Cormoran Strike is a series of crime fiction novels written by British author J. K. Rowling, under the pen name Robert Galbraith. The story chronicles the cases of the fictional British private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott.

Cormoran (/ ˈkɔːrməræn / or / ˈkɔːrmərən /) is a giant associated with St. Michael's Mount in the folklore of Cornwall. Local tradition credits him with creating the island, in some versions with the aid of his wife Cormelian, and using it as a base to raid cattle from the mainland communities.

Cormoran is the Cornish name of the sea giant in the tale of Jack the Giant Killer. Indeed, "sea raven" or analogous terms were the usual terms for cormorants in Germanic languages until after the Middle Ages.

Feb 11, 2025 · Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are always a welcome sight on our screens, and the sixth season of Strike, The Ink Black Heart, has left us seriously wanting more! So is the seventh series of...

Cormoran Strike, a private detective, was visiting his family in Cornwall when he was approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother who disappeared in 1974. Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott took on the case, even though solving a cold case forty years old seemed unlikely.

Mar 8, 2025 · Robert Galbraith, the author of The Cormoran Strike series of crime novels including The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, Career of Evil and Lethal White.

Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974.

Cormoranii (Phalacrocoracidae) sunt o familie de păsări acvatice care fac parte din ordinul Pelecaniformes. Ele sunt păsări de talie mijlocie care trăiesc și cresc puii în colonii și uneori ating dimensiuni considerabile. Denumirea de „cormoran” provine din limba latină „corvus marinus“ (în traducere „Corb de mare”).

Discover all of the books in the Cormoran Strike Series including The Cuckoo's Calling, The Ink Black Heart, The Running Grave, Troubled Blood and more at B&N.

Mar 21, 2017 · Cormorants and Shags (Order: Suliformes, Family: Phalacrocoracidae) <p>Along the shorelines of northeastern North America, burly Great Cormorants mix in with slimmer, more abundant Double-crested Cormorants. These large-billed, blocky-headed cormorants have a white throat patch and in breeding season a white patch on the thigh.