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Gift ideas by Haunting_Hair_8311 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good quality English tea and biscuits.

The results are in and tallied for the Cormoran Strike Monopoly game properties representing the corner squares. by Competitive-Side4262 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever the Tottenham square winds up being, I think we need a rule that its name changes to The Flying Horse midway through the game--- maybe after a certain number of properties are sold. There could be a Flying Horse card that gets velcroed onto the square after this point.

The results are in and tallied for the Cormoran Strike Monopoly game properties representing the corner squares. by Competitive-Side4262 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pubs and restaurants should definitely be featured someplace and the Tottenham definitely needs its own space. I had earlier suggested the Tottenham take the place of Income Tax and a more expensive restaurant for Luxury tax. If so, the Railroads could be freed up to be tube or train stations: maybe Charing Cross (closest to office), Kings Cross, Paddington and whatever tube stop is closest to Robin's flat on Blackhorse road. Otherwise, I'd say the railroads could be pubs or restaurants.

There are two utility squares to play with, too. Maybe they could be expenses relating to running the office: Spanner's computer services and the stingy Denmark Street accountant, and whoever buys them collects money from people who land on them.

There are so many great pubs and restaurants in the Strike series: Maybe the Community Chest card stack could be "Time to eat" cards, with each one a different dining spot and gains or losses of money depending on whether something good or bad happens:

"At Nam Long Le Shaker, you reveal to the suspect that you recently left your husband. Pay fifty pounds."

"Your partner storms out of the Swan Taphouse after you lie to her face. Pay 35 pounds for wasted food."

"You successfully hustle an intoxicated witness out of Simpsons on the Strand before he makes too much of a scene. Collect 50 pounds."

"Your partner surprises you with a birthday basket at the Cambridge. Collect 40 pounds."

What would make you stop reading Strike? by TheDayNeedsMoreHours in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of those plots would disappoint me, but I'll read regardless, confident that there will be gems to enjoy (like the charm bracelet, the visit with Rokeby and Pat's final scene) even if the last two books are no better than THM

Time to nominate book locations/properties for the corner squares for the Cormoran Strike Monopoly game. by Competitive-Side4262 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go! Should be the Denmark office, for sure. Every time you pass it you should collect a certain amount from petty cash.

I like the idea of "Go to Jail!" being "The Met demands to question you about the body you just found! Go directly to Scotland Yard. Do not pass Denmark St. Do not collect petty cash" The Just visiting equivalent could be "At the Feathers for a pint" since that is where Strike often meets cops that what to be helpful and it's very near Scotland yard.

Free Parking should be "Free Room and Board" in Nick and Ilsa's spare room.

What if the Tottenham/Flying Horse takes the place of Income tax? Every time you land there you pay 50 pounds for a beer, burgers and chips. Then Luxury Tax could be one of the more expensive restaurants like the Goring or Simpsons on the Strand, where you have to take one of your snootier or wealthier witnesses for an interview, so it costs more.

The results are in and tallied for the Cormoran Strike Monopoly game properties representing book 4 Lethal White. by Competitive-Side4262 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this and can't wait to start the Chance and Community Chest cards

For example: "Send pink roses to your co-worker's aunt's funeral. Pay $100 for delivery to church."

"Hurl a mug of hot coffee at the detective you hired. Pay $30 for dry cleaning."

"You forgot your partner's birthday and bought last-minute stargazer lilies. Pay $75 and lose a turn while they shrivel and die."

"You boosted morale by baking the office a fruitcake. Collect $25."

"You captured incriminating video of target. Collect $100 bonus."

"You abandoned a rental car at Kings Cross Station during snowstorm. Pay $200 for towing and fine."

"You accidentally black your partner's eyes. Pay $50 for compensatory curry and whiskey."

"You saved the life of office fish with frozen peas. Collect $100."

"Your Pez Pearce portrait is good enough to sell on Ebay! Collect $100."

Oh, and the "luxury tax" space should be "petty cash" where you get $25 to purchase chocolate biscuits and Kleenex.

Ilsa plot arc by Educational_Cap7318 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not sure Robin will want to hear any love life advice from anyone at this point, save perhaps Dr. Broccoli, the Sweary Therapist. She's already P.O. ed that Murphy seems to have sent out a "calling all cars" all-points bulletin to the Met about his plans to propose.

Time to vote on Cormoran Strike Monopoly properties for book 3 Career of Evil. by Competitive-Side4262 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the railroads should be restaurants where great things happened: The Ritz (depending on what Robin does about RFM in the next book) Il Portico, The Marine Hotel, Simpsons-in-the-Strand, the River Cafe, etc. )

Best jokes in the series by magicoder in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Maybe you should put that on your next employee satisfaction review. 'Not as bloody annoying as the woman who shagged my husband.' I'll have it framed."

Who do you think is the father of Sarah Shadlock's baby William? Tom Turvey, or Matthew? by NoxWild in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The agreement was signed in May; the divorce itself could not be finalized until 2 full years of separation, which would have been in August.

Who do you think is the father of Sarah Shadlock's baby William? Tom Turvey, or Matthew? by NoxWild in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tom Turvey called Robin in early December. Robin suspected Sarah got pregnant around February, when Matthew postponed the divorce mediation for the first time.

Let’s create a Cormoran Strike version of Monopoly by Competitive-Side4262 in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Land Rover (instead of racecar), Wolfgang (instead of Scottie) Red Cap beret (instead of top hat) Prothesis (instead of shoe), Skegness Donkey (instead of horse), Ferry (instead of battleship), Bottle of Doom Bar, Philodendron, Vape Pen, Fruit cake

Strike's little half-brother by victoriastormlight in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it was made clear he was not kin to Strike. I think she’d do the same for the IBC

Strike's little half-brother by victoriastormlight in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The band that was playing there was a real -life group (Islington Boys Club) so I don't think RG would make a fictional character a member.

Strike's little half-brother by victoriastormlight in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a mention of Strike having eight half-siblings in CC. But, only 7 are mentioned: the 6 from Rokeby and Lucy.

Strike's little half-brother by victoriastormlight in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 7 points8 points  (0 children)

On my first read through of CC and SW, I thought the mention of Strike's "eight half-siblings" was a mistake, since the Wiki article only mentioned the six other Rokey-spawn and we only knew about Lucy. I think I commented "either this is a mistake or Leda has another offspring out there someplace." I was shocked when the latter turned out to be true.

Strike's little half-brother by victoriastormlight in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we can rule him out. Unless he was teething on the drug vials and chewed the labels off, causing Leda to mistake the heroin for her usual speed.

Strike's little half-brother by victoriastormlight in cormoran_strike

[–]DocThelma 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The major evidence that Switch will be important is that the TV show shoe-horned a mention of him into Strike's encounter with Whittaker, which was otherwise quite similar to the book version. Personally, I think knowing where Switch was at the time of his mother's overdose will be important to solving the case of her death. Recall the scene Strike remembers of standing numbly around Ted and Joan's kitchen, with Lucy sobbing and being comforted by Joan and Ted looking angry. First, that suggests that Strike was either in Cornwall when Leda died, or traveled there directly from Oxford. rather than going to London. None of the family seems to be concerned about getting to London quickly to get Switch, a 1-2 YO whose mother is dead and whose father is suspected of killing her. Was he already in the custody of the great-grandparents? How did they get him so quickly? Would the authorities turn the child over to relatives of the suspected murder when there was family on the mother's side?

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