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Troubled Blood - *Spoiler-laden discussion*

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EllacottObsessive · 22/11/2020 20:48

Setting this up for Strike and Ellacott fans to talk about spoilery things.

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WarmHeyerette · 15/01/2021 18:14

I went into town for my vax on Wednesday and I couldn't resist wandering down Denmark St. It looked a bit bleak actually so I won't post my picture. Grin
Strike and Ellacott are not locked down there. I wonder where they will be?

EllacottObsessive · 15/01/2021 18:25

I'm sure I've read a fic about them isolating together. Just the two (vir)us or something. Very entertaining.

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parentalhelpline · 15/01/2021 18:32

@EllacottObsessive

All that plus TV adaptations and you can keep a hardback copy of the latest by the bed to thwack any intruders unconscious.

Frankly, it's the whole package.

I'm in. Grin

ISmellLikeRobin · 18/01/2021 16:28

Looking forward to the next episode EO!

Do you think we can give JKR a codeword that she could slip into the next book? I vote tangerine. If Robin's on a health kick again in the next one & has shifted from almonds to tangerines then we'll know she's a secret MNer! Grin

Off to read that fanfic now...

parentalhelpline · 18/01/2021 22:44

Well, it turns out I have read all the books by this Robert Galbraith chap after all... Sad Hoping he'll announce the next one soon.

Warning: thread hijack. Feel free to ignore and keep talking about Strike because I like that too.

So while I'm trying to ride out the bleakest January ever, does anyone have any (real) book recommendations for me?

I like - well, Robert Galbraith, obviously. My perfect book could be any genre, except horror or full-on romance. BUT, ideally it would have a romantic thread, a hint, or a slow burn. It needs to be really well-written - no cliches, clumsy sentences or implausible scenarios. There must be a happy or satisfying ending (this is important. I can read books with unhappy endings sometimes, but not right now). My favourite authors are Sayers, Heyer, Le Carre, Bujold and Austen, and I don't enjoy Bronte or Dickens. In recent times, I've loved all sorts of things, from Mary Stewart to Hilary Mantel to Jane Casey. I seem to prefer female authors, and I'm struggling to read anything too demanding at the moment, although I'd probably draw the line at chick lit unless it was nicely written and very funny.

I feel I'm coming across as quite high maintenance here. Grin

FlyingSquid · 19/01/2021 11:07

Dorothy Dunnett, ParentalHelpline?

FlyingSquid · 19/01/2021 11:09

Or (mentally scans bookshelves for comfort reading) Ellis Peters ‘Brother Cadfael’ detective fiction, or Josephine Tey?

Lancelottie · 19/01/2021 11:17

@ISmellLikeRobin

Looking forward to the next episode EO!

Do you think we can give JKR a codeword that she could slip into the next book? I vote tangerine. If Robin's on a health kick again in the next one & has shifted from almonds to tangerines then we'll know she's a secret MNer! Grin

Off to read that fanfic now...

I’ll settle for her omitting the words ‘large’ and ‘shrilly’.

I hear them in Stephen Fry’s voice every time, after too many car journeys accompanied by HP, and I don’t quite know what he does to the letter L but it leaps out: LllAarrge.

parentalhelpline · 19/01/2021 11:31

FlyingSquid - all favourites of mine, so you are absolutely on the right track Grin

EllacottObsessive · 19/01/2021 17:48

I adore Cadfael. That's not much help, is it. The Falco series by Lindsey Davis? Detective fiction, set in Ancient Rome?

Good news on the podcast front, not far off the next one being released, this one is currently clocking 27 minutes.

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parentalhelpline · 19/01/2021 23:35

I love Falco, just my sort of thing.

I think I can clean my bathroom in 27 minutes if I spray it down beforehand. Excellent work, EO. Looking forward to it.

MiladyBerserko · 20/01/2021 03:54

Great thread, only halfway through but wanted to say hi.

Just listened to first podcast EO, magic stuff!

parentalhelpline · 20/01/2021 09:06

Fabulous name, Milady 😁

Just seen that a rival podcast has been launched...😲

EllacottObsessive · 20/01/2021 10:36

It's not a rival. It's a more chatty, fan-focused one. Good eggs, and very shippy, so a complementary podcast, rather than a rival.

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parentalhelpline · 20/01/2021 10:46

Oh yes, I'm pretty sure there is room in the Strike fandom for more than one podcast. I just like stoking up the drama out of boredom Grin

EllacottObsessive · 20/01/2021 11:00

Oo, very Charlotte of you!😂🤣😂

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parentalhelpline · 20/01/2021 14:16

Can you imagine Charlotte in lockdown? She would not be wearing a mask, or indeed doing any kind of social distancing, I bet.

Strike would be even grumpier than usual, and Robin would have taken up knitting and developed a bad Amazon Prime habit.

EllacottObsessive · 20/01/2021 17:08

Charlotte would definitely be a cow to retail workers.

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EllacottObsessive · 21/01/2021 13:00

open.spotify.com/episode/424TJT4ON3t0Xr1xTjZQQH?si=kOTVZgV4RYy9v1xBd3avLg

Here you go my peeps, get your tea and bikkies, or your cleaning supplies, and enjoy over half an hour of my ramblings!

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Biscuitsanddoombar · 21/01/2021 13:21

Yesssss 😃😃😃 ive been feeling so rubbish these last few days but this definitely cheers me up!

parentalhelpline · 21/01/2021 15:01

Shower spray duly wielded.

Fab stuff, EO. Love 'the one you want and need is standing before you' parallel.

EmpressWitchDoesntBurn · 21/01/2021 15:02

Hey EO, we need you over here.... www.mumsnet.com/Talk/what_were_reading/4142587-Cormoran-Strike-is-basically-Jilly-Cooper

parentalhelpline · 21/01/2021 15:04

Was just about to link, Empress. Jilly Cooper my arse. (And I speak as a Jilly Cooper fan, by and large.)

EmpressWitchDoesntBurn · 21/01/2021 15:05

I’ve got to get back to work now but I’ll check back with interest later!

MintyCedric · 23/01/2021 00:03

Well having stumbled on the Jilly Cooper thread today it would appear I have now found my peeps...wishing I'd discovered this thread a couple of months ago though.

Strike fan/nerd and fanfic writer of 18 months plus...have speed read 26 pages and now wondering how many of you I know from AO3/Tumblr/Discord.