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Volání Kukačky
Author: Robert Galbraith
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Volání Kukačky opens the Cormoran Strike series with a case in which private doubts challenge the official account of a model's death. The investigation connects London's social worlds, the media, and the detective's own circumstances. Robert Galbraith's novel will appeal to listeners who enjoy inquiries that question witness accounts and seemingly settled conclusions.
Volání Kukačky is the first novel featuring private detective Cormoran Strike, written by J. K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The case begins with model Lula Landryová's death after a fall from a balcony in London's Mayfair. Police consider it a suicide, but her brother doubts that conclusion and approaches Strike. Petr Oliva narrates this Czech-language audiobook, which the supplier lists at 17 hours and 40 minutes.
Book information
- Author
- Robert Galbraith
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Plus
- Formát
- Audiobook
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- detektívny román, krimi
- Original title
- The Cuckoo´s Calling
- ISBN
- 978-80-259-0233-2
- Publication date
- 5. May 2014
- Duration
- 17 h 40 min
- Chapters
- 89
- Narrator
- Petr Oliva
What is Volání Kukačky about?
The death of well-known model Lula Landryová initially appears to be a closed case. Police have concluded that she died by suicide, but her brother has doubts and hires private detective Cormoran Strike to investigate.
Strike is a war veteran going through a difficult period in both his personal and professional life. The case brings much-needed work while drawing him into a world far removed from his everyday reality. His investigation moves through fashion, the media, and London society, gradually raising more questions about Lula's life and death.
London itself plays an important part. The story moves from Mayfair through Soho to the city's less polished corners, connecting different social settings. Volání Kukačky also introduces Cormoran Strike as the series' central character. It is the first installment in the supplier-confirmed series Detektiv Cormoran Strike.
Themes and motifs
Investigating a death
The novel centers on examining the circumstances of Lula Landryová's death, which police had ruled a suicide.
Public image and private life
The case takes the detective into modeling, media, and celebrity circles, where public images may not reflect private lives.
London's social contrasts
The investigation crosses different social strata and settings in the British capital.
A new beginning
The case arrives as Strike deals with difficult personal and professional circumstances.
Setting
Contemporary London, particularly Mayfair, Soho, and other contrasting parts of the city.
Main characters
Cormoran Strike
A private detective and war veteran hired by Lula Landryová's family to examine the circumstances of her death.
Lula Landryová
A well-known model whose death sets the investigation in motion.
Robin Ellacottová
Strike's new temporary assistant, who enters his working life at the start of the series.
Who is this book for?
For listeners who enjoy traditionally structured detective novels with detailed investigations, a distinctive private investigator, and an urban setting rather than a short, action-driven crime story. It is also a natural starting point for the Cormoran Strike series.
Book context
The Cuckoo’s Calling was published in 2013 under the name Robert Galbraith, J. K. Rowling's pseudonym, launching the Cormoran Strike series. The novel was later adapted for television; the three-part adaptation of The Cuckoo’s Calling aired on BBC One in 2017.
Séria a poradie
- Detektiv Cormoran Strike – tento titul je 1. diel
Adaptations
The Cuckoo’s Calling
Otázky o knihe
What is Volání Kukačky about?
Private detective Cormoran Strike investigates the death of model Lula Landryová. Police ruled it a suicide, but her brother questions 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 in the Detektiv Cormoran Strike series.
What is the original title of Volání Kukačky?
The original English title is The Cuckoo’s Calling.
Who narrates Volání Kukačky?
Petr Oliva narrates the Czech audiobook.
How long is Volání Kukačky?
The supplier lists a running time of 17 hours and 40 minutes.
Has Volání Kukačky been adapted for the screen?
The novel was adapted for television. The three-part adaptation of The Cuckoo’s Calling aired on BBC One in 2017.
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