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Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith

Cuckoo's Calling

Buch | Hardcover
464 Seiten
2013
Little, Brown (Verlag)
978-1-4087-0399-1 (ISBN)
CHF 29,65 inkl. MwSt
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A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein. After an injury in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. But then opportunity walks through the door--and he must investigate a supermodel's suicide.
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. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is a classic crime novel in the tradition of P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, and marks the beginning of a unique series of mysteries.

Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy.

The Cuckoo's Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place’ Val McDermid

‘One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years’ Mark Billingham

‘Every time I put this book down, I looked forward to reading more. Gabraith writes at a gentle pace, the pages rich with description and with characters that leap out of them. I loved it. He is a major new talent.’ Peter James

‘One of the best crime novels I have ever read’ Alex Gray

‘Just once in a while a private detective emerges who captures the public imagination in a flash. And here is one who might well do that… There is no sign that this is Galbraith’s first novel, only that he has a delightful touch for evoking London and capturing a new hero. An auspicious debut’ Daily Mail

‘a scintillating debut novel… Galbraith delivers sparkling dialogue and a convincing portrayal of the emptiness of wealth and glamour’ The Times

‘There’s yet another fictional detective on the scene and I found him utterly compelling. Cormoran Strike is a one-legged ex-soldier now working as Private Investigator… Luckily for Strike, he’s joined by the wonderfully efficient temp, Robin. They’re a team made in heaven and I can’t wait for the next in the series’ Saga

‘In a rare feat, Galbraith combines a complex and compelling sleuth and an equally well-formed and unlikely assistant with a baffling crime… Readers will hope to see a lot more of this memorable sleuthing team’ Publishers Weekly

‘a gripping tale’ Irish Examiner

‘The plot could have come from an Agatha Christie novel and yet The Cuckoo’s Calling is absolutely of today, colourfully written and great fun’ BookOxygen.com

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.4.2013
Reihe/Serie Cormoran Strike
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 162 x 240 mm
Gewicht 736 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Literatur Krimi / Thriller / Horror Krimi / Thriller
Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
ISBN-10 1-4087-0399-8 / 1408703998
ISBN-13 978-1-4087-0399-1 / 9781408703991
Zustand Neuware
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