Although Strike is self-described as not good with children, the middle son Jack has particular affection for his uncle and Strike returns that affection their bond becomes stronger as the series progresses.Īl is Strike’s only other sibling with whom he has much interaction, and with him it’s quite limited.ĭuring his mid to late teens, Strike’s mother met and married Jeff Whittaker. He prefers her company when she’s not with her husband, Greg, or three sons, Luke, Jack and Adam. Lucy is the only sibling Strike grew up with, and although she drives him mad at times, she’s described as one of the people in his life of whom he’s most fond. In all, Strike has eight half- siblings from his parents’ numerous pairings: Strike looks nothing like his father – instead, he’s a self-described “spitting image” of his mother’s brother, Ted Nancarrow. He has met his father only twice - when he was seven years old and Leda surprised Rokeby at a recording studio, and when he was eighteen years old and headed off to uni. Strike’s parents were rock star Jonny Rokeby and Leda Strike, super groupie. When people get his name wrong, it’s typically as “Cameron Strick.” She also is known to call him Strike, especially when he’s aggravating her. Interestingly, Robin is the only character we know of who simply calls him Cormoran. Pubehead – A nickname given to Strike at school for having compact, curly hair. We don’t know why, but we suspect it has to do with the sporting Cornwall chant “Oggy! Oggy! Oggy!” “Oggy” is a nickname for a Cornish pasty that somehow ended up being chanted at Cornish rugby matches, political rallies and beyond. Oggy – Graham Hardacre and Nick Herbert are known to call him this. His intuition prompted Strike to grab Anstis and haul him into the backseat with him, thus saving his life. The “mystic” aspect of the name has to do with Strike’s sixth sense that alerted him to the IED that was about to explode in front of their vehicle in Afghanistan. Mystic Bob – Richard Anstis’ nickname for Strike. Monkey Boy – This nickname is mentioned in a voicemail left for Strike and heard by Robin in The Cuckoo’s Calling. Hopalong – A nickname bequeathed upon Strike by Robin’s younger brother, Martin, whom Strike doesn’t actually meet until Lethal White. Mawes due to his mother’s itinerant lifestyle reminded Dave of how gypsies are.įederico or Fed – Spanner calls Strike this name, and we don’t know why. Strike very much dislikes both the nickname and her.ĭiddy – Dave Polworth calls Strike this nickname, which refers to “didicoy,” the Cornish word for “gypsy.” Strike’s “endless comings and goings” from St. Strike can’t remember why Shanker started calling him this, and he can’t remember the origins of Shanker’s nickname either.Ĭorm – A nickname that would naturally occur, Al, Nick and Ilsa call him this.Ĭormy – Helly Anstis calls Strike this. Because of the frequent moves he made as a child, he developed “an advanced set of social skills” that made him know “how to fit in, to make people laugh, to render himself acceptable to almost anyone.” And, of course, his personality is driven by a strong sense of curiosity and desire to find the truth.īluey – Charlotte Campbell is the only person who has ever called him this, after his middle name Blue.īunsen – Shanker calls Strike this nickname. “Looking down, he saw that he had done up the buttons on his shirt wrongly, and was exposing a patch of belly so hairy that it resembled black coconut matting.” – The Cuckoo’s CallingĪlthough Strike can be grumpy and judgmental of others, he does have an outgoing, mischievous personality and a good sense of humour that can sometimes be described as gallows humour. He wears a prosthetic leg that often gives him discomfort, if not overwhelming pain sometimes, when his knee is very sore, he abandons the prosthetic leg and uses crutches instead. Half of his right leg is missing, which was blown off in Afghanistan whilst investigating a Killed In Action during his time in the Special Investigation Branch of the Army. Strike is described as a 6-foot-3, 16-stone (about 225 pounds) giant of a man with short compact hair that is extremely curly, earning him his nickname “pubehead” at school. In the TV series adaptation, Strike’s password is ‘Hatherill123’ – they got the Hatherill bit right at least. It’s apparent why Strike might idolize Hatherill and use his name for his computer password, along with the number ’23’ which is his date of birth in November. He is also known for his investigation of serial killers John Reginald Christie and John George Haigh, and also the Great Train Robbery in 1963. A possible inspiration for the name is the Detective Chief Inspector George Hatherill, who recommended forming the Special Investigation Branch in the Royal Military Police in 1940. Early on in The Cuckoo’s Calling, Strike gives Robin Ellacott the password to his computer, which is ‘Hatherill23′.
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