Here are many of the real-life locations featured in the pages of The Cuckoo’s Calling, the first book in the Strike & Ellacott series. Click on each location for more info. (Sorry, kids, but Vashti and Kentigern Gardens are fictitious.)
| | Aldershot – The “Home of the British Army.” |
| Amputee Centre, Queen Mary’s Hospital – Where Strike attends an appointment with his specialist. | |
| Barrack, Glasshouse Street – The (fictional) nightclub where Deeby Macc was on the night of Lula Landry’s murder. | |
| | The Blue Anchor – A pub where Strike goes whilst in Hammersmith. |
| Bromley – Where Strike’s half-sister Lucy lives. | |
| Brixton – Where Strike meets Wilson. | |
| Centre Point and Dominion Theatre – Strike walks past these on his way to The Tottenham. | |
| Charing Cross Road – A major street at the end of Denmark Street. | |
| Chinatown – A frequented place in the Strike series. | |
| Chiswick – Where Strike goes to talk to Guy Some. | |
| | Cipriani – Where Strike meets Tansy Bestigui and Ursula May for lunch. |
| Claridge’s Hotel – Where Deeby Macc stayed, instead of Kentigern Gardens, the night Lula died. | |
| Denmark Street – The street where Strike’s office (and home) is located. | |
| | The Feathers – The pub near New Scotland Yard where Strike meets Eric Wardle. |
| | Franklin Row – The street in the Chelsea area of London where Yvette Bristow lives. |
| Hamleys Toy Shop – Strike buys his nephew Jack’s birthday present here. | |
| Holland Park Avenue – Charlotte Campbell’s neighborhood. | |
| Hyde Park – Strike meets John Bristow here, and they do a bit of strolling. | |
| Kebab Shop – Where Strike and Robin get kebabs so Strike can sober up. | |
| Malmaison Hotel, Oxford – Tony Landry attended a conference meeting here the day before Lula died. | |
| Mayfair – The area of London where the fictitious Kentigern Gardens is located. | |
| New Scotland Yard – The Metropolitan Police Service’s headquarters, where Strike often finds himself. | |
| Ordnance Arms – The pub where Strike meets Marlene Higson, Lula Landry’s biological mother. | |
| Oxford Street – A frequently-mentioned street near Denmark Street. | |
| | Phoenix Café – Where Strike interviews Derrick Wilson and Kieran Kolovas-Jones. |
| Piccadilly Circus – The iconic circular thoroughfare in London. | |
| Pinewood Studios – Strike goes here to meet Freddie Bestigui. | |
| Serpentine Bar and Kitchen – The restaurant where Strike meets with John Bristow, as well as Tony Landry. | |
| SOAS University – Where Robin goes to find information on Professor Agyeman. | |
| St Elmo’s Hostel – Where Rochelle Onifade lived in Hammersmith. | |
| St. Mawes (mentioned) – The small town in Cornwall where Strike spent half his childhood, and where his Aunt Joan and Uncle Ted still live. | |
| St Thomas’ Hospital – Where Strike goes to find Rochelle. | |
| The Tottenham Pub – Strike’s favourite pub. | |
| Tottenham Court Road – A street near Denmark Street. | |
| University of London Union (ULU) – Strike regularly makes use of ULU’s showers, pool and cafe. | |
| The Windmill – This gastropub on Clapham Common is Matthew’s favourite. | |
| Wong Kei – The Chinese restaurant where Strike meets with Spanner. | |
| The Cuckoo’s Calling Mentioned Locations |
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