Author: Robert Galbraith (pseudonym of J.K. Rowling)
Release Date: September 2, 2025
Length: 800 pages (approximate, based on series norms)
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Crime Thriller

The Hallmarked Man is the eighth Cormoran Strike novel, plunging the private detective and partner Robin Ellacott into a labyrinthine case sparked by a dismembered corpse found in a Masonic silver shop's vault. As they probe multiple missing men who could match the body, Strike grapples with his deepening feelings for Robin, who seems committed to her policeman boyfriend, while the investigation uncovers dangerous secrets in London's Freemason underbelly.