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Volání Kukačky
Author: Robert Galbraith
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Volání Kukačky introduces Strike through doubts about a model's death ruled a suicide. London's media, fashion, and social hierarchies frame a case that demands a fresh examination of the known circumstances.
Volání Kukačky opens the detective series featuring Cormoran Strike, a private investigator and war veteran hired by the brother of deceased model Lula Landryová. Police have ruled her death a suicide, but the family's doubts prompt a new inquiry. Robert Galbraith sets the investigation in contemporary London, combining a classic detective plot with fashion, media, and celebrity culture. Ladislav Šenkyřík translated this Czech edition, the first volume of Detektiv Cormoran Strike.
Book information
- Author
- Robert Galbraith
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Plus
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- detektívny román, krimi
- Original title
- Cuckoo´s Calling
- ISBN
- 978-80-259-0233-2
- Publication date
- 20. February 2014
- Pages
- 480
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-259-0267-7) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-259-0266-0) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-259-0268-4)
What is Volání Kukačky about?
Supermodel Lula Landryová dies after falling from a balcony in London's Mayfair district. The official investigation points to suicide, but her brother John Bristow remains unconvinced and hires private detective Cormoran Strike. The job arrives as Strike struggles with financial and personal difficulties. A former military investigator and Afghanistan veteran, he approaches the case methodically, revisiting the people closest to Lula. His inquiries lead through modeling, the media, wealthy families, and London society. The novel is about more than what happened to Lula: it also introduces Strike and Robin Ellacottová, who arrives at his office as a temporary worker and gradually becomes an important part of his professional life. As the first novel in the series, Volání Kukačky lays the groundwork for the pair's later cases.
Themes and motifs
The truth behind public appearances
The investigation explores the gap between people's public image and private lives.
Fame and the media
The case unfolds amid modeling, celebrities, and intense media attention.
Family relationships
Lula's death raises questions about her family, past, and relationships with those close to her.
A new beginning
The investigation intersects with Strike's circumstances and the beginning of his work with Robin Ellacottová.
Setting
Contemporary London, especially Mayfair and other settings associated with the investigation, media, and social life.
Main characters
Cormoran Strike
A private detective, former military investigator, and veteran hired by John Bristow to investigate his sister's death.
Robin Ellacottová
A temporary worker in Strike's office who becomes involved in his professional life.
Lula Landryová
A successful model whose death initiates the investigation.
John Bristow
Lula's adoptive brother and Strike's client, who doubts the official explanation of her death.
Who is this book for?
For readers who enjoy traditionally structured detective novels, investigations built on interviews and the gradual examination of clues, and those wishing to start the Cormoran Strike series with its first case.
Book context
The Cuckoo’s Calling was originally published in 2013 under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and became the first Cormoran Strike novel. The author's official website identifies it as the series' opening case.
Séria a poradie
- Detektiv Cormoran Strike – tento titul je 1. diel
Otázky o knihe
What is Volání Kukačky about?
Private detective Cormoran Strike reexamines model Lula Landryová's death, ruled a suicide by police, because her brother doubts that conclusion.
Who wrote Volání Kukačky?
The author is Robert Galbraith, the pseudonym of J. K. Rowling.
Is Volání Kukačky part of a series?
Yes. It is the first book featuring detective Cormoran Strike.
What is the original title?
The original English title is The Cuckoo’s Calling.
Who translated it into Czech?
The Czech translation is by Ladislav Šenkyřík.
How many pages does the e-book have?
The supplier lists 480 pages for this Czech edition.
Which formats are available?
The supplier lists EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
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