A character created by this author discovers that Lula Landry's death was not suicide.
A novel by this author opens and ends with funerals in which the song "Umbrella" is played. In that book, a woman who is raped by her drug dealer purposefully overdoses after her young brother drowns, and she lives in an area called "The Fields." A character created by this author discovers that Lula Landry's death was not suicide. Her first novel about the detective (*) Cormoran Strike was titled The Cuckoo's Calling. Noma Dumezweni was controversially selected to portray a character created by this writer in a play that debuted in London in the summer of 2016. This author of The Casual Vacancy wrote about a group of children who try to discover information about Nicholas Flamel, leading them to a riddle involving seven potions. For 10 points, name this author of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
A novel by this author opens and ends with funerals in which the song "Umbrella" is played.
J.K. Rowling