Like many others, I am a big fan of Harry Potter, but I haven’t had much interest in reading the later and more adult fare by J.K. Rowling. Even so, I wasn’t disappointed when my book club chose The Cuckoo’s Calling (2013) by “Robert Galbraith” as its next book.
Cuckoo’s Calling is a classic murder mystery reminiscent of the noir style of Hammett. Cormoran Strike is a war hero who lost his leg in Iraq. He’s just had a terrible break-up with his beautiful girlfriend, is living in his office, and is barely scraping by financially.
The gorgeous supermodel, Lula Landry, plunges to her death from her balcony. A history of bi-polar disorder and the belief that she was alone in her flat are all the police and public need to quickly accept a conclusion of suicide. Lula’s brother, John, however refuses to believe this and hires Strike to investigate what he believes is murder.
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