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Welcome and General Discussion / Re: J.K. Rowling
« on: January 18, 2020, 12:40:56 am »Brian and I watched the Cormoran Strike TV show and really enjoyed it. We haven't seen the episodes based on Lethal White yet, though. Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger seem perfectly cast.
I'd read the Robert Galbraith books except for Lethal White which has disappeared somewhere into the towering stacks of books around here. After much searching, I may have to give up and get it from the library.
I remember reading the Harry Potter books and thinking Rowling could probably write a great mystery. When the first Cormoran Strike book, THE CUCKOO'S CALLING, came in for review we didn't know it was Rowling. (Remember her identity was a big secret until a big mouth attorney spilt the beans.) But our review, which was very complimentary, said it was unusual for a first novelist to be so accomplished.
Here's the review
https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/component/content/article/26-reviews/books/3104-the-cuckoos-calling?highlight=WyJjdWNrb28ncyIsImN1Y2tvb3MiLCJjYWxsaW5nIiwiY3Vja29vJ3MgY2FsbGluZyJd&Itemid=113
By the time I read THE CUCKOO'S CALLING the secret was out. Rowling or not, I don't think I would have continued reading the other books in the series if I hadn't really liked the first one. We finished watching the episodes of THE CUCKOO'S CALLING tonight and tomorrow we'll probably watch the first episode of THE SILKWORM.
It's been awhile since I read LETHAL WHITE. I found it harder going than the other books in the series but I don't really remember why. I hope the producers of the TV show publicize the LETHAL WHITE episodes when they are ready. If the TV series continues the way it started I will definitely watch more!