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Posted on 12 Sep 2023

Robin and Strike are always working, and their lives and investigations take them some places we might associate with holiday time pursuits. Challenge your Strike knowledge with this picture round, using images taken from the TV adaptations of the Strike novels.

The Victory in St Mawes

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Strike’s local – The Victory in St Mawes

Wading through the floods of February 2014.

2. Who is Strike fighting through the flood waters to visit in this photo? In what year?

His aunt Joan, which means wading through the floods of February 2014.

Strike visits Barrow-in-Furness

3. A trip to a port town might make for a good holiday, but Strike and Robin’s visit to Barrow-in-Furness is all work. Who are they looking for, and who do they find (Career of Evil)?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

They are looking for Noel Brockbank, they find his twin sister, Holly.

Strike and Robin search for missing writer Owen Quine (The Silk Worm)?

4. This party has a view of the Thames to please any sight-seer. Who is the author being celebrated at this party during the search for missing writer Owen Quine (The Silk Worm)?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Andrew Fancourt

Strike and Robin eating fish and chips

5. In which seaside town do Robin and Strike get to enjoy fish and chips while investigating the disappearance of Margot Bamborough (Troubled Blood)?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Skegness

Strike running near canal boat

6. A walk by the canal is a pleasure of the London summer, but Strike is racing here to save Robin at the conclusion of which volume?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Lethal White

Matthew and Robin at Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons

7. A few nights at a luxury hotel sounds like a great holiday break. Where do Robin and Matthew celebrate their first anniversary (Lethal White)?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons

Strike and Robin at Oxford

8. What about a country house visit? In which county is the Chiswell House which Strike and Robin visit during their investigations into the strange accusations of Billy Knight (Lethal White)?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Oxfordshire

Linda Ellacott walking her dog

9. Or a country walk? In which county does Robin’s mother live, perfect for dog walking?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Yorkshire

Strike and Robin outside the Tottenham Pub

10. Of course, if you can’t get away for your holidays, you can always take an hour off and head for the pub. What is Strike’s favourite beer, which he drinks at his London local, The Tottenham, but which still reminds him of his Cornish roots?

1. Whose local is being filmed here? And in which Cornish fishing village, popular with summer tourists, is it situated?

Doom Bar