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@GalbraithM61359 Trying to decide. Part of me wants to read through COE, which I didn’t do before THM. I also recently read Lewis’s TIL we have Faces, which is interested from the Cupid and Psyche perspective. Thoughts?

@lmf3b Thank you for your thoughtful, brilliantly crafted posts; they have made a difficult book much easier. What’s the plan now?

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-ha… #TheHallmarkedMan Real-time Re-read draws to a close with an in-depth look at the office fish tank and its inhabitants. #CormoranStrike #DrBroccoli

Truly incredible stuff here. This is such an egregious error for the A section of the NYT (not a typo, genuinely not knowing what NATO stands for) that it should lead every piece on the decline in journalism

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-ha… #TheHallmarkedMan Real-time Re-read: The Epilogue begins with #CormoranStrike and #RobinEllacott in very different places, physically and mentally.

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/04/strike… Updated #CormoranStrike, #RobinEllacott and Charlotte Campbel timelines for important life events before and between the books. @TheSEFilesPod #Strikefans @CormStrikeFan

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… #CormoranStrike confronts the killer in a majorly over-the-top way. Part 10 of #TheHallmarkedMan concludes.

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… #TheHallmarkedMan is drawing to a close. Short chapters and frequent phone interruptions accelerate the Pace as #RobinEllacott and Midge find the silver, and #CormoranStrike zeroes in on the killer.

We are please to announce the external hiring of the new Associate Dean for Strategic High Impact Transformation!

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… #TheHallmarkedMan real-time re-read. In THM, so much of the drama is driven by our heroes' history of PTSD. It was brilliant to include their reactions to an actual terror attack in their city, the Westminster attack of March 22, 2017. #CormoranStrike

@rowlinglibrary Thank you for your labor of love. You have provided a great resource for readers.

The Rowling Library has closed its doors. Thank you to every reader who was part of this journey.

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… Tara and Martin show two varieties of difficult family members, and the difference between functional and dysfunctional.

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… The Showdown at the Goring! Why didn't #CormoranStrike "make his declaration" there? #TheHallmarkedMan Real-time Re-read.

If you’ve ever wondered why Cormoran Strike readers sometimes talk about Alchemy in the Galbraith books 👉 I wrote down some thoughts on what alchemy is, and how it relates to Jungian psychology, Strike and Robin. thesefilespod.com/blog/what-is-l… Happy to hear your thoughts on my musings about the detective’s personal growth and their relationship. Thank you @TheSEFilesPod for hosting 💛 #CormoranStrike #RobertGalbraith #JKRowling #alchemy #jung #literaryalchemy #RobinEllacott #SleepTightEvangeline #TheHallmarkedMan

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/charlo… A comprehensive look at Charlotte Campbell's life and adventures, pre #CuckoosCalling. #CormoranStrike @CormStrikeFan

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… #TheHallmarkedMan Ten great reasons to love #CormoranStrike's reunion with Rokeby.

🧬 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 🔗

fartingsofafaculty.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-ha… #TheHallmarkedMan Re-read: March picks up like a lion in the most eventful Monday #CormoranStrike and #RobinEllacott ever had.

Our policy of secretly recording you in class is intended to create clarity, reassurance, and trust.

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@badly_wired @Ankis1988 @EllaCottDetects None of the sane fans, of course, but "fan" is short for "fanatic" so you never know. It is likely Edie's body was originally meant to be found by the sleeping angel; one possible reason it was moved further off the path to the pelican was to prevent corpse-play by overeager fans

No. 71: Bang The Drum ‘𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘸𝘴?’ 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. ‘𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴,’ 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳-𝘪𝘯-𝘭𝘢𝘸, ‘𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰’𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.’ 𝘐𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳." Ch 42 #Strike #Ellacott #TheSilkworm Strike, as we discover in The Silkworm, has "𝘯𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳." (Ch 39) Nephews Luke, Jack and Adam - surname unknown - we're well aquainted with, Timothy Cormoran Anstis we meet when Strike visits with his parents for dinner - on his 36th birthday - and a forensic debrief (from both Richard and Helly 😆) "𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺." Timothy is Strike's godson by dint of saving his father's life from the IED that took Strike's leg and has the only birthday Strike remembers as it falls two days before the anniversary of the explosion. One godson, mentioned in passing in Chapter 23 of #CareerofEvil remains a mystery, and the third Benjamin Herbert, arrived, at last, in #TheRunningGrave I wondered whilst reading Troubled Blood whether Rozwyn Polworth, daughter of his oldest mate Dave, might have been his god-daughter, despite Strike - in CoE - claiming to have little to do with either daughter. In chapter one of TB, Polworth asides: " ... 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴? 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘱. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘻𝘸𝘺𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨." Ch 1 #TroubledBlood I can't imagine Strike willingly attending a child's christening unless he'd been coerced into it, or unless his best mate, business partner and love of his life was his fellow god-parent. AI image using prompts from the #StrikeAndEllacottBooks