I read the Robert Galbraith book when David kindly uploaded it for the list. I thought it was ok, very readable, but not particularly memorable. It's a shame that her nom de plume has been discovered so quickly, I can understand why she felt under pressure as J K Rowling.
Trish.----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Harris (Rivendell)" <elaineharris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 11:58 AM Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: J K Rowling
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; themost graphic descriptions I have ever read of tornadoes in America. Take care, Elaine -----Original Message-----From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ian Macrae Sent: Sunday, 14 July 2013 7:59 PM To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: J K Rowling 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 privateinvestigator, 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 forlonger."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.----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 3204/6488 - Release Date: 07/13/13
