Career of Evil Chapter 11

Chapter 10

Chapter Summaries

Chapter 12

## General Setting

Chapter 11 opens a couple of days after Chapter 10. Around 10:30 pm on Thursday April 7, 2011. The weather at 10pm was about 60F with a 2mph South wind. The high was about 71F. little to no precipitation.

After tailing "Platinum" strike heads to Nick and Ilsa's place on Octavia Street in Wandsworth. There is no indication of exactly where Strike is coming from nor a mode of travel. There are no tube stations close by to Octavia Street.

Octavia Street and Vicinity

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Octavia Street and Vicinity

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He had known them both for a long time, Ilsa for most of his life. Fair-haired and bespectacled, she came from St. Mawes in Cornwall, which was the most constant home that Strike had ever known.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 65). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

St. Mawes, Cornwall

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“Good day?” asked Nick, passing Strike a can of Tennent’s.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 66). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Tennents of Scotland

Tenents Beer

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The Bell Pub in Whitechapel

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She had been deeply disappointed that she would not be able to come along to the Old Blue Last in Shoreditch and meet Wardle, but Strike thought he had detected a faint trace of relief at the idea of a break.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 68). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Old Blue Last from the front

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Old Blue Last from the side

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“I can now,” said Strike, reaching the end of the short garden path in three strides and stepping out into the dark street to walk and smoke.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 68). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Representation of houses on Octavia Street.

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The detective crossed the road, sat down on the low garden wall of the house opposite,

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 69). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Representation of houses on Octavia Street.

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“Where’d he go after the Glasshouse?” The Glasshouse was the military jail in Colchester, where all convicted military personnel were transferred before being placed in a civilian prison.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 69). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

MCTC Colchester and Vicinity

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MCTC Colchester and Vicinity

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MCTC Colchester main gate sign

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“HMP Elmley. We’ve got nothing on him after that; you’d need the probation service.”

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 69). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

HMP Elmley and Vicinity

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HMP Elmley and Vicinity

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“Whereabouts in Scotland did he come from, Hardy?” “Melrose. He put down his mother as next of kin when he joined up— I’ve looked him up.” “Melrose,” repeated Strike thoughtfully.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 70). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Melrose Scotland and Vicinity

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Then he remembered that he was supposed to be attending a concert at the Southbank Centre with Elin on Sunday evening.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 70). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

The Southbank Center, Concert Venue

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Potential Concert Strike is attending with Elin

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## Notable Words and Phrases

pol·y·thene
n. CHIEFLY BRIT. another term for POLYETHYLENE. (ORIGIN) 1930s: contraction of POLYETHYLENE.
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 641174-641182). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
re·cal·ci·trant
adj. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline:
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 687343-687351). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
Invalided Out of the Army
Discharged from the Army due to medical reasons

e·lide
v. [trans.] omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking: [as adj.] (elided) the indication of elided consonants or vowels. (SPECIAL USAGE) join together; merge: whole periods of time are elided into a few seconds of screen time  [intrans.] the two things elided in his mind.

pro·pi·ti·ate
v. [trans.] win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 661877-661886). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.

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Chapter Summaries

Chapter 12