TY - BOOK AU - Galbraith,Robert TI - The cuckoo's calling T2 - Cormoran Strike SN - 9780751549256 AV - PR6068.O93 C83 2013 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Sphere KW - Private investigators KW - England KW - London KW - Fiction KW - Afghan War, 2001- KW - Veterans KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - Models (Persons) KW - Detective and mystery stories KW - fast KW - London (England) KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Detective and mystery fiction N1 - Originally published: 2013 N2 - Detective and mystery stories. When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran wounded both physically and psychologically and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get and the closer he gets to terrible danger. A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the bustle of Soho, THE CUCKOO'S CALLING is a remarkable book ER -