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  • Cormoran Strike Series / J.K. Rowling / News

Title revealed for third Robert Galbraith book!

by Sophie Reid · April 24, 2015

Earlier today, J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to tell the world that she – or rather, Robert Galbraith – has finished the third Cormoran Strike novel. The second in the series, The Silkworm, was released last year, and we learned not that long ago that the series has been optioned for TV by BBC. This started a conversation between Jo and Robert, which fans found totally captivating – something that Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) also commented on.

Just finished 3rd Cormoran Strike novel.

— Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) April 24, 2015

.@jk_rowling Typing title page now. Signed book for first person to correctly identify which band had song of same name.

— Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) April 24, 2015

.@chrisrankin I'm having a one woman/one man party in my writing room, Chris.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 24, 2015

Jo’s agent, Neil Blair, also got involved, congratulating the author.

@NeilBlairTBP I can't think why you're congratulating me, Neil, unless it's on the fact that I can now GET OFF THIS CHAIR FOR A WHILE.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 24, 2015

Jo then teased fans about the title, promising that whoever was able to guess what band had a song of the same name would win a signed copy. It wasn’t long before there was a winner.

.@jk_rowling It's called 'Career of Evil'

— Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) April 24, 2015

https://twitter.com/RobAndMara69/status/591582877332156416

Congratulations to @RobAndMara69, who will be receiving a signed copy of the 3rd Cormoran Strike novel!

— Robert Galbraith (@RGalbraith) April 24, 2015

The correct answer was “Career of Evil” by the band Blue Öyster Cult. In case you’re wondering, here’s the song in question.

One fan pointed out that the song contains these lyrics, something that Jo swiftly responded to.

.@ardit_haliti @RGalbraith PRECISELY.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 24, 2015

But of course, this also got us wondering: Is this a clue toward the book’s contents? What does this mean for the book, the third in the Cormoran Strike series? Does the title refer to Cormoran, or is it something to do with his case – whatever that case is?

Little, Brown has not yet revealed anything else, apart from the fact that it will be released this coming autumn. Hopefully, we’ll learn more – and get a blurb for the book – very soon.

We are proud to be publishing the third @RGalbraith crime novel, CAREER OF EVIL, this autumn. More details to come soon, including pub date.

— Little, Brown UK (@LittleBrownUK) April 24, 2015

We can’t wait to read the next installment in this series. But now, we’re just left asking, “What is the book going to be about?” Look out for our thoughts coming soon here on MuggleNet!

What are your theories? Are you looking forward to the book? Let us know in the comments!

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