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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

In this week's episode, we:

- discuss our upcoming episode on the TV adaptation of The Ink Black Heart

- are surprised by how many breaks we needed to take to get through the grotesquerie of Bombyx Mori

- have some thoughts on Kathryn Kent being compared to a harpy 🦅

- jokingly scold Strike for not reading the awful sex scenes in the book

- theorize about multiple killers in a future book

- have one singular moment of sympathy for Matthew before returning to #unadulteratedloathing

- feel embarrassed for Robin after Strike's lie about her illness

- appreciate Strike's kindness towards Leonora (we know you're shocked!)

All this and more in episode 7 ("Goodbye Bombyx"), out Thursday 6 February at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🐛

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🚨 UPDATE! 🚨

Mark your calendars! 📅

We have decided on a date and time we'll begin recording for our discussion of the BBC adaptation of The Ink Black Heart: 15 February at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm GMT!

More details to come. 🖤

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🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

This week, we cover chapters 15-18 of The Silkworm. We discuss Strike's birthday party, discovering Quine at Talgarth Road, and Robin's reaction to the news.

Next episode (6 February): Chapters 19-21

Link to listen 🎧: https://lnk.bio/thesefilespod

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🎤 Listener question! 🎤

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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

We've got a fun sneak peek for you this week!

In this week's episode, we...

- poke fun at the theory that Lucy killed Leda

- put ourselves in Nina's shoes at Lucy's birthday party for Strike (and are not happy with him)

- demand compensation for not getting to marry Strike (which is completely reasonable)

- envision a Strike haunted house that walks through each book's crime scene

- discuss the potential for the agency to be enemies with the Met again

- collectively die over the possibility of another 'only you' moment

All this and more in episode 6 ("Don't Let the Muggles Get You Down"), out Thursday 23 January at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🐛

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🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

Today, we cover chapters 13 and 14 of The Silkworm. We discuss the latest exciting news about the completion of The Hallmarked Man, the Roper-Chard party, and Strike reading Bombyx Mori for the first time.

Next episode (23 January): Chapters 15-18

Link to listen 🎧: https://lnk.bio/thesefilespod

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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

In this week's sneak peek of episode 5 covering chapters 13 and 14 of The Silkworm, we discuss...

- The Hallmarked Man and Strike 9 news

- The theory about the women that Strike attracts (ourselves included, naturally)

- Pools doubling down on her theory about Murphy's future response to a breakup

- The pressure Strike feels to reciprocate Nina's advances after she helps get a copy Quine's novel

- The real crime of the novel: the ending of the Arsenal vs Spurs match (damn you, Bombyx Mori!)

This and more in Episode 5 ("Badly Wired Podcasters") out Thursday 9 January at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🐛

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🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

Happy holidays from all three of us here at TSEF! 🎄🎁⭐️

Today, we cover chapters 10-12 of The Silkworm. We discuss Kathryn Kent's blog, the awkward meeting between Robin, Matthew, and Strike, and Strike's first meeting with Nina Lascelles.

Next episode (9 January): Chapters 13-15

Link to listen 🎧: https://lnk.bio/thesefilespod

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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

In this week's episode,

- Lindsay dives into Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour," one of the epigraph sources of The Silkworm

- We examine Matthew's insecurity during the meeting between he, Robin, and Strike

- Pools and Lindsay compare JK Rowling writing the snippet of Melina's Sacrifice to Ariana Grande's performance of 'Domingo' on SNL

- Kathryn Kent's blog is roasted so thoroughly, it is golden brown on all sides 🍗

- We discuss the ironic hilarity of Strike poking fun at Robin's unusual middle name

- Connections between Matthew and Murphy are made, and we again remember how much we hate Matthew

This and more in Episode 4, "The Roast of Kathryn Kent," out Thursday, 26 December at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🐛🎄

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✍️ NEW BLOG POST! ✍️

In a new blog post on our website in honor of The Hallmarked Man being finished, Dr Beatrice Groves explores the connections between Wilkie Collins' 'The Moonstone' and its potential influence on JKR's writing of one of the Harry Potter novels, as well as the fan-created 'Gillespie theory' surrounding Leda Strike's death in the Cormoran Strike novels.

Link above to read!

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🖤 BONUS OUTTAKE! 🖤

In celebration of the fabulous BBC adaptation of The Ink Black Heart being released, here's a short clip of us talking about the great interviews from show leads Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger.

We are so grateful to have them playing the parts of Strike and Robin and can't wait to see them in The Running Grave! 🖤

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🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

This week, we cover chapters 8-9 of The Silkworm. We discuss exciting news about the upcoming BBC adaptation of The Ink Black Heart, Strike's interview with Liz Tassel, and his encounter with Kathryn Kent.

Next episode (26 December): Chapters 10-12

Link to listen 🎧: https://lnk.bio/thesefilespod

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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

In this week's episode...

- We finally get an air date for the BBC adaptation of The Ink Black Heart and are very excited about it

- Lindsay finds another level of meaning in one of the epigraphs and points out a clue in Liz Tassel's interview

- Pools makes a connection between Murphy and Jerry Waldegrave

All this and more in Episode 3, "Cigarettes, Dogs, & 1,000 Flowers" (covering chapters 8-9 of The Silkworm) out Thursday 12 December at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🐛

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🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

This week, we cover chapters 4-7 of The Silkworm. We discuss Matthew's rescheduling of the meeting between he, Robin, and Strike, Strike's interview with Christian Fisher, as well as his first update to Leonora.

Next episode (12 December): Chapters 8-9

Link to listen 🎧: https://lnk.bio/thesefilespod

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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

We've got another compilation of great moments from this week's episode!

- The farting sofa gets a name

- Matthew reminds us w̵h̵a̵t̵ ̵a̵ ̵d̵i̵c̵k̵h̵e̵a̵d̵ how unlikeable he is

- Christian Fisher is more relatable than we realized

- We learn some surprising information about Jack "of beanstalk fame"

- Strike has a surprising gap in his Latin vocabulary

- Quine's weird obsession with his balls

- Everybody still hates Matthew's mother

- Our most fun partner's chat to date

All this and more in Episode 2, "What is UP with Bombyx Mori?" (covering chapters 4-7 of The Silkworm) out Thursday 28 November at 4pm PT/7pm ET! 🐛

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🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

In this week's episode, we begin our reread of The Silkworm, covering chapters 1-3, including all of the Cormoran Strike news we missed out on in between seasons.

Next episode (29 November): Chapters 4-7

Link to listen 🎧: https://lnk.bio/thesefilespod

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👀 SNEAK PEEK! 👀

Missed us? 😉

Here's a short teaser of some great moments from the first (2 hour long!) episode of season 5, covering chapters 1-3 of #TheSilkworm and all of the #CormoranStrike news that we missed since the end of last season.

We can't wait to share it with you! 🐛