When a supermodel’s death is ruled a suicide, her distraught brother hires a down-on-his-luck private investigator to dig deeper and learn what really happened.  Unfortunately for the brother, that’s just what he does in The Cuckoo’s Calling, the debut novel from author Robert Galbraith.

Of course, Robert Galbraith doesn’t really exist.  About 3 months after the book’s initial release, it was discovered that Galbraith was a pen name for J.K. Rowling.  This was an interesting, if somewhat laboring, tale, which introduced Cormoran Strike and his world, the first in what became a series of novels, with the fourth released 2 weeks ago.  I’m not sure if I will follow up on the next 3, but, if I happen to come across them cheaply, I certainly may.