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Oh the publisher definitely knew. At least her editor must have known; editors do communicate with their writers quite a bit during the publishing of the book! Who knows how many other people at the publishing house knew; maybe not many.
If the publisher had a massive warehouse full of books ready at the time of the leak, I would have believed it. But they didn't. Can you buy The Cuckoo's Calling at Costco yet? If not, the publisher is not taking full advantage and gaining maximum potential at the right moment.
And the official story is so entirely plausible to me: Lawyer has dinner with close friends, and mentions an interesting tidbit/boasts of a famous connection. The dinner companion then has a really juicy secret, and can't help but blurt it out to feel a moment of power.
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