When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock.

Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.

Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems.

And the empty seat left by Barry on the town's council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults.

Release Date: September 27th, 2012

For more information check-out the article here on The Wall Street Journal.

So I think it's still a bit early for certainties but we definitely have more information then the last announcement on J.K.'s upcoming adult book. Last time people were saying that the book might be a crime-novel, does anyone still think that? If not what are your guesses?