In April 2013, a somber-looking, detective novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling hit the stands quietly.
Written by a British author, Robert Galbraith, who was said to have previously served in the army, there was no hype surrounding the book. It would’ve continued to live on as just another mystery book. Then four months later, a tweet divulging the true identity of the author sent the world in a tizzy. Galbraith was a pseudonym used by none other than J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame.
Within days, the book shot from obscurity to number one on the sales charts. Despite the surge in sales, Rowling filed a law suit against the people who uncovered her nom-de-plume.
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