'', and in ''Lethal White'' his girlfriend is Lorelei, who runs a vintage clothing shop and wears corsets to bed. All four books have the Girl Of The Week wanting more of a commitment and Strike, who fears being tied down, ultimately bailing from the relationship. All four books have Robin being jealous of Strike's girlfriends even as she won't admit it to herself. ''Troubled Blood'' sort of tweaks this formula by putting more emphasis on Strike's ex-lover Charlotte, who starts determinedly trying to win him back despite the fact that she's now a married mother of two (Robin is still jealous). ''The Ink Black Heart'' goes back to the formula by matching Strike up with Madeline, who owns a jewelry store and is acquainted with Charlotte. The only exception is the first book, ''The Cuckoo's Calling'', where Strike has a one-night stand but does not have a sustained LoveInterest (that doesn't stop Robin from being jealous, of course).

* ''The Running Grave'' (2023)

The ''Cormoran Strike Novels'' are a series of CrimeFiction books written by Creator/JKRowling under the MustacheDePlume Robert Galbraith (though this time [[DoingItForTheArt by]] [[SameFaceDifferentName choice]] rather than ExecutiveMeddling).

* ''The Running Grave'' (TBA)

* GirlOfTheWeek: Books 2, 3, and 4 all find Strike with a girlfriend. He dates Nina Lascelles from Roper Chard Publishing in ''The Silkworm'' after getting introduced to her so he could gain entrance to the publishing house, he's dating Elin the divorcing mom in ''Career of Evil'', and in ''Lethal White'' his girlfriend is Lorelei, who runs a vintage clothing shop and wears corsets to bed. All three books have the Girl Of The Week wanting more of a commitment and Strike, who fears being tied down, ultimately bailing from the relationship. All three books have Robin being jealous of Strike's girlfriends even as she won't admit it to herself. In ''The Cuckoo's Calling'' Strike has a one-night stand which still manages to irritate Robin. ''Troubled Blood'' sort of tweaks this formula by putting more emphasis on Strike's ex-lover Charlotte, who starts determinedly trying to win him back despite the fact that she's now a married mother of two. ''The Ink Black Heart'' goes back to the formula by matching Strike up with Madeline, who owns a jewelry store and is acquainted with Charlotte. The only exception is the first book, ''The Cuckoo's Calling'', where Strike has a one-night stand but does not have a sustained LoveInterest.

* GirlOfTheWeek: Books 2, 3, and 4 all find Strike with a girlfriend. He dates Nina Lascelles from Roper Chard Publishing in ''The Silkworm'' after getting introduced to her so he could gain entrance to the publishing house, he's dating Elin the divorcing mom in ''Career of Evil'', and in ''Lethal White'' his girlfriend is Lorelei, who runs a vintage clothing shop and wears corsets to bed. All three books have the Girl Of The Week wanting more of a committment and Strike, who fears being tied down, ultimately bailing from the relationship. All three books have Robin being jealous of Strike's girlfriends even as she won't admit it to herself. In ''The Cuckoo's Calling'' Strike has a one-night stand which still manages to irritate Robin. ''Troubled Blood'' sort of tweaks this formula by putting more emphasis on Strike's ex-lover Charlotte, who starts determinedly trying to win him back despite the fact that she's now a married mother of two. ''The Ink Black Heart'' goes back to the formula by matching Strike up with Madeline, who owns a jewelry store and is acquainted with Charlotte. The only exception is the first book, ''The Cuckoo's Calling'', where Strike has a one-night stand but does not have a sustained LoveInterest.

* ProductionThrowback: Strike's office is located on Charing Cross Road, the same street as the Leaky Cauldron, though, as a Muggle, he is unaware of its existence.

The first five books in the series have been adapted into a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries called ''Series/{{Strike|2017}}''.

The first four books in the series have been adapted into a Creator/{{BBC}} miniseries called ''Series/{{Strike|2017}}''.

The novels focus on [[{{Deuteragonist}} two main characters]]. Cormoran Strike, a [[ShellshockedVeteran British veteran]] of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror war in Afghanistan]] turned HardboiledDetective with [[AnArmAndALeg a missing leg]], [[PerpetualPoverty a massive debt]], a messy break-up, and no clients; and [[NaiveNewcomer Robin Ellacott]], a young just-engaged woman whose temping agency has accidentally given Robin her dream job of working for a private eye — Cormoran. Robin quickly becomes his HypercompetentSidekick, and together, [[TheyFightCrime They Solve Crime]].

The novels focus on [[{{Deuteragonist}} two main characters]]. [[AwesomeMcCoolname Cormoran Strike]], a [[ShellshockedVeteran British veteran]] of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror war in Afghanistan]] turned HardboiledDetective with [[AnArmAndALeg a missing leg]], [[PerpetualPoverty a massive debt]], a messy break-up, and no clients; and [[NaiveNewcomer Robin Ellacott]], a young just-engaged woman whose temping agency has accidentally given Robin her dream job of working for a private eye — Cormoran. Robin quickly becomes his HypercompetentSidekick, and together, [[TheyFightCrime They Solve Crime]].

* RichSiblingPoorSibling: As his father Johnny Rokeby refused to acknowledge him, Strike grew up poor and shuffled around, although loved by his irresponsible mother Leda while Rokeby's other children, like Al, grew up in the height of luxury. Rokeby finally acknowledged Strike as an adult and wanted to bankroll Strike after he lost his leg in Afghanistan, who refused, making it an enforced trope.

* AuthorAvatar:
** Robin's appearance as described in the books is pretty similar to a younger Rowling. It doesn't help that [[Franchise/HarryPotter she is already famous for writing an hypercompetent sidekick based on herself]].
** Edie Ledwell in ''Literature/TheInkBlackHeart'' is a beloved children's author unjustly accused of racism and transphobia. Although Rowling claims it to be a coincidence and that the first draft was completed before the "controversy" (despite said controversies predating the release of the previous book, ''Literature/TroubledBlood''), it's hard to ignore the parallels.

* AuthorFilibuster: ''The Ink Black Heart'' is over a thousand pages long whose plot revolves around how people who criticized a children author for racism and transphobia are just violent, bad-faith actors being manipulated by someone with personal interests, leading to said author's violent death. It's not very subtle, to say the least.

* TheGhost: Five books in and Al is the only Rokeby to actually appear so far, although they’re all referenced fairly often. Cormoran talks to his dad on the phone and texts with one of his sisters that he’s never met, Prudence, in ''Troubled Blood'' but neither has actually appeared just yet.

* AuthorAvatar: Robin's appearance as described in the books is pretty similar to a younger Rowling. It doesn't help that [[Franchise/HarryPotter she is already famous for writing an hypercompetent sidekick based on herself]]. Edie Ledwell in TheInkBlackHeart is one as well, a beloved children's author unjustly accused of racism and transphobia. Although Rowling claims it to be a coincidence and that the first draft was completed before the "controversy" (despite said controversies predating the release of the previous book, TroubledBlood), it's hard to ignore the parallels.
* AuthorFilibuster: TheInkBlackHeart's is over a thousand pages long whose plot revolves around how people who criticized a children author for racism and transphobia are just violent, bad-faith actors being manipulated by someone with personal interests, leading to said author's violent death. It's not very subtle, to say the least.

There are five books in the series and the sixth is set to be released in 2022:

* GirlOfTheWeek: Books 2, 3, and 4 all find Strike with a girlfriend. He dates Nina Lascelles from Roper Chard Publishing in ''The Silkworm'' after getting introduced to her so he could gain entrance to the publishing house, he's dating Elin the divorcing mom in ''Career of Evil'', and in ''Lethal White'' his girlfriend is Lorelei, who runs a vintage clothing shop and wears corsets to bed. All three books have the Girl Of The Week wanting more of a committment and Strike, who fears being tied down, ultimately bailing from the relationship. All three books have Robin being jealous of Strike's girlfriends even as she won't admit it to herself. In ''The Cuckoo's Calling'' Strike has a one-night stand which still manages to irritate Robin. ''Troubled Blood'' sort of tweaks this formula by putting more emphasis on Strike's ex-lover Charlotte, who starts determinedly trying to win him back despite the fact that she's now a married mother of two.

* ''The Ink Black Heart'' (2022)