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It's seeming increasingly likely that a new Robert Galbraith novel is to be set in Sark with Cormoran Strike possibly visiting the island while investigating a crime.
The character stars in a series of books written by JK Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Over the weekend the famed author changed her X (Twitter) account cover picture to show a striking image of La Coupee in Sark, sparking a series of rumours as to why she had done that.
With some people suggesting that she may be keen to buy some of the Barclay family properties in the island that are up for sale, or even neighbouring Brecqhou, or that she may have recently visited Sark on holiday, it is understood by many that she is instead using the island as inspiration for her writing.
Among those commenting on the speculation was Myra Lind, who claimed: "No mystery. Based on previous form, this will be her way of teasing a location that will feature in her next Cormoran Strike novel."
Other readers have suggested the same.
When JK Rowling chose to use the image of La Coupee on social media no one was more surprised than photographer Chris George.
Just a day earlier, the local photographer had shared what he thought was a Harry Potter-esque image of the iconic main building of Elizabeth College too.
When he then saw the original story questioning why JK Rowling had used a photo of La Coupee on the Express website, he immediately recognised it as one of his own and checked his archives.
"I took that photo for Visit Guernsey on 18 June 2009," he confirmed.
"I was over there taking shots for Visit Guernsey. It was a beautiful hot summer day and I just walked around taking photos. There will be thousands of photos of La Coupee but I just recognised it and knew it was mine. I checked my archive and there it was!
"I'm delighted she's used it. It was taken for tourism purposes so it is a royalty free image and I'm quite happy it's been used. It might encourage other people to visit too."
To keep her writing post-Harry Potter separate from that phenomenally successful series, JK Rowling chose her alter ego to be Robert Galbraith - based on a surname she had always liked and her favourite male name.
There are already seven books in the Galbraith 'Strike' series: The Running Grave, The Ink Black Heart, Troubled Blood, Lethal White, Career of Evil, The Silkworm, and The Cuckoo's Calling.
The most recent - The Running Grave - was published last year and told how Private Detective Cormoran Strike helped in the search for a missing man who had joined a religious cult.
Some of the past Strike novels have involved mysteries around cold cases, and more recent murders and unexplained deaths.
The first five Strike novels have been adapted for television.
Pictured: The Robert Galbraith website details the characters and storylines in the Strike series of novels.
While many people in Sark and Guernsey were pleasantly surprised to see JK Rowling using an image of the iconic Coupee on her social media accounts - visible to many millions of people - not everyone has been welcoming to her.
Some comments on the Express social media sites have accused the outspoken feminist of being a 'TERF' and warned her to "keep our islands out of her mouth".
Other people have supported her right to express her own personal views, which include keeping safe spaces for women.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to...visit Sark?
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