Edinburgh author JK Rowling is facing fresh controversy for a new book which features a cisgender man who dresses in women's clothing to kill.
Troubled Blood, written under Rowling's pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is the latest installment in of the Cormoran Strike detective series.
The Harry Potter author has faced criticism from LGBT+ campaigners after speaking out against self-identification for transgender people .
A review of the book the Telegraph which discussed the plot of her latest novel has gone viral after it explained the story was centred around the murder of a woman who was thought to be the victim of a 'transvestite serial killer'.
"The meat of the book is the investigation into a cold case: the disappearance of GP Margot Bamborough in 1974, thought to have been a victim of Dennis Creed, a transvestite serial killer.
"One wonders what critics of Rowling’s stance on trans issues will make of a book whose moral seems to be: never trust a man in a dress," it reads.
The review has attracted attention online, with LGBT+ commentators criticising the plot which some suggested could put transgender people at risk.
Journalist Paris Lees wrote on Twitter : "JK Rowling's new book's about a "transvestite serial killer".
"Meanwhile over in the real world the number of trans people killed in Brazil has risen by 70% this past year, young trans women are left to burn in cars and men who kill us (for being trans) are pardoned and sent home."
Another Twitter user, Shahmir Sanni wrote: "This is such an astounding example of how whiteness & capitalism work hand in hand to oppress & marginalise all for the sake of personal gain. I feel sick."
JK Rowling has not responded to the criticism.
