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Slough House

Slough House

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  • Author：Mick Herron
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Summary

Slough House - the crumbling office building to which failed spies， the 'slow horses'， are banished - has been wiped from secret service records。

Reeling from recent losses in their ranks， the slow horses are worried they've been pushed further into the cold， and fatal accidents keep happening。

With a new populist movement taking a grip on London's streets， the aftermath of a blunder by the Russian secret service that left a British citizen dead， and the old order ensuring that everything's for sale to the highest bidder， the world's an uncomfortable place for those deemed surplus to requirements。 The wise move would be to find a safe place and wait for the troubles to pass。

But the slow horses aren't famed for making wise decisions。

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Reviews

Bahar Nasiri ，

addictive and immersive I enjoyed reading all series。 Lamb is rude but his sense of humour cracks me up。 I laugh out loud at his banters。 I was disappointed by the event at the end of book 7 though。 River was my favourite character。

Alison ，

Brilliant as always， and total concentration required as always。 What a cliffhanger ending - I think this is my favourite book so far in the series， eagerly await the next。

Ann ，

Another excellent Slough House book - with the usual diabolical machinations， innocent bystanders getting hurt and the Slow Horses alternating between bumbling incompetence and unexpected abilities。 In this book， Diana Taverner， having achieved her ambition to be First Desk， has decided to organize a retaliation for a Russian operation on UK soil。 This has required some unsavory alliances， amongst other with a young press magnate and an arch-manipulator， who are trying to capitalize on the Yello Another excellent Slough House book - with the usual diabolical machinations， innocent bystanders getting hurt and the Slow Horses alternating between bumbling incompetence and unexpected abilities。 In this book， Diana Taverner， having achieved her ambition to be First Desk， has decided to organize a retaliation for a Russian operation on UK soil。 This has required some unsavory alliances， amongst other with a young press magnate and an arch-manipulator， who are trying to capitalize on the Yellow Jackets unrest in London。 At the same time， former Slow Horses are being eliminated - could the current Slow Horses be at risk？ Jackson Lamb and his crew may not know the full story， but they are not going to allow themselves to become collateral damage in this dogfight。As always， the dialogue， including Roddy Ho's internal dialogue， is the best part of the book！ 。。。more

Dwight Thompson ，

Wow what an ending。 Is there a Number 8and who will still be alive to follow？

Jane G。V。 ，

The best one yet， and the best ending I’ve read all year。

Martin ，

I've thought about trying one of the Slough House series as I was intrigued by the claims that Mick Herron was the new le Carré （as a massive fan of his books and particularly the Smiley series）。 Well now I know he isn't！However， I greatly enjoyed the book， particularly the author's dark sense of humour and his ability to create flawed but likeable characters who engaged me and whose fate I cared about。 I will certainly be reading others from the series。 I've thought about trying one of the Slough House series as I was intrigued by the claims that Mick Herron was the new le Carré （as a massive fan of his books and particularly the Smiley series）。 Well now I know he isn't！However， I greatly enjoyed the book， particularly the author's dark sense of humour and his ability to create flawed but likeable characters who engaged me and whose fate I cared about。 I will certainly be reading others from the series。 。。。more

Hannah Grace ，

I got this as it was Waterstones' thriller of the month in September。 I'd not read any of the previous books in the series and that didn't stop my enjoyment。 I feel like I was introduced to the characters and that the storyline was strong enough that it didn't matter that I didn't know the series beforehand。 What really frustrated me was the ending！ I understand that not every novel needs to be wrapped up in a happy ending， but I don't feel invested enough to wait for the next installment。 I got this as it was Waterstones' thriller of the month in September。 I'd not read any of the previous books in the series and that didn't stop my enjoyment。 I feel like I was introduced to the characters and that the storyline was strong enough that it didn't matter that I didn't know the series beforehand。 What really frustrated me was the ending！ I understand that not every novel needs to be wrapped up in a happy ending， but I don't feel invested enough to wait for the next installment。 。。。more

Gordon Smart ，

Another brilliant episode in the Slow Horses saga。 Witty， funny and satirical。 Here's a link to my own books for those interested:https://www。amazon。co。uk/Gordon-Smart。。。 Another brilliant episode in the Slow Horses saga。 Witty， funny and satirical。 Here's a link to my own books for those interested:https://www。amazon。co。uk/Gordon-Smart。。。 。。。more

Tony da Napoli ，

IMO best of the series。 Not easy to write about without spoiling。 It does seem to leave the door open for another book。 We especially like Herron's prologue and epilogue writing。。。 so very descriptive and it does what each is supposed to do。 One sets up the scene and players and the other closes it and tidies it up。 He dedicates a small chapter for each effort and the writing is superb （to us non-experts）。 We will be trying some of his other non-slough pieces for sure。 Highly recommend the serie IMO best of the series。 Not easy to write about without spoiling。 It does seem to leave the door open for another book。 We especially like Herron's prologue and epilogue writing。。。 so very descriptive and it does what each is supposed to do。 One sets up the scene and players and the other closes it and tidies it up。 He dedicates a small chapter for each effort and the writing is superb （to us non-experts）。 We will be trying some of his other non-slough pieces for sure。 Highly recommend the series -- but you better be ready for cutting， sarcastic， Brit dry humor by the cart load。。。as well as some necessarily vivid violence--and characters you begin to care for and sympathize with。 。。。more

Peter Thew ，

Number 7 in the Jackson Lamb series and they just keep getting better。 If you haven't tried this series before， imagine John le Carré with black humour and you won't be far off。 Outstanding。 Number 7 in the Jackson Lamb series and they just keep getting better。 If you haven't tried this series before， imagine John le Carré with black humour and you won't be far off。 Outstanding。 。。。more

Marie ，

This book seemed darker than Herron’s usual， which is， admittedly， dark。 But there was almost a mean spirited feel to Slough House that I hadn’t discerned in his past books。 I read this one in a rather dark time personally - which may explain it。Herron’s writing is always so dependably excellent; the plot intriguing。

Daryl Spitzer ，

Continues the trend of each book in the series being as good or better than the previous。

Colby ，

As usual - utterly addictive！

BoardInMalibu ，

Mick Herron， one of my favorite authors。 All of the recurring characters from the Slough House series make an appearance， but make no mistake， SLOUGH HOUSE is Jackson Lamb’s book。 I loved this book and tried to stretch it out as long as I could。 Then I reread it。 Honestly， I can’t get enough of Mick Herron。 SLOUGH HOUSE is Cold War era meets 21st century， sort of。 Jackson Lamb v Lady Di。 If you read any of Mick Herron’s books and like them: read all of the books， including the novellas， in order Mick Herron， one of my favorite authors。 All of the recurring characters from the Slough House series make an appearance， but make no mistake， SLOUGH HOUSE is Jackson Lamb’s book。 I loved this book and tried to stretch it out as long as I could。 Then I reread it。 Honestly， I can’t get enough of Mick Herron。 SLOUGH HOUSE is Cold War era meets 21st century， sort of。 Jackson Lamb v Lady Di。 If you read any of Mick Herron’s books and like them: read all of the books， including the novellas， in order！ Herron builds from each book/novella， you’ll learn much more about every character if you read them all， in order！ Highly recommend。 。。。more

Karl O' ，

Well， I may have started the wrong end of this series， with this book， but I’ve gone back and ordered the rest。 The obvious comparisons will be to Deighton & LeCarre but they never managed to balance any humor with the weight。 Slough House is complex without overwhelming and extremely readable。 I’m all in！

Marc ，

This is book 7 in the series and the first one for me…will check out the beginning as it may help me sort out the characters a bit better…did enjoy the premise and it did remind me of Le Carré…

Woman Reading ，

4。5 ☆ To those who buy and sell and own and build， the past is simply a shortcut to what's yet to come， and what's yet to come offers magpie riches to those prepared to embrace the changes demanded。 Or so the promises run。 Brexit is rearranging the economic chessboard。 Inspired by the French gilets jaunes， a populist movement called the "Yellow Vests" has gathered for several weeks on the London streets。 Meanwhile， the moneyed elites are looking to consolidate wealth and power （in other words， 4。5 ☆ To those who buy and sell and own and build， the past is simply a shortcut to what's yet to come， and what's yet to come offers magpie riches to those prepared to embrace the changes demanded。 Or so the promises run。 Brexit is rearranging the economic chessboard。 Inspired by the French gilets jaunes， a populist movement called the "Yellow Vests" has gathered for several weeks on the London streets。 Meanwhile， the moneyed elites are looking to consolidate wealth and power （in other words， no change there）， but perhaps areas once off-limits offer new possibilities。 Because for government agencies， "austerity" has been the buzzword of the past couple of years thanks to "You-Know-What。" And Slough House with its disgraced MI5 agents has never been regarded as a top tier asset， which increases its vulnerability during these belt-tightening times。 He thought: And this is the world I move in now。 Where decisions are based， not on the greatest good or the most just cause， but simply on f*cking up the opposition， even if the opposition's your own side。 The denizens of Slough House realize that Jackson Lamb is their sole level of protection。 。。。 [Lamb] looked like an exhausted tramp。。。 His shoes were scuffed lumps， the hems of his trousers frayed， and his overcoat might have been stitched from the tattered sail of a pirate ship。 And she had little doubt that the odor of cigarettes and scotch would grow apparent the nearer she came 。。。 Egads。 Yet， Lamb lives by one immutable code -- do not f*ck with my joes。 So the other observations aren't necessarily inconsistent but they sure do paint a blurry portrait of Jackson Lamb。 At the same time， the opacity in Herron's depiction of Lamb contributes to making him a compelling figure。 。。。little doubt， too， that for all his repose he knew damn well she was approaching。。。And for half a second she had a troubling glimpse of another Lamb inside the shell of this one; one who had posed for the image in front of her， and whose carefully composed decrepitude was a sculptor's trick。 Of course， not everyone is convinced。 She preferred to hold to a more fundamental verity: that villains were arseholes who needed locking up 。。。Here on Spook Street， the option of arresting the bad guys wasn't open to her。 If it had been， Jackson Lamb would have been on her list。 She didn't care that he used to be a joe--didn't buy into that whole romantic notion of the bruised survivor of an undercover war--and wasn't impressed by his apparent determination to bully or alienate everyone around him。 She simply thought him a bastard， and the best way of dealing with bastards was to cut them off at the knees。 Slough House is in mortal danger。 But will the slow horses find out the reason and source of the threats before it's too late？The other mystery to me is why the readership numbers aren't larger for this fantastic series。 Although the beginning of the series appeared as a spoof of the spy genre， Herron has said that he was most interested in office culture and these ensemble-cast stories are very character driven。 It just happened that he used spies because this set-up allowed for national topics。 The plotlines have been a bit wild but it's one of Jackson Lamb's saws - we're spies， all sorts of outlandish sh*t happens！ Herron's other attribute is his boldness， for he does not shy away from grim realities。 The plots may sometimes veer on the cartoon-ish edge but the "good guys" have very bad things happen to them， including violent deaths。 Finally， Herron's skewering of the political milieu has grown sharper with each installment and yet the satire is softened by his humor。 This series is freshly imaginative， clever， and sardonically witty - a winning combination for me。 。。。more

Rob Bevan ，

This series just gets better and better。 The excellent Jackson Lamb who I aspire to be like。 Doesn't give a toss about insulting or offending people and knows that political correctness is a load of utter bullshit supported by lefty， liberal twats。 We need many more people like him in this country to stop the worrying about the pathetic sensibilities of minorities and to get rid of those that object to free speech and independent thought。 This series just gets better and better。 The excellent Jackson Lamb who I aspire to be like。 Doesn't give a toss about insulting or offending people and knows that political correctness is a load of utter bullshit supported by lefty， liberal twats。 We need many more people like him in this country to stop the worrying about the pathetic sensibilities of minorities and to get rid of those that object to free speech and independent thought。 。。。more

Trevor Kenning ，

Great fun。 Highly enjoyable。 It’s Mick Herron;you know what you’re getting。

Colin Hunt ，

Another great read。 Can't wait for the next installment。 Another great read。 Can't wait for the next installment。 。。。more

Mancman ，

Not my favourite in the series， but still another sparkling addition to it。 It’s all eminently believable stuff， and the pacing always works well in this series。I look forward to the next instalment。

Nic ，

Slough House is the 7th book in Mick Herron’s series about those discarded by MI5 but not dismissed， the Slow Horses。 It would read well as a stand-alone （indeed it is a current Waterstones book of the month） but the true pleasure is in the back stories and the character development。 The Slow Horses seem to be in jeopardy。 Wiped from The Park’s records and old members seem to be meeting unseemly deaths。 Jackson Lamb starts to suspect that something isn’t quite right and his ire falls on his old Slough House is the 7th book in Mick Herron’s series about those discarded by MI5 but not dismissed， the Slow Horses。 It would read well as a stand-alone （indeed it is a current Waterstones book of the month） but the true pleasure is in the back stories and the character development。 The Slow Horses seem to be in jeopardy。 Wiped from The Park’s records and old members seem to be meeting unseemly deaths。 Jackson Lamb starts to suspect that something isn’t quite right and his ire falls on his old foe Diana Taverner。 Meanwhile Lady Di has got caught up in her own mess of Russian spies， nerve agents， incompetent but bolshy politicians and media barrons。 It all makes for a rip roaring read。 The plot is fantastic but it is the characters and the dialogue which really stand out in this series。 This is the best of the series， so far and leaves plenty of space for the next one。 I listened to the audiobook and Sean Barrett is the perfect narrator。 。。。more

Alexander Page ，

And that is that！ Read them all in order or at least as near as dam。 And then this one which I waited for thinking that the cost was being deliberately kept high because the series was so popular。 Anyway it was a long time before I read it。 All nothing to do with it's value as a piece of writing。 A muddled tale told by a once good writer。 Goodnight Slough House。 And that is that！ Read them all in order or at least as near as dam。 And then this one which I waited for thinking that the cost was being deliberately kept high because the series was so popular。 Anyway it was a long time before I read it。 All nothing to do with it's value as a piece of writing。 A muddled tale told by a once good writer。 Goodnight Slough House。 。。。more

Malcolm Schaffer ，

After the joys of London Rules and Joe Country I found the latest instalment about the Slow Horses team of failed agents a wee bit disappointing。As usual whenever Jackson Lamb ，a supreme invention appears，the story revs up and I am also getting very fond of the ice maiden that is Diane Tavernier but the story itself inspired both by thr current government and the Salisbury poisoning ，felt bitty and dragged a bit in the first two thirds before picking up pace and power as the Slough House team co After the joys of London Rules and Joe Country I found the latest instalment about the Slow Horses team of failed agents a wee bit disappointing。As usual whenever Jackson Lamb ，a supreme invention appears，the story revs up and I am also getting very fond of the ice maiden that is Diane Tavernier but the story itself inspired both by thr current government and the Salisbury poisoning ，felt bitty and dragged a bit in the first two thirds before picking up pace and power as the Slough House team come under threat。It ends in a buzz that makes you look forward to next instalment 。Hope that recaptures the glories of the previous books 。。。more

Dave Allan ，

Start with Slow Horses and work your way through to this one as it's a definite series。 I love his original idea， it flows through all the books。 If you like Slow Horses you're likely to love them all。I'm lucky， I've walked down that street many times on my way to evenings at the Barbican。 It's real and in many ways his plots always feel as they could be real。 So close to normality yet so far away。Love Slough House， usual problem， I read every word because I love the humour but still get through Start with Slow Horses and work your way through to this one as it's a definite series。 I love his original idea， it flows through all the books。 If you like Slow Horses you're likely to love them all。I'm lucky， I've walked down that street many times on my way to evenings at the Barbican。 It's real and in many ways his plots always feel as they could be real。 So close to normality yet so far away。Love Slough House， usual problem， I read every word because I love the humour but still get through them too fast as I want to know what happens。So hope the TV series does the novels justice。 The characters are just so well described and their flaws so much exaggerated caricatures of people we come across。 。。。more

Rich-1 ，

As good as ever

Jane ，

The best yet。 Thank goodness the next one is due to be published next year！

Ian Lea ，

Another excellent Mick Herron thriller。 Seedy and horribly believable。

Erica ，

5 stars aren’t enough。

Dave ，

Really not much different from his previous six， but that isn't a bad thing--it's what I signed up for。 As always， page-turning， somewhat predictable and somewhat surprising， well-written， and consistently snarky。 Always enjoyable。 Really not much different from his previous six， but that isn't a bad thing--it's what I signed up for。 As always， page-turning， somewhat predictable and somewhat surprising， well-written， and consistently snarky。 Always enjoyable。 。。。more

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