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| J.K Rowling's Mystery |
When The Cuckoo's Calling was first released, the author was identified as Robert Galbraith, but many readers suspected that to be a pseudonym for some famous author. And they were correct. This is J.K Rowling's entry into the mystery genre. Although worlds away from Harry Potter and Hogwarts, The Cuckoo's Calling will delight not only her established fans, but also entice all of us mystery aficionados.
The story begins with the apparent suicide of a world famous model, Lula Landry, but as you already suspect, it's murder. The task of solving this case falls into the lap of a down-and-out private investigator, Cormoran Strike. And, he has several strikes against him before he becomes involved in this case. His girl friend has just dumped him -- for the umpteenth time. He is homeless; he sleeps on a cot in his office. He has only one client, and he has no money to pay the office rent. In addition, he has lost part of his leg in Afghanistan and gets around with the aid of a prosthesis. He has a temporary secretary, Robin, who plans to leave and get a "real job."
The two main characters and the array of the rich and famous as well as the down-and-out are one of the strengths of the novel. In addition, most readers will appreciate Rowling's ability to describe the often over-looked detail of ordinary life and crime scenes.
It appears that many times in the face of a complicated mystery, the author will throw in details to mislead the reader, and then at the end leave those details hanging with no explanation. In this case, the ending accounts for all of those twists and turns.
J.K. Rowling has created two characters, Cormoran and Robin, whom I suspect we will be following in a sequel.
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