When a troubled model falls to her death from a Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts and calls in private detective Cormoran Strike to investigate. Strike is a war veteranwounded both physically and psychologicallyand his private 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 world, the darker things become and the closer he gets to terrible danger…A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of Londonfrom the hushed streets of Mayfair, to the backstreet pubs of the East End, to the bustle of SohoThe Cuckoo’s Callingis a remarkable debut. Introducing Cormoran Strike, it is a classic crime novel unlike any other book you will read this year.