The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo's Calling

By Robert Galbraith

  • Release Date: 2013-04-30
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
4 Score: 4 (From 6,529 Ratings)

Description

Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in "one of the best books of the year" (USA Today), the first novel in the brilliant series that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike   After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he's living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry -- known to her friends as the Cuckoo -- famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man. You may think you know detectives, but you've never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you've never seen them under an investigation like this.

Reviews

  • Solid

    5
    By DurhamDame
    Kept my attention throughout the story. Built to a mostly unexpected ending. Well done!
  • Expected better

    2
    By BaronessTeddy
    Consumed all the Harry Potter books, couldn’t read them fast enough. This is a horse of a different colour. Boring. Poorly written. She needed an editor.
  • Excellent

    5
    By Reclusive1
    Great book. Well written.
  • Great to the end

    4
    By woodroe27
    One of my favorite books it is a very good book it is one of my favorite mystery books
  • Great murder mystery

    5
    By Curt5500
    Enthralling!
  • Excellent!!

    5
    By Jt098
    I had a difficult time putting it down. Could not wait to have some time to start reading. I am so glad there is a second book.
  • Bloated in parts

    3
    By MuzzB
    Some parts seem very strung out and full of unnecessary detail once you get to the conclusion. But some fun characterization and interactions.
  • Wow - wasn’t prepared to like as much as I did

    4
    By Auggie's Man
    Was a little put-off by it being written by JK Rowling but this was SO well written, and the plot and characters outstanding. I’m going to continue with the series!
  • Ok

    3
    By bbsfresh
    Ok story
  • The Cuckoo is Calling

    3
    By old women reading
    I thought the book took too long to get into. Very slow.

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