A Cormoran Strike Novel: The Cuckoo's Calling (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from GSB68

Really good mystery! I found Cormoran Strike and his new assistant Robin to be fun interesting protagonists and the story moved at a brisk pace. I'll definitely be picking up the sequel.I'm a little worried that it stuck to the hard boiled tropes a little too much and that the motivation of the k...

from kalky

I love a good British mystery, and "The Cuckoo's Calling" was great. In it, Cormoran Strike has left the military after losing part of his leg in Afghanistan. He has set himself up as a private investigator, but business isn't even close to booming, he has creditors to pay, and he and his fiancee...

from lit_chick

When uber-wealthy supermodel, Lula Landry, plunges to her death from the balcony of her lux apartment, private investigator Strike Cormoran is approached by the model's lawyer-brother John Bristow to investigate. Officially, the police have concluded that Landry's death was suicide, but Bristow i...

from brenzi

I'm not much of a crime reader so I may not be the best judge of this book, written by Robert Galbraith, whom everyone now knows is J. K. Rowling. But holy cracker jack of a tale! I don't know when I've more enjoyed following the clues, eliminating suspects and following in the footsteps of our h...

from barbmbtb

What a great debut novel! It's hard to believe that this is in fact the first novel by the pseudonymous Robert Galbraith; it's so polished and offers the complete literary package. The characters are well-rounded, the plot is intriguing, the back stories are interesting. Cormoran Strike has had a...