[Book Review] The Cuckoo's Calling

Robert Galbraith aka J K Rowling's "The Cuckoo's Calling" is a fast paced modern mystery. This one definitely doesn't bore the reader anywhere along the entire book and it is one thing that the reader can always be grateful for. The mystery, though feels a bit roughened by use at the end but the characters were unique and uncommon and this seems to have made up for the familiar ending which mystery novels often seem to repeat. 

When a model falls to her death, detective Cormoran Strike is called to reinvestigate what was initially closed as a suicide case. Strike along with his newly appointed temp Robin works to reveal a dark ancestry and the game of money. 

This is Rowling's first novel as Galbraith and there is an immense shift in the genre compared to the Harry Potter series. The novel was modern in its setting of the entire plot in London. The readers are given a visual treat of London itself and if you belong to London, you can surely relate to places together with the characters. If you aren't London based, you can always walk through the Google Maps.
Another striking thing about this novel is the characters. We have Cormoran Strike as our detective and our hero but unlike the typical heroes, Cormoran is a huge guy who relays on prosthesis. The temporary assistant is Robin who is intrigued by this whole murder business. There are other minor yet important characters who are equally unique. The only thing I wasn't much a fan was of the ending. It's a bit shallow and repeated often in other novels but the whole ride was mysterious. Nothing mind blowing but I would give it a one time read for the sake of its characters.