JK Rowling’s new Cormoran Strike book sees detective investigating murder of a writer after online threats

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JK Rowling’s new book centres around online trolls and the murder of a writer and creative.Since the massive success of Harry Potter, Rowling has branched out into the crime genre, where she writes her Cormoran Strike novels under the name Robert Galbraith.The author has made headlines more for her views on trans people than her writing in recent years, however the spotlight is on Rowling’s work again as she prepares to release a new novel.The Ink Black Heart is the sixth in the Strike series, and sees detective Robin Ellacott and Strike himself team up to solve the murder of an artist.It follows the creator of a popular YouTube cartoon whose fandom turns against her as they claim the series is racist and transphobic, according to Rolling Stone.The artist begins receiving rape and death threats from an anonymous online account, and comes to the detective for help – but is later found dead in Highgate Ceremony, where her cartoon is set.Rowling is no stranger herself to being on the receiving end of vitriol online – the author has been in the middle of multiple Twitter spats in recent years, often due to her ‘gender-critical’ views.Earlier this year, the writer revealed she was working with police after a Twitter user seemingly sent her a death threat following the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in New York.She shared screenshots of his account and posts where he had responded to her tweet about the stabbing to tell her ‘you’re next.’Rowling then confirmed: ‘To all sending supportive messages: thank you.

Police are involved (were already involved on other threats).’In a recent interview with Graham Norton on Virgin Radio, Rowling said there were ‘more echoes than I realised’ between her novel and her real life.However,.