Or law firms, potentially. When word got out that JK Rowling,
author of that overrated series of children's books about
sorcery, had written The Cuckoo's Calling (ostensibly
by one Robert Galbraith) there was speculation that Rowling or her
publicists were behind the leak. No, actually – it was her
solicitor, who made the mistake of mentioning the real identity of
'Robert Galbraith' to his wife's best friend –
who then tweeted it to the four winds.
The good news is that sales of the book went from a few hundred to
a few hundred thousand virtually overnight – but not every
solicitor will be so lucky. And Rowling has said that to call her
disappointed at the revelation would be 'an
understatement', in spite of the sales boost.
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