The Cuckoo's Calling

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The Cuckoos Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first placeVAL MCDERMID

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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 models 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 Cuckoos 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.

*** The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, TROUBLED BLOOD, is out now! ***

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One of the most unique and compelling detectives Ive come across in years MARK BILLINGHAM

The work of a master storytellerDAILY TELEGRAPH

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A thoroughly enjoyable classic PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS