The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith AKA J.K. Rowling – Review
Book Reviews , eBook reviews / November 20, 2013

Some time after its publication, The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith was revealed to have been written by none other than J.K. Rowling.  It was published under a pseudonym to allow the book to stand on its own merits and not that of its author.  Until the revelation, it was selling slowly but surely and gathering positive reviews.   It is difficult, if not impossible, to review this book without being aware of its authorship now that the secret is out.  I would like to think though that I would have enjoyed the book as much whoever wrote it.  It is a solidly written book, much more engaging than The Casual Vacancy which was written officially by Rowling. The Cuckoo’s Calling tells the story of Cormoran Strike, an ex-SIB private investigator hired to look into the apparent suicide of model Lula Landry.  Initially it appears an open and shut case of suicide, but Strike’s client, Landry’s brother John Bristow believes she was murdered.  Strike is ably aided and abetted by his temporary secretary, Robin. What I liked Meticulous planning.  One of Rowling’s strengths as a writer is her detailed, long-term planning.  In Harry Potter, minor throwaway lines in book two…