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Imagined crossover · Magic and fantasy

What if Cormoran Strike met Peter Grant?

The private eye and the police wizard. Both are outsiders who know London intimately, and both have dry, observant humour.

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Artwork: Cormoran Strike meets Peter Grant

The pair

Cormoran StrikePrivate detective and Afghanistan veteranBy Robert Galbraith · Cormoran Strike · first in The Cuckoo’s Calling
Peter GrantPolice constable and apprentice wizardBy Ben Aaronovitch · Rivers of London · first in Rivers of London
Chemistry8/10
Friction5/10
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Where and when

London
The 2010s to today

The story

How they might meet
A client hires Strike to investigate a death that the Met has quietly passed to a strange little unit at the Folly.
Why they would work
Both are outsiders who know London intimately, and both have dry, observant humour.
What each brings
Strike is a patient, old-fashioned investigator with a soldier’s eye. Grant is a curious, tech-savvy copper with very unusual training.
Where they would clash
Strike believes in evidence and nothing else; Grant knows there is more to London than evidence can explain. Strike would not believe a word of it, at first.

Strengths compared

Cormoran Strike Peter Grant

DeductionMuscleRule-bendingWitHeartResourcesCormoran Strike: Deduction 9 out of 10Cormoran Strike: Muscle 7 out of 10Cormoran Strike: Rule-bending 5 out of 10Cormoran Strike: Wit 6 out of 10Cormoran Strike: Heart 7 out of 10Cormoran Strike: Resources 5 out of 10Peter Grant: Deduction 7 out of 10Peter Grant: Muscle 5 out of 10Peter Grant: Rule-bending 6 out of 10Peter Grant: Wit 9 out of 10Peter Grant: Heart 7 out of 10Peter Grant: Resources 7 out of 10

Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.

On the page together

In print together 2013–2025Cormoran Strike · 2013–2025Peter Grant · 2011–2025201520202025

The years in which each character's books were published.

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