Gail's Reviews > The Cuckoo's Calling

Two words for this: simply stunning.

Cormoran Strike is my new hero. What an absolutely fantastic character Robert Galbraith has created. I just love everything about him, his size, his lovely caring attitude and his fearless quest to uncover the truth of the apparent suicide of Lula Landry, supermodel.

Coromoran is hired by Lula's adoptive brother, John Bristow, to investigate her death as he doesn't believe she committed suicide, albeit the Police do and have ruled it so. There is also the very suspicious uncle of Lula and John, one Tony Landry, who is their mother's brother. John Bristow has hired Cormoran as he remembered him being friends with his younger brother. Charlie, who had sadly died at aged eight many years before.

There then follows one of the best investigations I have had the pleasure of reading, and I honestly thought I had been watching a drama on TV as the characters are so vividly described, together with the whole process of Coromoran's extremely sharp brain.

The writing is delicious and extremely descriptive and I literally couldn't put the book down until I had finished it, it was only my sleep deprived eyes that made me put it down each night!

I think we have a new PI on the block now, so everyone had better watch out as he is good, very very good. Robin is his very very likeable and extremely efficient secretary and I love her commitment to Cormoran and his failing investigative business.

I do have one complaint about this book and that is that it had to end. I am now left feeling extremely sad that I don't have Strike and Robin in my life and will have to wait until the sequel (hopefully) is out. Please please take note Mr Galbraith!

Very high recommended. 20/10.