The Cuckoo's Calling

Executive Summary: Decent story and characters, but the pacing was just too slow for me for the first three quarters of the book.Audio book: Robert Glenister does an excellent job including a few accents to really bring the story to life.Full ReviewI became interested in this book (like many I suspect) when it was revealed that [a:Robert Galbraith 383606 Robert Galbraith https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1409176860p2/383606.jpg] was really [a:J.K. Rowling 1077326 J.K. Rowling https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1415945171p2/1077326.jpg]. [b:The Casual Vacancy 13497818 The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358266832s/13497818.jpg 19926990] didn't really appeal to me, but this book did.I don't read a lot of detective stories, but my favorite series is the Dresden Files, and I enjoy the early books where Harry is working a case. Unfortunately for this book, it also means that I'm accustomed to a faster paced, snarkier and more action packed book.I could have done without the last two and still been happy I think, but the pacing of this book made it drag a bit for me. The story and the characters are both well written though. I particularly enjoyed Robin. Her relationship with Cormoran reminded me a bit of Lucy Liu's portrayal of Watson on Elementary.That said, it's not a bad book. I think if the book had been cut down a bit more, and the pacing sped up a bit I would have enjoyed it better. Ms. Rowling is likely to never be able to come close to her success with Harry Potter, but I'm glad to see that hasn't stopped her from writing. She certainly doesn't need the money, but writers need to write.There is certainly enough here for me to be interested in checking out the next book in the series the next time I'm in the mood for a change of pace.