The Strike & Ellacott Files

We’re very sorry, episode 13/14 will be delayed. More details on their release to come

✍️ NEW BLOG POST! ✍️ In a new guest blog post, @IrisThinksMeh explores Jung, literary alchemy, and the symbols that may reveal deeper transformations of #StrikeandRobin - all sparked by a teasing Twitter reply from @jk_rowling. 🔍 Link in bio to read 🔗

🧬 NEW EPISODE! 🧬 This week, we cover chapters 24-26 of #TheHallmarkedMan. We discuss Robin's interview with Pamela, Strike's visit to Gibsons, and his chat with Ralph Lawrence. Next episode (26 March): Chapters 27-28 Link in bio 🔗

“Meeting you was fate… THOUGH ROBIN ELLACOTT’S TWENTY-FIVE YEARS of life had seen their moments of drama and incident, she had never before woken up in the certain knowledge that she would remember the coming day for as long as she lived. Just like Robin, Cormoran Strike knew that he would forever remember the last twelve hours as an epoch-changing night in his life. Now, it seemed, the Fates had sent an emissary in a neat beige trench coat… #TheCuckoosCalling …becoming your friend was a choice… “He’s my oldest mate,” Strike corrected her. “My best mate…” For a split-second he wondered whether he was going to say it, but the whisky had lifted the guard he usually kept upon himself: why not say it, why not let go? “… is you.” She wanted to make some kind of return, but for a moment or two, her throat felt too constricted. “I… well, the feeling’s mutual,” she said, trying not to sound too happy. #TroubledBlood …but falling in love with you was way beyond my control.” I’m in love with him. She’d been kidding herself too long. #TheInkBlackHeart Strike had been forced to admit that the attraction he’d felt towards Robin from the moment she’d first taken off her coat in his office had slowly mutated against his will into something else, something he’d finally been forced to name. Love had arrived in a form he didn’t recognise… #TheRunningGrave

@Lenkpflaume Happy listening!! ❤️

So only last Sunday I tried @TheSEFilesPod the first time and now I am already addicted 😆 Listening to the "Running Grave" re-read just now. Solid 6 hours of listening yesterday. This is scary 🤣

👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀 In this week's episode, we... - discuss Jo's love of and frustration with #CormoranStrike - predict another underground location in #SleepTightEvangeline - can't keep our tragic outdoor sporting accidents straight (#PoorPamela) - connect #StrikeAndRobin's troubles with hearing each other on the phone with their poor communication in the novel - shamelessly beg for chapter locations for #SleepTightEvangeline - unexpectedly find ourselves in complete agreement about a Strike topic we've never discussed together ☎️ This and more in Episode 13 ("A Crunchy Mystery,") covering chapters 24-26 of #TheHallmarkedMan, out Thursday, 12 March at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🩶

J K Rowling's Strike: The Running Grave, filming in London with Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger youtu.be/d_vjUZFo7WA?si…

#TheHallmarkedMan will be out in paperback on 23 June, presumably with an updated cover with cursive script to match previous paperback editions. Source: a.co/d/0iXiioiu

I’ve been having far too much fun making covers for #SleepTightEvangeline. Here are my final edits for York and Portsmouth, two locations we know will be in the book!

🧬 NEW EPISODE! 🧬 This week, we cover chapters 22 and 23 of #TheHallmarkedMan. We discuss Strike 9's creepy title, #SleepTightEvangeline, Robin helping Strike with his Christmas shopping, and Culpepper's first hit piece on Strike. Next episode (12 March): Chapters 24-26 Link in bio 🔗

Just made a fan cover for #SleepTightEvangeline, featuring the Shambles in York with gloomy nighttime vibes! #Strike9

Great article!! Thank you to @theladybeatric3 for pointing it out. You can also read the interview on Radio Times latest issue now available in our gallery 🔗holliday-grainger.net/gallery/thumbn…

👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀 In this week's episode, we... - discuss #Strike9's super creepy title, #SleepTightEvangeline - draw hopeful comparisons between themes in Longfellow's poem Evangeline and the new book - feel cursed for having to deal with RFM for this long (#APlagueOnMyHouse 🦠) - firmly believe more Valentine's Days should include near misses with castration and pepper spray - will take just about anything happening to Robin if it means she won't go to the Ritz with Murphy 🚑 - love how unintentionally married #StrikeAndRobin are 💍 This and more in Episode 12 ("Sleep Tight, Everyone Except Murphy"), covering chapters 22 and 23 of #TheHallmarkedMan, out Thursday, 5 March at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🩶

‘The only problem is clothes,’ said Robin. ‘I don’t look like I’ve got loads of money, clothes-wise.’ ‘You always look great,’ said Strike. ‘Thank you,’ said Robin, flushing slightly ..." Ch 5 #Strike #Ellacott #Galbraith #TheInkBlackHeart 👇 Holliday Grainger as Robin Ellacott filming #TheRunningGrave on Denmark Street, photographed by FilmSetInsider 👇 She was definitely holding her own in the style stakes, wearing a short peacoat from Zara, A/W 2025 🔥 Screenshot from FilmSetInsider's You Tube channel youtu.be/96_77awZRnc?si… Steal Robin's style here zara.com/uk/en/double-b…

"She was wearing a beige silk trench coat over a black T-shirt, maternity jeans and sneakers. Everything she wore, even these casual things, was of fine quality. She had always favored monochrome colors, stark or classic designs, against which her remarkable beauty was thrown into relief." Ch 50 #Strike #Ellacott #Galbraith #LethalWhite 👇Natasha O'Keefe as Charlotte Campbell filming on Denmark Street for #TheRunningGrave as captured by @FilmSetInsider👇 The coat definitely befits the character and LW quote - she looked stunning. If you'd like to steal her style, it's an Alexander McQueen trench from Autumn/Winter 2024 🔥 Screenshot of Charlotte & Strike from FilmSetInsider's You Tube channel youtu.be/96_77awZRnc?si… Coat image from: cdn.clothbase.com

Great interview with Holliday Grainger here about The Capture. She mentions The Running Grave: “I’ve got three different hairstyles going on this season,” says Grainger. “That’s the game everyone can play – guess which one’s my own hair and which are wigs.” (Link in comments)

NOSSOS PAIS! Veja imagens das filmagens da adaptação do sétimo livro da série, em Londres. Nas imagens podemos ver Tom Burke e Holliday Grainger em seus respectivos personagens. Ansiosos? Imagens de: filmsetinsider #TheRunningGrave #OTúmuloVeloz

They say to never meet your heroes, but J.K. Rowling is even lovelier in person than you can imagine, and she wrote a really nice dedication for me when she signed my copy of The Running Grave. I will treasure it ❤️

@ptys0601 As soon as we know and/or have okay to say, we’ll make a post! ❤️

@TheSEFilesPod Oh just give us some intel on who will be Bijou 🫠

🌊 TRG TV News! 🌊 Laura Mobilia will be playing the role of puppeteer in the upcoming BBC adaptation of #TheRunningGrave. Source: app.spotlight.com/0297-1202-9177/

🗣️ ANNOUNCEMENT! 🗣️ Hi everyone! Just a quick note that Episode 12 will be out on 5 March instead of the original date (26 February). We had some personal things come up that needed our attention. Thank you for your patience - we really appreciate your support. 🩶🦋