The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
Cormoran Strike is struggling as a private eye after losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan. Strike has only one customer left, creditors are calling, and he is now residing in his office following the breakup with his long-term partner. Suddenly John Bristow enters his house carrying a startling tale: His sister, the renowned supermodel Lula Landry, often known as the Cuckoo to her friends, tragically died a few months ago after falling to her death. John doesn’t agree with the police’s determination that it was a suicide. The case introduces Strike to every type of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and illusion known to man and thrusts him into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and frantic designers.
Even if you believe you are familiar with detectives, Strike is unlike any you have encountered. Even if you believe you know a lot about the rich and famous, you have never seen them the subject of an investigation like this.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
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Strike begins working on the case after receiving a surprise visit from the brother of his childhood best friend who wants to look into the suicide of his sister, Lula Landry. With the help of Robin, Lula’s witty and brilliant temporary secretary, they launch an inquiry that immerses them in London’s ritzy, wealthy circles and leads them through a series of difficult talks and odd tales from Lula’s quirky network of family and friends. J.K. Rowling uses social commentary to further the plot and draws the reader even further into the mystery.
The well-off, white Bristow family adopted Lula, a stunning mixed-race model. Despite her mother’s crushing overprotectiveness, she never quite felt like she fit in, so she sought out her original parents to establish a much-needed link to her identity. Everyone appeared to accept her death as a suicide despite having a bipolar disease diagnosis and being surrounded by other models, designers, and drug users.
