--- product_id: 1315200 title: "The Cuckoo's Calling" price: "S/.18" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1315200-the-cuckoos-calling store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # The Cuckoo's Calling **Price:** S/.18 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Cuckoo's Calling - **How much does it cost?** S/.18 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1315200-the-cuckoos-calling) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Cuckoo's Calling (Audible Audio Edition): Robert Galbraith, Robert Glenister, Mulholland Books: Books Review: Brilliantly written, vividly depicted and instantly absorbing! - A riveting murder mystery featuring a compelling detective with a crumbling lifestyle and a clever sidekick with a lot of heart. I was totally engrossed from beginning to end. A stellar achievement. "A lie would have no sense unless the truth felt as dangerous." How far will people go for greed and envy? How intricate a web is weaved to cover up lies, to deceive and to come out the victor? This riveting murder mystery by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, seeks to uncover whether the suicide of famous and flawed model Lula Landry (or Cuckoo, as a friend called her) was indeed that, or rather, a cleverly plotted murder daftly overlooked by authorities. I'd desired to read something different than the contemporary romance genre for awhile, and just recently, when I found my battered, overly worn copy of And Then They Were None by Agatha Christie, I determinedly set out to find a mystery novel to shake me out of my romantic reverie. Admittedly, when I discovered that J.K. Rowling, author of one of my all-time favorite series (Harry Potter) wrote a classic mystery novel, well I one-clicked and started reading. And wow... it's an absolutely stellar, enrapturing read. I couldn't help but seek out the tell-tale imprint of J.K. Rowling in the story and certainly there are some recognizable elements. First off, the story is masterfully structured, her writing precise and vivid, creating a rich and clear depiction of the world, people and circumstances. As with Harry Potter novels, the sensory precision of her words made me feel as if I were actually there, in the cold and shadowed streets of London. I could almost picture the shrouding mist and innately mysterious street in which Harry Potter grew up with the Weasleys. Our protagonist is a military veteran that has lost part of his leg, and is for all practicality an orphan having lost his mother and ignored by his famous father. In a very J.K. Rowling fashion, his name is unique and memorable (I loved researching the names she chose in the Harry Potter series)... Cormoran Strike. Strike, as he calls himself, has had a difficult life and is now barely making it as a private detective with the threat of surmounting debt and diminishing clients. "Strike's conscience, once firm and inelastic, had been weakened by repeated blows of fate." When he receives an unexpected visit from the brother of his childhood best friend to investigate the suicide of his sister, Lula Landry, Strike gets on the case. Assisted by the clever and resourceful temporary assistant, Robin, they begin an investigation that immerses them in the glittering, well-monied circles of London and takes them through a barrage of awkward conversations and not-quite-right-aligned stories from Lula's eccentric group of friends and family. J.K. Rowling weaves in some impactful social commentary as a means to enhance the story and enmesh us even deeper into the mystery. "What we mourn is the physical image flickering across a multitude of red-tops and celeb mags; an image that sold us clothes and handbags and a notion of celebrity that, in her demise, proved to be empty and transient as a soap bubble. What we actually miss, were we honest enough to admit it, are the entertaining antics of that paper-thin good-time girl, whose strip-cartoon existence of drug abuse, riotous living, fancy clothes and dangerous on-off boyfriend we can no longer enjoy." Lula was a beautiful model of mixed race, adopted by the wealthy and white Bristow family. She never felt like she quite fit in, despite the crushing over protectiveness of her mother, so she sought her biological parents to find a much-needed connection to her identity. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and surrounded by other models, designers and drug users, everyone seemed to accept her death as a suicide. "They wrote that she was unbalanced, unstable, unsuited to the superstardom her wildness and her beauty had snared; that she had moved among an immoral moneyed class that had corrupted her; that the decadence of her new life had unhinged an already fragile personality." But as Strike continues his investigation, so much more is uncovered and I was completely entrenched in the story, attempting to piece together the clues in this classic "who done it" story. "Laymen, in Strike's experience, were obsessed with motive; opportunity topped the professional's list." Every time I thought I had it all figured out, something would happen that had me doubting my rationale and in the end, my first guess was actually correct, but the journey took me on a series of twists and turns that had me biting my nails along the way, questioning everything and everyone. I thought the novel was brilliantly written, well-paced and highly addictive. I loved it and I devoured it and I highly recommend this book. To me, J.K. Rowling has further proven her versatility and genius as a writer and this book is yet another stellar accomplishment. I hope there are more adventures to come for Cormoran Strike! "The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them." Review: A LONG AND WINDING ROAD - There’s not much to research about Robert Galbraith, author of “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” because he’s nowhere to be found. In fact, he doesn’t exist. He’s the invention of J.K. Rowling who created the male pseudonym to “take my writing persona as far away as possible from me,” whatever that means. And what’s in a name? Galbraith may be a spirit, but his robe is of good lineage. The writing is excellent and reflects Rowling’s genius for storytelling. London private investigator Cormoran Strike has suffered through many personal challenges, not the least of which was losing a leg in Afghanistan and, most recently, spends his time with a glass of booze in his office/sleeping quarters, smoking cigarettes and getting fat. His volatile girlfriend has dumped him, he has no clients, and has a temporary secretary foisted on him with no means of paying her salary. The same day the temp comes to work, a long lost friend with strong financial underpinnings calls on him to look into the death of said caller’s sister who apparently bailed out of her high rise apartment window, meeting an untimely death on the pavement below. Suicide says the authorities. Not so, says the brother. The story of Strike’s investigation, aided by his eager new secretary, Robin, makes for good reading with complex details, knotty twists and turns, bizarre suspects, and a killer in plain sight, although the reader doesn’t know it. We get to ramble around in all sorts of London environments from damp gloominess to glittery high society. The dialogue is high quality and softens what could be the hard edge of struggling through an overlong book. Strike smokes constantly to stay awake as he reads through reams of police reports, perhaps making the reader also wish for a puff or two. But the author painstakingly weaves the story back and forth through one innocuous circumstance after another, keeping the reader in his or her seat, if not on the edge of it. There is an intoxicating aspect to all the detail, but it is a tedious read.. Critics are mixed in their reviews. It seems some cannot separate Rowling from her Harry Potter image. That’s a shame because the only parallels I found were good writing, inventive plotting, fascinating characters, and relentless detail. Crime fiction and fantasy are very different in both their interest and appeal. I am not a fantasy fan but love crime and mystery. I didn’t find any disconcerting crossovers: I thought Rowling moved very well among her sleuthy characters, capturing the boredom, little victories, and unrelenting puzzle-solving that inhabit their world. I recommend this book. Although it is relentless, I found it to be a very good crime fiction novel. As expected, because of the appealing nature of Strike and Robin, Rowling has written two more in the series and I’m going to read them. I don’t mind reading a lengthy book if it’s well written. Also, as expected, after Rowling was outed as the writer Robert Galbraith, the sales rose dramatically and, apparently, Rowling has no intention of discarding her alto ego. Good on her. Schuyler T Wallace Author of TIN LIZARD TALES ## Images ![The Cuckoo's Calling - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91b2lXsGpwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliantly written, vividly depicted and instantly absorbing! *by V***G on September 2, 2013* A riveting murder mystery featuring a compelling detective with a crumbling lifestyle and a clever sidekick with a lot of heart. I was totally engrossed from beginning to end. A stellar achievement. "A lie would have no sense unless the truth felt as dangerous." How far will people go for greed and envy? How intricate a web is weaved to cover up lies, to deceive and to come out the victor? This riveting murder mystery by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, seeks to uncover whether the suicide of famous and flawed model Lula Landry (or Cuckoo, as a friend called her) was indeed that, or rather, a cleverly plotted murder daftly overlooked by authorities. I'd desired to read something different than the contemporary romance genre for awhile, and just recently, when I found my battered, overly worn copy of And Then They Were None by Agatha Christie, I determinedly set out to find a mystery novel to shake me out of my romantic reverie. Admittedly, when I discovered that J.K. Rowling, author of one of my all-time favorite series (Harry Potter) wrote a classic mystery novel, well I one-clicked and started reading. And wow... it's an absolutely stellar, enrapturing read. I couldn't help but seek out the tell-tale imprint of J.K. Rowling in the story and certainly there are some recognizable elements. First off, the story is masterfully structured, her writing precise and vivid, creating a rich and clear depiction of the world, people and circumstances. As with Harry Potter novels, the sensory precision of her words made me feel as if I were actually there, in the cold and shadowed streets of London. I could almost picture the shrouding mist and innately mysterious street in which Harry Potter grew up with the Weasleys. Our protagonist is a military veteran that has lost part of his leg, and is for all practicality an orphan having lost his mother and ignored by his famous father. In a very J.K. Rowling fashion, his name is unique and memorable (I loved researching the names she chose in the Harry Potter series)... Cormoran Strike. Strike, as he calls himself, has had a difficult life and is now barely making it as a private detective with the threat of surmounting debt and diminishing clients. "Strike's conscience, once firm and inelastic, had been weakened by repeated blows of fate." When he receives an unexpected visit from the brother of his childhood best friend to investigate the suicide of his sister, Lula Landry, Strike gets on the case. Assisted by the clever and resourceful temporary assistant, Robin, they begin an investigation that immerses them in the glittering, well-monied circles of London and takes them through a barrage of awkward conversations and not-quite-right-aligned stories from Lula's eccentric group of friends and family. J.K. Rowling weaves in some impactful social commentary as a means to enhance the story and enmesh us even deeper into the mystery. "What we mourn is the physical image flickering across a multitude of red-tops and celeb mags; an image that sold us clothes and handbags and a notion of celebrity that, in her demise, proved to be empty and transient as a soap bubble. What we actually miss, were we honest enough to admit it, are the entertaining antics of that paper-thin good-time girl, whose strip-cartoon existence of drug abuse, riotous living, fancy clothes and dangerous on-off boyfriend we can no longer enjoy." Lula was a beautiful model of mixed race, adopted by the wealthy and white Bristow family. She never felt like she quite fit in, despite the crushing over protectiveness of her mother, so she sought her biological parents to find a much-needed connection to her identity. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and surrounded by other models, designers and drug users, everyone seemed to accept her death as a suicide. "They wrote that she was unbalanced, unstable, unsuited to the superstardom her wildness and her beauty had snared; that she had moved among an immoral moneyed class that had corrupted her; that the decadence of her new life had unhinged an already fragile personality." But as Strike continues his investigation, so much more is uncovered and I was completely entrenched in the story, attempting to piece together the clues in this classic "who done it" story. "Laymen, in Strike's experience, were obsessed with motive; opportunity topped the professional's list." Every time I thought I had it all figured out, something would happen that had me doubting my rationale and in the end, my first guess was actually correct, but the journey took me on a series of twists and turns that had me biting my nails along the way, questioning everything and everyone. I thought the novel was brilliantly written, well-paced and highly addictive. I loved it and I devoured it and I highly recommend this book. To me, J.K. Rowling has further proven her versatility and genius as a writer and this book is yet another stellar accomplishment. I hope there are more adventures to come for Cormoran Strike! "The dead could only speak through the mouths of those left behind, and through the signs they left scattered behind them." ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A LONG AND WINDING ROAD *by S***E on May 6, 2016* There’s not much to research about Robert Galbraith, author of “The Cuckoo’s Calling,” because he’s nowhere to be found. In fact, he doesn’t exist. He’s the invention of J.K. Rowling who created the male pseudonym to “take my writing persona as far away as possible from me,” whatever that means. And what’s in a name? Galbraith may be a spirit, but his robe is of good lineage. The writing is excellent and reflects Rowling’s genius for storytelling. London private investigator Cormoran Strike has suffered through many personal challenges, not the least of which was losing a leg in Afghanistan and, most recently, spends his time with a glass of booze in his office/sleeping quarters, smoking cigarettes and getting fat. His volatile girlfriend has dumped him, he has no clients, and has a temporary secretary foisted on him with no means of paying her salary. The same day the temp comes to work, a long lost friend with strong financial underpinnings calls on him to look into the death of said caller’s sister who apparently bailed out of her high rise apartment window, meeting an untimely death on the pavement below. Suicide says the authorities. Not so, says the brother. The story of Strike’s investigation, aided by his eager new secretary, Robin, makes for good reading with complex details, knotty twists and turns, bizarre suspects, and a killer in plain sight, although the reader doesn’t know it. We get to ramble around in all sorts of London environments from damp gloominess to glittery high society. The dialogue is high quality and softens what could be the hard edge of struggling through an overlong book. Strike smokes constantly to stay awake as he reads through reams of police reports, perhaps making the reader also wish for a puff or two. But the author painstakingly weaves the story back and forth through one innocuous circumstance after another, keeping the reader in his or her seat, if not on the edge of it. There is an intoxicating aspect to all the detail, but it is a tedious read.. Critics are mixed in their reviews. It seems some cannot separate Rowling from her Harry Potter image. That’s a shame because the only parallels I found were good writing, inventive plotting, fascinating characters, and relentless detail. Crime fiction and fantasy are very different in both their interest and appeal. I am not a fantasy fan but love crime and mystery. I didn’t find any disconcerting crossovers: I thought Rowling moved very well among her sleuthy characters, capturing the boredom, little victories, and unrelenting puzzle-solving that inhabit their world. I recommend this book. Although it is relentless, I found it to be a very good crime fiction novel. As expected, because of the appealing nature of Strike and Robin, Rowling has written two more in the series and I’m going to read them. I don’t mind reading a lengthy book if it’s well written. Also, as expected, after Rowling was outed as the writer Robert Galbraith, the sales rose dramatically and, apparently, Rowling has no intention of discarding her alto ego. Good on her. Schuyler T Wallace Author of TIN LIZARD TALES ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by N***A on April 7, 2022* --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1315200-the-cuckoos-calling](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1315200-the-cuckoos-calling) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*