Trivia / The Cuckoo's Calling

• Acclaimed Flop: It did moderately well, (and was given consistently good critical reviews) but nothing particularly special, before the author was revealed.
• Author Allusion:
  • When Strike confronts Bristow with the evidence he killed his sister he tells Strike he should quit being a detective and become a Fantasy author.
  • The directions Robin follows on her way to Strike's office on her first day sound an awful lot like she's trying to find her way into Diagon Alley.