1 | This page is for characters introduced in the novel ''Literature/TheCuckoosCalling''. For characters who appear across [[Literature/CormoranStrikeNovels the series]] see '''[[Characters/CormoranStrikeNovels here]]'''. |
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6 | !The Bristow Family |
7 | [[folder:Lula Landry]] |
8 | !!Lula Landry (real name: Tallulah Bristow) |
9 | A world famous supermodel who died three months prior to the events of the novel. |
10 | ---- |
11 | * LonelyRichKid: Despite being very rich and having lots of friends, at heart Lula felt very alone. |
12 | * LovableAlphaBitch: Lula may have let fame go to her head, but witnesses tend to remember her as kinder than your typical troubled starlet. |
13 | * NiceGirl: She's described as this by pretty much everyone who knew her, [[NiceToTheWaiter treating even the security guards where she lived with genuine kindness]]. |
14 | * NomDeMom: She uses her mother’s maiden name professionally. |
15 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: Strike’s investigation of her death forms the plot of the novel. |
16 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Lula is said to be a replacement for Charlie. |
17 | [[/folder]] |
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19 | [[folder:John Bristow]] |
20 | !!John Bristow |
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22 | Lula Landry’s adopted brother and the man who hires Cormoran Strike to investigate her death. |
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24 | * [[spoiler:AxCrazy: It becomes clear toward the end of the novel that John Bristow is not exactly right in the head despite his attempts to act normal.]] |
25 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:John actually kills ''both'' of his favoured siblings.]] Magazines apparently [[LampshadeHanging take note]]. |
26 | * DetectivePatsy: [[spoiler:A classic example in John Bristow.]] |
27 | * EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler:He murdered his brother when he was very young.]] |
28 | * MamasBoy: Distressing his dying mother is a sure way to send him into barely concealed hysterics. |
29 | * TheUnfavorite: The degree of attention his parents devoted first to Charlie and then to Lula made him feel this way, [[spoiler:which drives him to kill them]]. |
30 | [[/folder]] |
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32 | [[folder:Charlie Bristow]] |
33 | !!Charlie Bristow |
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35 | Cormoran Strike’s childhood friend who died when he was a little kid. John’s Bristow’s brother. |
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37 | * PosthumousCharacter: He is long dead by the time the story starts, due to falling off a cliff he was told explicitly not to go to. [[spoiler:It was John Bristow's doing.]] |
38 | [[/folder]] |
39 | |
40 | [[folder:Lady Bristow]] |
41 | !! Lady Yvette Landry Bristow |
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43 | The adoptive mother of Charlie, John, and Lula. |
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45 | * MiseryPoker: She is a consummate player, even on her deathbed. |
46 | * MyBelovedSmother: Lady Bristow spoils and smothers her children. Subverted for [[spoiler:John — the fact that his mother ''didn't'' smother him, [[TheUnfavourite compared to Charlie and Lula]], is implied to be a major factor behind his insanity.]] |
47 | [[/folder]] |
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49 | [[folder:Tony Landry]] |
50 | !!Tony Landry |
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52 | Lady Bristow’s brother and uncle to John and Lula. |
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54 | * {{Jerkass}}: Despite his impressive appearance, he is a thoroughly unpleasant individual. |
55 | * RacistGrandma: It doesn’t take much poking to find out how much of a bigot he is. Starting with his disapproval of his sister adopting a mixed-race child. [[spoiler:Althouhg in a partial subversion, the fact that John murdered Charlie might have had more to do with it.]] |
56 | [[/folder]] |
57 | |
58 | [[folder: Alison]] |
59 | !!Alison |
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61 | John Bristow’s girlfriend. |
62 | ---- |
63 | * EveryoneCanSeeIt: Her obvious infatuation with Tony Landry. |
64 | [[/folder]] |
65 | |
66 | !Lula Landry's social circle |
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68 | [[folder: Evan Duffield]] |
69 | !! Evan Duffield |
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71 | Lula’s on-again off-again musician boyfriend. |
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73 | * ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Before Lula's death was ruled a suicide, the press practically crucified him for it. |
74 | * HiddenDepths: Once Strike actually gets to talk to him, he turns out to be far more levelheaded than his public image would indicate, being truly devastated by Lula’s death. |
75 | * SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: The press paints him as the embodiment of this trope, but in reality he is not that bad. |
76 | [[/folder]] |
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78 | [[folder: Guy Somé]] |
79 | !! Guy Somé |
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81 | A famous designer and Lula’s close friend. |
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83 | * ClusterFBomb: In a book filled with characters who swear, he is the biggest offender. |
84 | * GayBestFriend: He was this for Lula, though he's devoid of most of the stereotypes. |
85 | * GreenEyedMonster: Duffield claims that he was in love with Lula, despite being gay, in an IfItsYouItsOkay sense. What is clear is that Guy loathes Duffield and hated Lula dating him. |
86 | * HiddenDepths: His CampGay style is mostly an act, and Cormoran names him as "sharp". Moreover, of all Lula's friends, he's the one who was closest to the truth behind her death; he knew she didn't kill herself, he knew that she was obsessed with finding her paternal family, and he knew that [[spoiler:John really, really wanted her fortune]]. His blind hatred for Evan prevents him from connecting the dots, though. |
87 | [[/folder]] |
88 | |
89 | [[folder: Ciara Porter]] |
90 | !! Ciara Porter |
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92 | A famous model and Lula’s friend. |
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94 | * GirlOfTheWeek: [[spoiler: She has a one-night stand with Strike, which helps him to start recovering from his breakup with Charlotte.]] |
95 | * InformedFlaw: Virtually everyone describes her as a combination of DumbBlonde and AlphaBitch. When Strike meets her, she's a bit fluffy but otherwise perfectly pleasant and one of the few people to be completely honest with him. |
96 | * HiddenDepths: She quotes Oscar Wilde and wants to take a literature course. |
97 | * NiceGirl: She's very friendly and pleasant, getting along well with Strike. |
98 | [[/folder]] |
99 | |
100 | [[folder: Freddy Bestigui]] |
101 | !! Freddy Bestigui |
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103 | A film producer who lives in the same building as Lula Landry. |
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105 | * BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: He spends most of the novel hindering Strike’s investigation, [[spoiler:with good reason]]. |
106 | * BuyThemOff: [[spoiler:To the many women he's wronged.]] |
107 | * DomesticAbuse: [[spoiler:He locked his wife out in the balcony in her underwear while it was snowing after a fight.]] |
108 | * {{Jerkass}}: One of the few things most of the characters agree on is the fact that Freddy Bestegui is an absolute arsehole. |
109 | [[/folder]] |
110 | |
111 | [[folder: Tansy Bestigui]] |
112 | !!Tansy Bestigui |
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114 | Freddy’s wife and a key witness. |
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116 | * AttentionWhore: The press and the police eventually come to consider her this, dismissing her testimony out of hand. |
117 | * EveryoneHasStandards: She's money-hungry and plastic to the core, but even she can't quite bury her conscience when it comes to the death of a young woman. [[spoiler:Despite Freddy's best efforts to buy her silence, she was still on the verge of confessing to his abuse and to what really happened the night of the murder.]] |
118 | * GoldDigger: It’s pretty obvious that the only reason she married Freddy was because of his money. |
119 | [[/folder]] |
120 | |
121 | [[folder: Deeby Macc]] |
122 | !! Deeby Macc |
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124 | An American rapper who was supposed to move into Lula’s building the night of her death. |
125 | ---- |
126 | * TheGhost: He is mentioned a lot by almost every character. However, the closest he comes to appearing in the flesh is a Website/YouTube interview Cormoran and Robin watch. |
127 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: His impending arrival at Lula’s building [[spoiler:proves instrumental in the way the murder was committed]]. |
128 | [[/folder]] |
129 | |
130 | [[folder:Rochelle Onifade]] |
131 | !!Rochelle Onifade |
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133 | A friend of Lula’s from rehab. |
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135 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: Has quite the crush on Kieran. He doesn't even remember her name. |
136 | * TheConfidant: She is the only person in her life Lula is sure will never blab about her to the press. [[spoiler:Nonetheless, she's kind of a gold-digging scumbag, and the trope is ultimately subverted when she's shown to indeed be selling Lula's secrets — just not to the press.]] |
137 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: She's ''extremely'' bitter and vicious towards nearly everyone, and none of Lula's friends have a good word for her. |
138 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Murdered by Bristow after he realized that she was capable of pointing Strike towards Lula's will.]] |
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