The Cuckoo's Calling

By: Robert Galbraith

Narrated by: Robert Glenister

Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling’s brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in “one of the best books of the year” (USA Today).

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, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he’s living in his office.

Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary 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.

Fast-paced and sharply drawn, this dazzling detective novel inspired Strike, the BBC crime drama series that has captivated millions of viewers worldwide.

©2013 Robert Galbraith (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Took a while to really get into it

But once I was finally hooked I was HOOKED! I enjoyed the character development. Did take a while to get used to the cussing. There was quite a bit. That would be the only thing I'd change.

Nice work outside of Harry Potter

What did you love best about The Cuckoo's Calling?

I enjoyed the book, It was well narrated and a good story to listen to. I did enjoy the book.

Holy F-bombs batboy

2/3 of the way through the book my only critique was that it was too slow. The narrator did a great job, and I liked the story. It just moves pretty slow without much excitement. And then the f bombs started coming in strong. It was a relentless barrage, one after another, like an AK47 with an endless clip of f'ers. Do models/actors really talk like that? It became too distracting and eventually annoying. But if you like an pretty good storyline that moves slow, has minimal excitement, and clobbers you with the f word this is the book for you!

Entertaining story

This was entertaining though not a gripping story. I really liked the characters but the mystery was not that engaging.

Can't believe it was the author of Harry Potter

What did you like best about The Cuckoo's Calling? What did you like least?

Best: The detective character and the temporary secretary.Least: Too many "F" bombs. Over compensation by Rowling

Would you ever listen to anything by Robert Galbraith again?

No

Was The Cuckoo's Calling worth the listening time?

No

Any additional comments?

Another book that could have benefited from editing

Story was just fine,

the ending of the story was not what I hopped. it's not like you could have guessed who was guilty. it all came together kinda MIS mashed.

Fantastic new mystery writer!

I love this book! The characters are so well developed and the story has more twists and turns and complexities than any mystery book that I've read in many years. I think I have a new mystery series to follow. I hope that this is only the first book of many with Cormoron and Stryke and Robin. Better than Agatha Christie. And I loved Agatha Christie! The reader was outstanding, affecting the many varied British accents with perfection. He did women's voices in a believable fashion which is truly awesome as well as affecting many different male characters. It was a true pleasure to listen to this book. Thank you.

Tough one to get thru

I had a tough time getting through this book. Whereas the story line was fine and the narrator was good for the story, I had a really hard time differentiating all the characters names and therefore understanding who was who and what their significance was. It wasn't till I was well over halfway through the book that I finally developed an interest in the story. And as I finished the book, I don't feel that I have an understanding of really how he figured out "who done it." It just took me forever to get through this book. It was definitely not a page turner for me. I would have stopped listening altogether except for the time that I already had invested in it and was determined to finish it. I feel like if I listen to it again, now that I've got it straight who all the characters are, I would have a much better understanding of the entire story. But I don't believe I'm going to do that at this time.

Amazing

I was blown away. This was not what I expected. I loved every minute of this book's I've told everyone I know to get it & read it.

Well-written mystery - endearing characters

It's hard to live up to the Harry Potter series, but I enjoyed this mystery, and loved the characters of Robin and Strike.

The mystery unfolded nicely, kept me guessing, and ended well. All in all a good read!