The Cuckoo's Calling

Aremarkabledebut-aclassiccrimenovelinthetraditionofJamesandRendell.Whenatroubledmodelfallstoherdeathfromasnow-coveredMayfairbalcony,itisassumedthatshehascommittedsuicide.However,herbrotherhashisdoubts,andcallsinprivateinvestigatorCormoranStriketolookintothecase.Awarveteran,woundedbothphysicallyandpsychologically,Strike'slifeisindisarray.Thecasegiveshimafinanciallifeline,butitcomesatapersonalcost:themorehedelvesintotheyoungmodel'scomplexworld,thedarkerthingsget-andthecloserhegetstoterribledanger...Agripping,elegantmysterysteepedintheatmosphereofLondon-fromthehushedstreetsofMayfair,tothebackstreetpubsoftheEastEnd,tothebustleofSoho-THECUCKOO'SCALLINGisaremarkabledebut.IntroducingCormoranStrike,itisaclassiccrimenovelinthetraditionofPDJamesandRuthRendell,andunlikeanyotherbookyouwillreadthisyear.“一个大雪纷飞的冬日，伦敦高级公寓里，一位名叫‘杜鹃’的超级模特从白雪覆盖的阳台上摔下身亡。警方认定她是自杀，但超模的表哥坚信这是起谋杀，于是找到了私家侦探克尔莫兰-斯特里科。斯特里科是位退伍老兵，在阿富汗战场上失去了一条腿，回国后遭遇失恋、流离失所等重重打击。这起案件的报酬对生活窘迫的他犹如一根救命草绳，他开始走进这位超模生前纷乱的世界，然后，等待他的却是，离真相越近，命运的漩涡越将他推向危险的深渊……”