The Cuckoo's Calling - Couverture souple

Galbraith, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316486442 ISBN 13 : 9780316486446

Editeur : Mulholland Books, 2018

Synopsis

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), the first novel in the brilliant series that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike. 

 

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The #1 international bestseller, soon to be a major TV series for HBO
"One of the best books of the year." - USA Today
"Robert Galbraith has written a highly entertaining book... Strike and his now-permanent assistant Robin... have become a team--a team whose further adventures the reader cannot help eagerly awaiting." - Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. He's down to one client, and risks losing even his office--where, after breaking up with his longtime girlfriend, he's currently living.
Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story. His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier in a seeming suicide. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.
Introducing Cormoran Strike, The Cuckoo's Calling is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, soon to be a major TV series for HBO.

Revue de presse

"Rowling switches genres seamlessly... a gritty, absorbing tale."―People

"[Rowling's] literary gift is on display in this work. She crafts an entertaining story and comes up with an ending that I'll admit I was surprised by... A fun read, with a main character you can care about and one you'll want to see again in other adventures."―Washington Post

"An extravagant, alien, fascinating world for its characters to explore... great pleasures."―Slate

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mulholland Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0316486442
• ISBN 13: 9780316486446
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 608
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible