Detective
Comoron Strike is down on his luck, to put it mildly. A former war veteran and
military investigator, he has a nasty breakup with his longtime girlfriend, is
being hounded by creditors, is homeless and sleeping in his office. To add
insult, he lost a leg in an explosion during his service in Afghanistan and is
in constant pain. This is our introduction to one of the most interesting
characters since Lisbeth Salander of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
The Cukoo’s Calling is the first crime
novel in what is now a three-part series (soon to be four) by Robert Galbraith.
Mr. Galbraith is the open-secret pseudonym of J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter
fame. I have never read the Potter series but of course know of its popularity.
At the time it was released I was working on part three of my own fantasy
Middle Grade series and did not want to be influenced. (I needn’t have worried.
:)
Strike
is about to have a sea change. He is approached by a wealthy client who wishes
Strike to prove that his famous sister’s death was not a suicide as was
reported. On the same day, he hires a temp to answer the phone with no hope of
paying her. Both events alter his trajectory.
Galbraith/Rowling
hits it out of the park with this book. Fast-paced, suspenseful and fully
literary, I loved every page. By the way, while researching Galbraith I learned
that there is about to be a TV series based on this book called Strike
on BBC. Woot!
Highly
Recommend.
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