When the scandalously famous top model, falling from the snowy balcony of her penthouse, is killed instantly, everyone decides it was suicide. But the girl’s brother can’t accept that conclusion and turns to the services of a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
Strike has survived a war—physically and mentally wounded; his life is sliding downhill. Now he expects to close at least the financial gap, but the investigation turns into a cunning trap. As he digs deeper into the tangled story of a young star, Strike uncovers the hidden underside of events—and he himself moves toward mortal danger...
A gripping, tightly crafted plot unfolds against the backdrop of London, from quiet streets of respectable Mayfair to shabby pubs of the East End and the ever-bubbling Soho, open 24/7. “The Cuckoo’s Calling” is an outstanding and deservedly popular novel in which Cormoran Strike appears for the first time. It is also the first work by J. K. Rowling created in the detective genre and signed with the name Robert Galbraith.