Career of Evil Chapter 10

Chapter 9

Chapter Summaries

Chapter 11

## General Setting

Chapter 10 occurs immediately after Chapter 9 with Strike leaving Robin in The Court and walking across the street to the Japanese Canteen looking for the mysterious man. He then walks back towards Tottenham Court Station while taking a call from an old friend.

Route form The Court and the Japanese Canteen to Tottenham Court Road Station

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## Oggy!!

The phone in his pocket buzzed as he walked towards Tottenham Court Road station, and on pulling it out of his pocket he saw, to his pleasure, that it was Graham Hardacre. Drawing aside so as not to impede passersby, he answered. “Oggy?” said his ex-colleague’s voice. “What gives, mate? Why are people sending you legs?” “I take it you’re not in Germany?” said Strike. “Edinburgh, been here six weeks.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 51). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Edinburgh Scotland and Vicinity

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The Scotsman April 4th 2011

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In reference to Donald Laing... King's Own Royal Border Regiment

In reference to Noel Brockbank... 7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

## Journey to Whitechapel

Strike takes the tube to Whitechapel in hopes to see Shanker. He likely takes The Central Line to Mile End station then either The Distric Line or The Hammersmith & City line. Both stop at Whitechapel

Strikes rout from Tottenham Court Road Station to Whitechapel Station Via Tube and/or bus.

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Tottenham court Road Tube Station

Mile End Tube Station

Whitechapel Tube Station

## Whitechapel to Aldgate East

Strike Climbs the stairs, walks outside, and makes a call to Shanker.

Whitechapel Tube Station platform and exit

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The station entrance gave onto a kind of concrete forecourt surrounded by the backs of buildings. The Gherkin, that giant black bullet of a building, glinted on the distant horizon. It had not been there twenty years previously, during Strike’s family’s brief sojourn in Whitechapel.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 53). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Whitechapel Station entrance

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The Gherkin

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Route Strike likely follows while walking to Leda's squat

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I struggled with this route for a while. I think the author is saying that Strike is wondering around and does not remember where the squat was. He sees the familiar metal bridge and crosses it. Once on the other side he sees and remembers Castlemain Street and then finally remembers where the Squat is. The main point that fixes this route vs. the more direct route is what the author says "he walked briskly out onto Whitechapel Road". If he had already been on Whitechapel this line might have read "he walked briskly **back** out onto Whitechapel Road".

As he walked, Strike began to remember. Of course: he had walked over this metal bridge over the railway line during his A-level year. He remembered the name, Castlemain Street, too…

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 54). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

A metal bridge Strike remembered walking over

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Closer view of the metal bridge

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Reverse view of the metal bridge

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Leaving the metal bridge, walking toward Castlemain and Fulbourne Streets

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Turning onto Fulbourne Street with Castlemain on the right

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Fulbourne Street with Leda's Squat

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## Leda's Squat

It took him a minute or two to identify the door of what had once been the squat, because he had forgotten the number. At last he found it, beside a shop selling cheap clothing of both Asian and Western varieties, which he thought had been a West Indian supermarket in his day. The brass letter box brought back a strange stab of memory. It had rattled loudly whenever anyone went in or out of the door.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 54). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

The buildings were as shabby as he remembered them, white plaster peeling away from the frontages, but the businesses and shops were totally unfamiliar.

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 54). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

Reverse angle of Leda's squat

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## Leaving Fulbourne Street

Lighting a second cigarette from the tip of the first, he walked briskly out onto Whitechapel Road, where market stalls stood: more cheap clothing, a multitude of gaudy plastic goods. Strike sped up, walking he was not sure where, and some of what he passed triggered more memories: that snooker hall had been there seventeen years ago… so had the Bell Foundry…

-- Galbraith, Robert (2015-10-20). Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike) (p. 54). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.

On Whitechapel Road looking back down Fulbourne Street

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An Aside... While looking at the scene via Google Street View I noticed some unusual graffiti painted on a temporary street barrier. It was the work of Street Artist Nathan Bowen... Check him out. Facebook ::: Website

Nathan Bowen Street Art

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Market stalls along Whitechapel Road

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The Bell Foundry

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Bell Foundry side view

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A glimpse into the Bell Foundries work area

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The narrative indicates Strike first reaches The Nags Head First and seeing that it is a Lap Dancing Club continues on to the next Starbucks. In reality, the Starbucks would have been encountered first and Strike would have had to double back from The Nags Head.

Starbucks

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The Nags Head

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The Entrance to Aldgate East

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Editorial... I can relate very well to the people of the Whitechapel area, they apparently love Fried Chicken as much as I do. While researching I noticed that there were far more fried chicken places than there were Starbucks. 17:1 to be exact :-) My favorite is PFC. Not KFC, but PFC... Perfectly Fried Chicken. I wonder if their spokesperson is a white suited caricature of Nelson.

Whitechapel Chicken Chow Down

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## Notable Words and Phrases

Grassed up.
"Grasser. One who gives information. A 'squealer’ or ‘squeaker'. The origin derives from rhyming slang: grasshopper - copper; a 'grass' or 'grasser' tells the 'copper' or policeman."
The Phrase Finder

A-Level.
The Advanced Level Exams in the British Education System. Similar to the American SAT Exams
http://www.kic.org.uk/pathways/files/12YearsStudent\_UK\_US\_Education\_web.jpg

frit·ter
1 v. [trans.] 1 (fritter something away) waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters: I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily.
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 326033-326039). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
prof·li·gate
adj. recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources: profligate consumers of energy.
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 659102-659113). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
rag·gle-tag·gle
adj. UNTIDY AND SCRUFFY. (ORIGIN) early 20th cent.: apparently a fanciful variant of RAGTAG.
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 680797-680806). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
es·chew
v. [trans.] deliberately avoid using; abstain from: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence. (DERIVATIVES) es·chew·al n.
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 279375-279382). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
gno·mic
adj. expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms: that most gnomic form, the aphorism. (SPECIAL USAGE) enigmatic; ambiguous
(2010-04-01). The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Locations 346611-346617). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.

Chapter 9

Chapter Summaries

Chapter 11