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The Casual Vacancy

novel by Rowling

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  • J.K. Rowling
    In J.K. Rowling: Writing for adults

    …foray into adult fiction with The Casual Vacancy (2012; TV miniseries 2015), a contemporary social satire set in a small English town. In 2013 it was revealed that the author had penned the crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling, using the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The Silkworm—the second book in the series,…

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