The Cuckoo's Calling: A Strike Novel #1

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. A war veteran wounded both physically and psychologically Strike's 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 debut. Introducing Cormoran Strike it is a classic crime novel unlike any other book you will read this year.