Bruno Stephen Ellacott’s Labrador that was put down when Robin was a child. Angus Angus was Robin’s childhood pony. There’s a photo in Robin’s childhood bedroom of… Read more “Animals of Strike”

Tim Ashcroft is described as a “tall, prematurely balding young man” (Ch 21) who used to have a full head of red hair. (Ch 24) We first… Read more “Tim Ashcroft”

Translating the Robert Galbraith books into another language is without a doubt a huge task. Below is a Q&A with the Spanish translator of the Strike books,… Read more “Interview with Gemma Rovira (Spanish Translator)”

Rupert Court is a narrow pedestrian alleyway that runs between Wardour Street and Rupert Street in Chinatown, Central London.   It is first mentioned in the Prologue of… Read more “Rupert Court”

“What’s it about?” … “Dunno. … What goes on in a cemetery after dark.” The Ink Black Heart, Part One  On the 26th May 1839, Elizabeth Jackson of… Read more “Highgate Cemetery”

In Chapter 16 of The Ink Black Heart, Robin follows Groomer and Legs in Strike’s BMW to the William Morris Gallery. The gallery is located in a Georgian… Read more “William Morris Gallery”

With some luck, Strike meets Deborah Athorn when he spots her adult son, Samhain, walking down St John Street street in Clerkenwell.1 Strike had been interested in… Read more “Deborah Athorn”

“Strike found himself looking directly into the large, anxious eyes of a woman standing at the bar with a friend. She had a long, pale face and… Read more “Anna Phipps”