When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony,
it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his
doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.
Strike is a war veteran – wounded both physically and psychologically –
and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it
comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex
world, the darker things get – and the closer he gets to terrible
danger …
A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London – from
the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the
bustle of Soho – The Cuckoo's Calling is a remarkable book. Introducing
Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling,
writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Reviews
“The Cuckoo's Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime
fiction in the first place” (Val McDermid)
“One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in
years” (Mark Billingham)
“In a rare feat, Galbraith combines a complex and compelling sleuth and
an equally well-formed and unlikely assistant with a baffling crime in his
stellar debut . . . Readers will hope to see a lot more of this memorable
sleuthing team” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
"Utterly compelling . . . a team made in heaven and I can't wait for the
next in the series " (Saga Magazine)
“This debut is instantly absorbing, featuring a detective facing
crumbling circumstances with resolve instead of clichéd self-destruction and a
lovable sidekick with contagious enthusiasm for detection . . . Kate
Atkinson's fans will appreciate his reliance on deduction and observation along
with Galbraith's skilled storytelling” (Booklist)
“Her crime debut beguilingly shows that she can renounce magic and yet
be magical” (Sunday Times UK)
“The master is back. In The Cuckoo's Calling, a detective novel that
Rowling published under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, she returns to the
strengths that made Harry Potter – the beautiful sense of pacing, the deep
but illusionless love for her characters – without sacrificing the expanded
range of The Casual Vacancy. In doing so, she's written one of the books of the
year” (Charles Finch, USA Today)
“The novel is the work of a master storyteller” (Daily
Telegraph UK)
Author Biography
Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter
series and The Casual Vacancy.
