The Cuckoo's Calling

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The Cuckoo's Calling is a crime fiction novel, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, that introduces private detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates the suspicious death of a supermodel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime novel
detective novel
adaptation Strike (TV series) NERFINISHED
author J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED
authorPseudonym Robert Galbraith NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Noma Bar NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
followedBy The Silkworm NERFINISHED
follows
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
mystery fiction
hasTheme class differences in London
identity and self-perception
media intrusion into private lives
isbn 978-1-4087-0397-3
literaryAwardNomination 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Mystery/Thriller) NERFINISHED
literaryStyle realist
mainCharacter Cormoran Strike NERFINISHED
Robin Ellacott NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor being published under a pseudonym later revealed as J. K. Rowling
introducing the character Cormoran Strike
originalLanguage English
pageCount 449
plotFocus investigation of a supermodel's suspicious death
protagonistOccupation private detective
pseudonymRevealedDate 2013-07
publicationDate 2013-04-18
publisher Mulholland Books NERFINISHED
Sphere Books NERFINISHED
series Cormoran Strike NERFINISHED
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
subject celebrity culture
fame
murder investigation
suicide and its investigation
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century
tvAdaptationFirstAirDate 2017-08-27
tvAdaptationNetwork BBC One NERFINISHED
tvAdaptationTitle Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling NERFINISHED
victimCharacter Lula Landry NERFINISHED

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J. K. Rowling notableWork The Cuckoo's Calling
Tom Burke portrayedCharacter The Cuckoo's Calling
this entity surface form: Cormoran Strike