![]() ![]() But I'm glad I did." Rob Farquhar of the Carins Post commended Neil Cross on the creation of DCI John Luther describing Luther as a man "possessed of brilliance and by an animal ferocity that he keeps from all but the monsters he seeks out". John O'Connell from The Guardian summarised the novel by stating "the key murders in The Calling are so repulsive and their perpetrator so plausible that at times I had to force myself to keep reading. She concludes by comparing the novel to the television series stating "What this book offers is bleaker, more confronting and, well, terrifying. ![]() Sue Turnbull of The Age describes the book as providing "some clever but uncomfortable reading". The final events in the book mirror those portrayed at the start of Series 1 of the television series, which aired 15 months prior to the novel's release. The novel expands on and explains several elements of the TV series, such as the breakup of the Luthers' marriage, and the corruption of DCI Ian Reed. ![]() The novel is a prequel to the television series and focuses on the traumatic case involving a child killer named Henry Madsen. The novel introduces the character of Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) John Luther. Two further Luther novels were anticipated, but have not appeared. Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross is a tie-in novel based on the BBC crime drama Luther. ![]()
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