Cormoran Strike, a war veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan, runs a private detective agency in London and is struggling to make ends meet when John Bristow asks him to investigate his sister’s death as he is convinced that she was murdered. The victim, Lula Landry, was a supermodel with mental health problems and the police have closed the case, believing she committed suicide. With the help of his new temp secretary, Robin Ellacott, Strike navigates the world of the rich and famous to find out the truth.
Quote
“The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them.”
Interesting Facts
The Cuckoo’s Calling is inspired from a real-life murder investigation. In order not to spoil the plot of the book if you haven’t read it yet, I will just name the real murder victim here: Sheila Caffell. You can google it later if you want.
Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling. The author wanted the novel to be accepted for the writing and be successful (or not) by its own right. She hoped to be able to write at least 3 books under this pseudonym before people found out it was her. A friend of Christopher Gossage, a partner at J.K. Rowling’s solicitors, told the press who Robert Galbraith really was.
A fiction editor at Orion Books turned down The Cuckoo’s Calling. If she had know the author’s true identity would she have made the same decision? Probably not.
On the official website of Robert Galbraith, you have access to interviews, maps, quizzes, puzzles, wallpapers and much more: https://robert-galbraith.com/discover/
Cécile Sune was born in Lyon, France, and her obsession with books started when she was 14. Her grandparents had lent her Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, and she spent part of the summer indoors reading. Needless to say, her tan didn't really improve that year! It was also around that time that Cécile fell in love with the English language. Several years later, in 1999, Cécile moved to Toronto, Canada, with her cat and 5 suitcases. Her love of reading greatly increased when she discovered that English books were much cheaper than French novels. In 2013, she decided to start a blog to share her passion. Cécile now lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and their daughter, and works as a freelance translator (CS Revision).
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