Disorganized and disabled from military service in Afghanistan, private investigator Cormoran Strike is visited by an old friend, John Bristow, who believes his adopted sister, model Lula Landry, a declared suicide, was murdered. His basis is CCTV footage of a man in the area where Lula was found. An interview with a very young inspector, Eric Wardle, puts Lula's boyfriend Evan Duffield in the clear, sending Cormoran and temporary secretary Robin in pursuit of would-be suitor, rapper Deeby Macc, and fellow flat dweller Tansy Bestigui, who alerted the police to Lula's death. Also in the frame is Lula's greedy friend Rochelle, now fallen on hard times. John's uncle, solicitor Tony Landry, steps in to divert Cormoran and undermine his investigation but then Cormoran discovers another body. Written by don @ minifie-1

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.

Posing as a boutique customer Robin learns that Lula was planning to leave Evan before Cormoran shows her the CCTV footage, which appears to show two different men. Guy Sole tells them that one is wearing his creation and that Lula was looking for her birth father, a Nigerian student, recently deceased. Lady Bristow also alerts them to Landry's disapproval of her adopting Lula. Cormoran traces Lula's natural brother Josiah, the sole beneficiary to her missing will, who feels guilty that, although he was on the CCTV footage the night Lula died his reluctance to actually meet her caused her death. Cormoran finally discovers Lula's will, leading him to unmask the killer, helped by Robin, who also agrees to work for him on a permanent basis. Written by don @ minifie-1

In the months following the successful resolution of the Lula Landry case, business has improved for private investigator Cormoran Strike. While handling a steady stream of divorce cases and the occasional job on behalf of a tabloid journalist, Strike is approached by Leonora Quine with a plea to locate her husband, the notorious writer Owen Quine, who has disappeared without a trace

In the months following the successful resolution of the Lula Landry case, business has improved for private investigator Cormoran Strike. While handling a steady stream of divorce cases and the occasional job on behalf of a tabloid journalist, Strike is approached by Leonora Quine with a plea to locate her husband, the notorious writer Owen Quine, who has disappeared without a trace.