THE CUCKOO'S CALLING

Galbraith, Robert [Pseudonym] [J.K. Rowling]

ISBN 10: 0316206849 / ISBN 13: 9780316206846

Published by Mulholland Books/ Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY, 2013

About this Item

Octavo, 455 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Near Fine condition dust jacket. Black spine with white and green-grey lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering. Contains a loose receipt noting the purchase of the book as well as bookmark from the place of purchase. Shelved case 2. This copy of The Cuckoo's Calling was published prior to it becoming public knowledge that Robert Galbraith was a pseudonym J. K. Rowling was writing under. It contains a short biography of Robert Galbraith on the rear flap and notes that the name is a pseudonym. 1383149. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First North American Edition, First Printing, Presumed Limited Edition, one of 1500. Seller Inventory # 1383149

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE CUCKOO'S CALLING

Publisher: Mulholland Books/ Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide.

After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office.

Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.

You may think you know detectives, but you've never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you've never seen them under an investigation like this.

Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Review:

"One of the books of the year."--USA Today

"Robert Galbraith has written a highly entertaining book... Even better, he has introduced an appealing protagonist in Strike, who's sure to be the star of many sequels to come.... its narrative moves forward with propulsive suspense. More important, Strike and his now-permanent assistant, Robin (playing Nora to his Nick, Salander to his Blomkvist), have become a team - a team whose further adventures the reader cannot help eagerly awaiting."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"Rowling switches genres seamlessly...a gritty, absorbing tale."--People (3.5/4 stars)

"[Rowling's] literary gift is on display in this work. She crafts an entertaining story [and] comes up with an ending that I'll admit I was surprised by. . . . A fun read, with a main character you can care about and one you'll want to see again in other adventures."--Washington Post


"An extravagant, alien, fascinating world for its characters to explore...great pleasures."--Slate

"a strong and enticing read ... It's a gripping tale set in bustling London, and the author - whether called Galbraith or Rowling - shows superb flair as a mystery writer"
--Irish Examiner

"It's really, really good - beautifully written with a terrific plot ... It's a terrific read, gripping, original and funny ... Please, please give us more of Robert Galbraith and Cormoran Strike. I can't wait for the next"--Richard & Judy, Daily Express