About the Book: The Cuckoos Calling A remarkable debut - a classic crime novel in the tradition of James and Rendell. 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 Cuckoos Calling is a remarkable debut. Introducing Cormoran Strike, it is a classic crime novel in the tradition of PD James and Ruth Rendell, and unlike any other book you will read this year. When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-coveredMayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide.However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in privateinvestigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. A war veteran, wounded both physically and psychologically,Strikes life is in disarray. The case gives him a financiallifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves intothe young models complex world, the darker things get - and thecloser he gets to terrible danger ....