Imagined crossover · Spies and action
What if Jackson Lamb met Cormoran Strike?
Slough House meets Denmark Street. Two shabby, sharp, unexpectedly decent men who are far better at their jobs than they look.
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The pair
Jackson LambHead of Slough House, a former Cold War field agentBy Mick Herron · Slough House · first in Slow Horses
Cormoran StrikePrivate detective and Afghanistan veteranBy Robert Galbraith · Cormoran Strike · first in The Cuckoo’s Calling
Chemistry6/10
Friction9/10
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Where and when
London
The 2010s
The story
- How they might meet
- One of Strike’s clients turns out to be a former spook, and Jackson Lamb wants to know why.
- Why they would work
- Two shabby, sharp, unexpectedly decent men who are far better at their jobs than they look.
- What each brings
- Lamb knows every secret in the intelligence world. Strike is a patient, methodical investigator with an army investigator’s training.
- Where they would clash
- Lamb is rude, lazy and rarely sober. Strike would put up with exactly one insult before walking out, and Robin would have to broker a truce.
Strengths compared
Jackson Lamb Cormoran Strike
Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.
On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Slow HorsesMick Herron · 2010 · Jackson Lamb's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- The Cuckoo’s CallingRobert Galbraith · 2013 · Cormoran Strike's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
