Acton – Robin visits a flat in Acton during her hunt for a new London home.
American Bar – This bar, which features in Troubled Blood, is mentioned in conversation between Strike and Robin whilst at The Ritz.
Amsterdam – Bram’s mother was murdered in Amsterdam.
Ballards Lane, Finchley – Where Philip Ormond lives.
The Bay Horse – Robin learns that Matthew and Sarah Shadlock were at this pub in Masham at Christmas.
Bearsen, Scotland – Where Nicole Crystal’s parents live.
Belgravia – Where Fingers lives, and where Charlotte’s family have a family home.
Benenden School – Jago Ross’ eldest daughter boards at this school.
Birmingham – The city where Dr Vikas Bhardwaj is from.
Bishop’s Avenue – Where Ian Peach lives.
Bond Street – Where Madeleine Courson-Miles’ jewellery shop is located. In chapter 25, Strike follows Groomer to Bond Street.
Bradford – Rachel Ledwell’s cousin moved to Bradford.
Bromley – Where Strike’s half-sister Lucy lives.
Camden – Legs’ school is in Camden. Josh Blays was in a pub in Camden when Kea Niven makes an appearance.
Charing Cross Road – The busy street at the end of Denmark Street.
Charlotte Street Hotel – Strike keeps surveillance on Groomer while he has a very long lunch as this hotel.
Chelmsford – Robin tells Tim Ashcroft that her (fictitious) husband grew up here.
Chinatown – Strike meets Dev Shah in Opium. Strike and Robin meet in Gerrard’s Corner to talk about the case. Strike often goes to Chinatown for Singapore noodles.
The Connaught Bar – The Ritzy bar in Carlos Place, London, is where Dev Shah nails Fingers and his old dear. Finger’s mother and her sister are chatted up by Dev here, who manages to get his hands on a Adam Masoumi business card for ‘Dealer in Antiquities and Objets d’Art’, who offers discreet sales of items. Dev and the mother leave for Fingers’ flat for a nightcap, where she shows him the stolen Fabergé box and the head of Alaxander the Great.
Cornwall – Where Strike spent half of his childhood and where his Uncle Ted lives in St Mawes.
Croydon – Where Yasmin Weatherhead lives.
Durham University – Robin tells Strike that her father, Michael Ellacott, studied at Durham.
Earl’s Court station – The station Robin uses when living at Max’s.
Fenchurch Street – Jago Ross works in a skyscraper on this street.
Gateshead – This town in the north east of England is a code word for “there’s someone crazy in the office”.
Glasgow School of Arts – Nicole Crystal is a student here.
Great Ormond Street Hospital – Where MJ’s cousin is being treated for leukaemia.
Hampstead Lane – After a get-together at the Red Lion and Sun, Nils and Bram walk up Hampstead Lane.
Harley Street – Where Gus Upcott goes for dermatology appointments. Robin follows him from here to Fischer’s on Marlebone High Street.
Harrod’s – Midge follows Fingers and the housekeeper to a champagne and caviar bar in Harrods.
Heathrow Airport – Bram de Jong pretended to be at this airport when he rang his dad with fake airport sounds on his phone; Nils rushed to the airport before finding out his son was under his bed all along.
Hemel Hempstead – Jamie Kettle (Thurisaz) lives here.
Highgate High Street – Strike follows Zoe up this street. After seeing Pez, Robin gets a taxi which takes her along this street towards Zoe’s place.
Indonesia – Where the mother in the Groomer case is sent to report a catastrophic air crash.
Ireland – Phillip Ormond goes to Ireland during school holidays.
Isle of Arran – Strike tells Robin the story of his visit to Arran with Charlotte, her father and step-mother. Could this be where Strike came to like his current favourite whisky: Arran Single Malt?
Islington – The London district where their client Miss Jones’ ex-boyfriend lives. Dev Shah witnesses him buying a large quantity of coke and taking it back to his home in Islington.
James Purdey & Sons – The gun shop Barclay witnesses Fingers entering.
Kensington Hospital – Where Edie Ledwell was admitted when she overdosed in May 2014.
Kentish Town – Robin/Jessica tells Pez that she lives in Kentish Town. On walking with Zoe she also pretends to be walking towards the Kentish Town Police Station to hand in a purse that she pretends to have found.
Kilburn – Pat lives in Kilburn.
Ladbroke Grove – Where Seb Montgomery lives with his girlfriend.
Liberty – The store where Strike bought Robin the new Narciso perfume.
Liverpool – Pez Pierce is from Liverpool and remains a big Beatles fan.
Maldives – Mentioned briefly in Chapter 1 as the place where Robin and Matthew went on their honeymoon.
Masham – The Yorkshire town where Robin grew up and where her parents still live.
Moscow – Strike and Robin’s billionaire client lives between Moscow, New York and London.
New York – Strike and Robin’s billionaire client lives between New York, Moscow and London.
Oman – Where Grant and Heather Ledwell visit and also plan on moving to. Strike thinks this is partly down to it being a “fat tax haven”.
Oxford University – Where Cormoran Strike went to study history before dropping out.
Royal College of Music – Gus Upcott attends this college.
Royal Opera House – Madeline has tickets to La fille mal gardée at the Royal Opera House.
Salford – Tom Ashcroft is “playing school gyms in Salford.”
San Sebastian – Where Ryan Murphy goes on holiday.
Sotheby’s – Strike tails Fingers who goes to Sotheby’s auction house.
The Shell headquarters – Where Grant Ledwell works.
St Martin’s – The school Josh Blay attended before getting kicked out.
Tower Hamlets – Robin visits a flat here on her hunt for a new place.
Walkie Talkie – While under surveillance, Jago Ross goes into the Walkie Talkie building.
Westfield Shopping Centre – Edie Ledwell’s phone was traced to the car park.
Westminster School – Madeline’s son Henry goes to this school.
Woolwich – Pat tells Strike that her uncle died in a bombing here in 1974.
Writtle – The police find Edie’s phone in a duck pond here.
Zermatt – Where Robin goes for a skiing trip at New Years with her cousin Katie and mutual friends from Masham. Robin has a view of the Matterhorn from her hotel room.