Thursday, June 05, 2014

JK Rowling features hacks and hacking in latest novel Silkworm

Harry Potter writer, who gave evidence at Leveson inquiry, casts disreputable journalist in second Robert Galbraith crime thriller

JK Rowling
In JK Rowling's latest novel, a private detective passes evidence of an affair between a member of the Lords and his secretary to a journalist. Photograph: Ian West/PA

JK Rowling's new novel includes references to phone hacking and a disreputable journalist among its cast of characters.
The Harry Potter writer gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry and has spoken out against press intrusion into her personal life.
The Silkworm, her second crime thriller written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, begins with its private detective hero Cormoran Strike passing evidence of an affair between a member of the House of Lords and his secretary to a journalist.
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