***The 7th novel in the Strike series, THE RUNNING GRAVE, is coming in September 2023. Pre-order now and be the first to read it***<\/b><\/p>\n
‘The Cuckoo’s Calling<\/i> reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction<\/i><\/b> in the first place’ <\/i>VAL MCDERMID<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series<\/b><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Strike is a war veteran – wounded both physically and psychologically – and his 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 . . .<\/p>\n 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<\/i> is a remarkable book. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.<\/b><\/p>\n ***<\/i><\/b> The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, TROUBLED BLOOD, is out now! ***<\/b><\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: <\/p>\n ‘One of the most unique and compelling<\/b> detectives I’ve come across in years<\/i>‘ MARK BILLINGHAM<\/p>\n ‘The work of a master storyteller’ <\/i><\/b>DAILY TELEGRAPH<\/p>\n ‘Unputdownable. . . Irresistible’ <\/i><\/b>SUNDAY TIMES<\/p>\n ‘Will keep you up all night’ <\/i><\/b>OBSERVER<\/p>\n ‘A thoroughly enjoyable classic’<\/i><\/b> PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written under a pseudonym by J.K. Rowling, this gripping, elegant mystery is steeped in the atmosphere of London. A war veteran wounded both physically and psychologically, Cormoran Strike’s life is in disarray but the case he is working on gives him a lifeline, despite coming at a personal cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[406],"product_tag":[26816,26830,26832,26849,3534],"class_list":{"0":"post-93077","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-crime-thrillers","6":"product_tag-crime-mystery-fiction","7":"product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","8":"product_tag-psychological-thriller","9":"product_tag-thriller-suspense-fiction","10":"product_tag-trauma-shock","11":"pa_book_author-galbraith-robert","12":"pa_cover-paperback","13":"pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","14":"pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","15":"pa_imprint-sphere","16":"pa_language-english","17":"pa_pages-9388","18":"pa_publisher-sphere-books","19":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","21":"first","22":"onbackorder","23":"taxable","24":"shipping-taxable","25":"purchasable","26":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n