[ebooktalk] Re: J K Rowling
- From: "Elaine Harris \(Rivendell\)" <elaineharris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:58:03 +1000
We looked up some reviews, published prior to today's announcement. Mostly
favourable.
Peter James, Mark Billingham and Val McDermid all raved about it.
Since I have not read it, am in no position to comment.
Have just this minute finished "Vortex", a 1977 thriller by Jon Cleary; the
most graphic descriptions I have ever read of tornadoes in America.
Take care,
Elaine
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Ah, that might explain why I wasn't convinced by the book.
On 14 Jul 2013, at 07:35, David Russell wrote:
> Hi all
>
> A few months ago I read an audio book called "The cuckoo's Calling" by
> Robert Galbraith. I wrote about it on this list, and I believe I
> decoded it from Audible for anyone to read. It now transpires that J
> K Rowling wrote this book under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith.
> This is from today's Indipendent newspaper.
>
>
> JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, secretly penned a
> crime novel which became a rave-review bestseller without readers
> realising she had written it.
>
> The Cuckoo's Calling, a story about the mysterious death of a model
> falling from a balcony which is probed by a war veteran turned private
> investigator, won universal praise from critics when it came out in April.
>
> It was released by Sphere, part of the Little Brown publishing, and
> marked as a debut novel from 'Robert Galbraith'.
>
> Ms Rowling told the Sunday Times that she had hoped the true identity
> behind her pen name 'Robert Galbraith' would have been concealed for
longer.
>
> "Being Robert Galbraith has been such a liberating experience," she said.
> "It has been wonderful to publish without hype and expectation and
> pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name."
>
> The book's listing on Little Brown's website confirms that Galbraith
> is a pseudonym. The biographical details say the writer spent seven
> "several years with the Royal Military Police".
>
> The 450 page novel has been likened to the works of prolific crime
> fiction writers Ruth Rendell and PD James.
>
> Ms Rowling was under pressure after the worldwide success of the seven
> Harry Potter stories when she published her novel for an adult
> audience, The Casual Vacancy, last year.
>
> It received a mixed critical reception, but claimed good sales and has
> been chosen for a BBC adaptation.
>
>
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