The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1)
Detective Cormoran Strike, a war veteran grappling with a prosthetic leg, is barely making ends meet as a private investigator in London. Down to his last client and facing mounting debts after a breakup, Strike's fortunes change when John Bristow seeks his help. Bristow believes his supermodel sister, Lula Landry, nicknamed the Cuckoo, was murdered despite the police ruling it a suicide.
The case thrusts Strike into the world of wealthy elites, including multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and fashion insiders. As he delves deeper, Strike encounters a spectrum of human desires and illusions, challenging everything he thought he knew about the glamorous and the secretive.
Detective Cormoran Strike, a war veteran grappling with a prosthetic leg, is barely making ends meet as a private investigator in London. Down to his last client and facing mounting debts after a breakup, Strike's fortunes change when John Bristow seeks his help. Bristow believes his supermodel sister, Lula Landry, nicknamed the Cuckoo, was murdered despite the police ruling it a suicide.
The case thrusts Strike into the world of wealthy elites, including multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and fashion insiders. As he delves deeper, Strike encounters a spectrum of human desires and illusions, challenging everything he thought he knew about the glamorous and the secretive.
Detective Cormoran Strike, a war veteran grappling with a prosthetic leg, is barely making ends meet as a private investigator in London. Down to his last client and facing mounting debts after a breakup, Strike's fortunes change when John Bristow seeks his help. Bristow believes his supermodel sister, Lula Landry, nicknamed the Cuckoo, was murdered despite the police ruling it a suicide.
The case thrusts Strike into the world of wealthy elites, including multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and fashion insiders. As he delves deeper, Strike encounters a spectrum of human desires and illusions, challenging everything he thought he knew about the glamorous and the secretive.
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Hardcover
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April 30, 2013
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464 pages
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Mulholland Books
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978-0316206846
