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Slough House

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  • Author：Mick Herron
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Summary

'Kill us？ They've never needed to kill us，' said Lamb。 'I mean， look at us。 What would be the point？'

A year after a calamitous blunder by the Russian secret service left a British citizen dead from novichok poisoning， Diana Taverner is on the warpath。 What seems a gutless response from the government has pushed the Service's First Desk into mounting her own counter-offensive - but she's had to make a deal with the devil first。 And given that the devil in question is arch-manipulator Peter Judd， she could be about to lose control of everything she's fought for。

Meanwhile， still reeling from recent losses， the slow horses are worried they've been pushed further into the cold。 Slough House has been wiped from Service records， and fatal accidents keep happening。 No wonder Jackson Lamb's crew are feeling paranoid。 But have they actually been targeted？

With a new populist movement taking a grip on London's streets， 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

Helen ，

The series gets darker all the time and bitter。 This one is left slightly hanging and I will certainly watch for the next。If Roddy Ho goes any further inside his own ego his esophagus will be on the outside and I don't think Jackson Lamb can become any more offensive than he is。 Still， I'd rather Jackson Lamb than Peter Judd and the others of the financial/media/political side。 Calling Putin the Gay Hussar makes the book worth the reading in itself。 That assassination in Salisbury was just so bl The series gets darker all the time and bitter。 This one is left slightly hanging and I will certainly watch for the next。If Roddy Ho goes any further inside his own ego his esophagus will be on the outside and I don't think Jackson Lamb can become any more offensive than he is。 Still， I'd rather Jackson Lamb than Peter Judd and the others of the financial/media/political side。 Calling Putin the Gay Hussar makes the book worth the reading in itself。 That assassination in Salisbury was just so blatant and careless that one could only wish that someone would do what Herron has them do， even though you would risk what happens here。Committing murder is not something a person does lightly and the after effects should stay with you a long time。 I am glad Herron acknowledges that。I'm really caring what happens to these people， even Shirley Dander， who is as out of control as anyone can be and still appear to function。 I may even learn to care about Diana Taverner， who may have learned an essential lesson about trust in these pages。 The only thing I really wonder about is the appearance of so many sexual and digestive "jokes"。 It isn't just Herron， it seems to be endemic in English writing。 Do the English despise their bodies or what？ I suppose the readers have to just shake their heads and move on。 。。。more

Margaret Conmey ，

I enjoyed this book slightly less than the other books in the series- starting to feel a bot like ‘same old same old’ but the ending was incredibly sadProb 3。5

John Walker ，

Wow！！ What to say except this is a wild ride with the Slow Horses and MI5。 Our cast of characters have been erased from MI5 files， as in no longer exist， well， hey still show up for work and do their mundane jobs but to Diane Traverner， First Desk of MI5， it's 'so what' time。Yet not files have been erased， especially those of former slow horses， who seem to be targeted by someone or rather a deadly duo， who？ Need to know basis。Of course this comes to the attention of Jackson Lamb， who runs the s Wow！！ What to say except this is a wild ride with the Slow Horses and MI5。 Our cast of characters have been erased from MI5 files， as in no longer exist， well， hey still show up for work and do their mundane jobs but to Diane Traverner， First Desk of MI5， it's 'so what' time。Yet not files have been erased， especially those of former slow horses， who seem to be targeted by someone or rather a deadly duo， who？ Need to know basis。Of course this comes to the attention of Jackson Lamb， who runs the slow horses， and possibly is slightly annoyed。 Diane， herself is about to step in it big time， as in up to her neck。， dealing with a popular movement that demands a high price。 Too high， some say others say too scary。Anyway terrific book， waiting for book number 8。 Well time to go 'dark' till number 8 。。。more

Frances ，

This series just keeps getting better and better， which I didn't think would be possible。 A brilliantly clever espionage series set in modern London with lots of somewhat recognizable characters， really well written dialogue and enough laugh-out-loud moments between the high drama to make the reading a pure pleasure。 If you haven't read this series yet start from the beginning and read in sequence， and I really envy you the opportunity to discover this anew。 This series just keeps getting better and better， which I didn't think would be possible。 A brilliantly clever espionage series set in modern London with lots of somewhat recognizable characters， really well written dialogue and enough laugh-out-loud moments between the high drama to make the reading a pure pleasure。 If you haven't read this series yet start from the beginning and read in sequence， and I really envy you the opportunity to discover this anew。 。。。more

Ron ，

Mick Herron has an interesting entry in his ongoing series。 Slough House has been disappeared from most records so that their members can be trailed by Regent's Park agents as part of their training。 But due to a theft from the archives， they seem to be the targets of assassination crews。 The question is who and why？ As in a good spy mystery， the details keep adding up until the full picture appears， or as in this case， a fuller picture。 There is a full crew on hand that manages to blunder， care Mick Herron has an interesting entry in his ongoing series。 Slough House has been disappeared from most records so that their members can be trailed by Regent's Park agents as part of their training。 But due to a theft from the archives， they seem to be the targets of assassination crews。 The question is who and why？ As in a good spy mystery， the details keep adding up until the full picture appears， or as in this case， a fuller picture。 There is a full crew on hand that manages to blunder， careen， and otherwise cause confusion while still managing to give a decent account of themselves。 Now， if Management would just wise up， they might have a chance to survive！ Not that this series has been firmly posted on my reading list， I will need to catch up with all the backstories I have missed！ 。。。more

Tracy Altman ，

Fantastic read。 Hilarious， insightful， sarcastic， with MH's typically brilliant writing。 Probably my favorite of the Jackson Lamb Slough House series。I wish comedy earned the respect it deserves。 Fantastic read。 Hilarious， insightful， sarcastic， with MH's typically brilliant writing。 Probably my favorite of the Jackson Lamb Slough House series。I wish comedy earned the respect it deserves。 。。。more

Julia Louise Scott ，

A good plotA liked the plot and some of the characters。 I didn’t care for the ending—although it was a proper ending for the book。 I did not like the author’s almost exclusive use of one noun as a descriptive adjective and synonym。

Bob ，

Really good。 Equal to #1 and the novellas。 If， for some reason （and I hope this doesn't happen）， this ended up being the last， I'd even have to admit it serves as an admirable bookend， but on the other hand， it feels like a real point of entry for another large set of concerns， like End of Volume 1， prelude to Volume 2。 As usual， some great cinematic thrills。 Also a fair amount of political machination dialog， but even that feels much easier to latch onto then， say， the same stuff from London Ru Really good。 Equal to #1 and the novellas。 If， for some reason （and I hope this doesn't happen）， this ended up being the last， I'd even have to admit it serves as an admirable bookend， but on the other hand， it feels like a real point of entry for another large set of concerns， like End of Volume 1， prelude to Volume 2。 As usual， some great cinematic thrills。 Also a fair amount of political machination dialog， but even that feels much easier to latch onto then， say， the same stuff from London Rules， which I found hard to enjoy。 This book also feels like the most obvious evidence to point to when people try to bestow the LeCarre crown on Herron's head。 The book and the series is fascinating， dense， and deep。 I'd easily watch an hour long documentary with him talking about how one goes about outlining/plotting a mulit-book series of quadruple-crosses without finding yourself plotted into an irrevocable corner。 Last thing I'll say is that it's fascinating to read the plot of this one with the understanding that it was written in 2019/2020。 The echoes of the US political events of January 2021 are just wild。 Anyway， can't wait for #8。 In the meantime， I'm going to hope the older Oxford Series has as many pleasures。 。。。more

Gary Regan ，

I've read two books in this series and will not read any more。 Two many good books ， not enough time to read them all。 Really， just not my cup of tea。 I've read two books in this series and will not read any more。 Two many good books ， not enough time to read them all。 Really， just not my cup of tea。 。。。more

Mal Warwick ，

Lady Di has painted herself into a corner。 Oh， not that Lady Di。 This one is Diana Taverner， the newly anointed Director General of Her Majesty’s Secret Service。 （Well， she and everyone else refers to the job as First Chair。 But we all know what’s going on。） And—acting purely out of patriotic motives， mind you—she has turned to the private sector to fund an off-book mission that her parsimonious handlers in government have proven unwilling to support。 These days， British secret intelligence is o Lady Di has painted herself into a corner。 Oh， not that Lady Di。 This one is Diana Taverner， the newly anointed Director General of Her Majesty’s Secret Service。 （Well， she and everyone else refers to the job as First Chair。 But we all know what’s going on。） And—acting purely out of patriotic motives， mind you—she has turned to the private sector to fund an off-book mission that her parsimonious handlers in government have proven unwilling to support。 These days， British secret intelligence is on the dole。 And now the private sector wants its pound of flesh。Even worse， in that off-book mission， Lady Di dispatched a contract killer to Russia to eliminate one of the GRU‘s most feared assassins。 The murderer in question—the Russian， not the mercenary—had herself recently been in England， where she ended the life of one of Lady Di’s agents。 So the mission was payback。 And it was successful。 Unfortunately， now the GRU insists on exacting vengeance for that impertinence。 The Russians have sent a team of assassins， which is now in the process of escalating the conflict by murdering former Slough House residents。 And threatening the ones who work there now。Ah， the unintended consequences we unleash with such good intentions！ And how many times in the annals of British secret intelligence has that happened？If you’re unfamiliar with Slough House 。 。 。Here’s what you need to know if you haven’t yet read any of the nine earlier Slough House stories。 The eponymous “house” is a crumbling old office building located across London from Lady Di’s headquarters at Regents Park。 There， she exiles her agency’s misfits and screw-ups， subjecting them to the not-so-tender mercies of Jackson Lamb。 Lamb is， not to put too fine a point to it， a fat， boorish， misanthropic slob。 But he is a veteran secret agent with a fearsome reputation。 He’s brilliant， and everyone in his orbit is terrified of him。 Including his boss， Lady Di。 And， not so incidentally， he is one of the most compelling figures in espionage fiction。The changing cast of characters at Slough HouseStuff happens in the Slough House stories。 New agents come。 Some old ones actually die。 But Slough House abides， and Jackson Lamb appears ageless and immovable。 And a handful of the original characters are still around in this tenth book in the series。 If you’re a fan， you’ll recognize the names: Young River Cartwright， who isn’t a screw-up at all。 Homicidal coke-head Shirley Dander。 Hapless Louisa Guy。 Recovering alcoholic Catherine Standish， condemned to work as Jackson Lamb’s secretary。 And a hilarious later entry， hacker and self-styled but thoroughly unsuccessful ladies man Roddy Ho。 Oh， and another member of the original cast returns， apparently from the dead。 Mick Herron writes in the omniscient third person， allowing each of them （and several others） to have their say。 And the interaction among them is priceless。 Expect to encounter the cleverest dialogue this side of Piccadilly Circus。 It seems that British secret intelligence can be a lot of fun。 When the agents aren’t getting killed。So， what’s going on here？In Slough House， as in every one of the stories that precede it， there are plots and subplots galore。 You’re unlikely to figure out what’s going on until the end is in sight。 While those Russian assassins pick off the veterans of Slough House， one by one， Lady Di struggles to extricate herself from the death-grip of her wealthy benefactors。 Especially a young media tycoon who seems to think he’s in charge， and a now-retired contender for the PM’s job who really seems to be。 （The former “approved of a system which had allowed him to get rich， but he also believed in pulling the ladder up afterwards。 If everyone succeeded， nobody did。”） Meanwhile， that original cast member we’ve long thought was dead has somehow resurfaced。 She was， it seems， the love of River Cartwright’s life， and that adds a new dimension to the tale。 Oh， and a couple of gay dwarfs enter the scene as well， one of them dead， the other in mourning。 It’s all a glorious gallimaufry。 Or， if you prefer， a clusterf***。 But it all works out in the end。 More or less。Is Slough House MI5， or MI6？The most familiar work of British secret intelligence is carried out by two agencies。 The remit of the Secret Intelligence Service， known as MI6， is the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence。 That of its counterpart， the Security Service， or MI5， is to address terrorism and espionage domestically。 The two organizations are sometimes bitter rivals。In the Slough House series， the early books seem to indicate that the characters are agents of the government’s domestic intelligence arm， MI5。 They work exclusively inside Britain。 However， the picture is clouded by the central figure of Jackson Lamb， whose legendary work overseas is often mentioned。 And in the later books， Herron refers to Diana Taverner as head of the Secret Service， a familiar name for MI6。 It can be confusing， if you’re aware of the distinction。 But so what？ It’s all in good fun。About the authorBritish mystery writer Mick Herron （born 1963） is the author of the growing Slough House series that now includes ten books， including three novellas。 He has also written a four-book series of novels about Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm as well as three standalone novels。 Herron lives in Oxford。Britain’s Sunday Express has written， “Herron’s comic brilliance should not overshadow the fact that his books are frequently thrilling， often thought-provoking， and sometimes moving and even inspiring。” I couldn’t agree more。 。。。more

G。J。 Minett ，

I'm so pleased that they're making a TV series of the Slough House books because it's reassuring confirmation that quality will eventually reacher a wider audience。 I understand Gary Oldman has landed the part of Jackson Lamb and I can't wait to see what he makes of it。 The real winner though is whoever has the job of translating the series from page to screen because the dialogue crackles and spits venom every time the awful， vulgar， cynical head of house opens his mouth 。 。 。 not to mention a I'm so pleased that they're making a TV series of the Slough House books because it's reassuring confirmation that quality will eventually reacher a wider audience。 I understand Gary Oldman has landed the part of Jackson Lamb and I can't wait to see what he makes of it。 The real winner though is whoever has the job of translating the series from page to screen because the dialogue crackles and spits venom every time the awful， vulgar， cynical head of house opens his mouth 。 。 。 not to mention a few other equally unsavoury orifices as well。This latest offering is simply brilliant。 Sid is back （don't ask）。 Shirley is still living （with the aid of all manner of stimulants） at a pace we suspect she'll never sustain。 River is still coming to terms with the loss of the OB and the metaphorical terminal illness （Slough House） which is blighting his own career。 Louisa's disturbing habit of losing partners to violent death is making new boy Lech feel uncomfortable 。 。 。 a discomfort which almost pales into insignificance when set alongside Lamb's daily verbal assault on his unsightly scarred features。 Roddy Ho is 。 。 。 well 。 。 。 he's Ho， legendary genius in his own mind and pathetic wannabe as far as everyone else concerned。 Catherine， Sisyphus complex very much to the fore， is still seemingly hellbent on trying to iron out some of Lamb's more unsavoury kinks even though she suspects there is nothing there to redeem。 And squatting scatalogically above them all， dishing out pearls of wisdom and bile in equal measure from his office on the top floor， is the magnificent Jackson Lamb， a tyrannical walking obscenity at first and maybe even fiftieth glance but apparently imbued with more than the occasional protective instinct towards his unfortunate subordinates 。 。 。 not that he'll ever admit it。If you are new to Mick Herron， I'd urge you to start with Slow Horses and follow this disparate， not to mention desperate bunch of misfits as they struggle for redemption in a world that has to all intents and purposes forgotten them。 I can guarantee that at some stage the mirror he holds up to the major political and social stories that have dominated the news during the past decade will make you wonder about the wafer thin borderline between outlandish， wildly speculative entertainment and the actual truth。 This is the genius of Mick Herron。Not that he's in the same league as Roddy Ho。 Goes without saying。 。。。more

Steve ，

The "Slow Horses" are back and with them the acerbic， politically incorrect Jackson Lamb！ Could be the best one yet， but they are all so good。 This time Mr Herron manages to include Brexit， the Russians operating in the UK all bound with our own snake like politicians bound together by his observations on the whole mess and the usual humour that should make you wince but actually makes you laugh out loud before he makes you almost cry at some of the events。One to be read again I think just for t The "Slow Horses" are back and with them the acerbic， politically incorrect Jackson Lamb！ Could be the best one yet， but they are all so good。 This time Mr Herron manages to include Brexit， the Russians operating in the UK all bound with our own snake like politicians bound together by his observations on the whole mess and the usual humour that should make you wince but actually makes you laugh out loud before he makes you almost cry at some of the events。One to be read again I think just for the humour。 。。。more

Angela Clark ，

Another good readThe only thing wrong with Mick Herron’s slow horses series is the waiting time for the next one。 Lamb is my favourite character， I’d invite him to my all time favourite dinner guests party， farts in all。More please Mick。

TC ，

Recommended。Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 Recommended。Review posted at Tzer Island book blog:https://www。tzerisland。com/bookblog/2。。。 。。。more

Rita Aksamit ，

As this was my first time heading this series ， it took me a bit to get the characters straight。 I plan to start at the beginning to get to know them better。

Sara ，

I kept waiting for part 2 。。and then realised that this was the end of part 2 and also the end of the book。 Someone said that this was a darker storyline。 but it was not nearly as dark as the last book。 Of course who knows what will happen when the book is finally finished。 。。。 ahem Also， what's the deal with no chapters ？ Not a fan of that。Did I mention I love these characters and I love these books。 I am really enjoying them。 I kept waiting for part 2 。。and then realised that this was the end of part 2 and also the end of the book。 Someone said that this was a darker storyline。 but it was not nearly as dark as the last book。 Of course who knows what will happen when the book is finally finished。 。。。 ahem Also， what's the deal with no chapters ？ Not a fan of that。Did I mention I love these characters and I love these books。 I am really enjoying them。 。。。more

Laura ，

This might be the best one。 But then again， I think all are the best one as I read them。As an american reader， a major undercurrent in the plot struck more than close to home。 It was home。 What a masterful way to do it。 Of course the author also shows how depressingly easy it is to orchestrate。。

Annarella ，

This is one of those arc that makes you wonder why you never read anything by this author before。Because you loved this book， thought that the author must be a fantastic human being and enjoyed every moment of this book。I loved it， loved the great characters， the humor and the complex plot that kept me reading and enterained。An excellent book by an excellent author， I will surely read the rest of the series。Strongly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinion This is one of those arc that makes you wonder why you never read anything by this author before。Because you loved this book， thought that the author must be a fantastic human being and enjoyed every moment of this book。I loved it， loved the great characters， the humor and the complex plot that kept me reading and enterained。An excellent book by an excellent author， I will surely read the rest of the series。Strongly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more

Luke O'Hearn ，

The series of thriller that keeps you guessing AND chuckling out loud。 Another fantastic episode in this great series。

Dannie ，

Only about 20% of this book focused on the characters we know and love that have been assigned to Slough House。 The rest felt like a long drawn out convoluted plot involving mostly The Park itself。 My favorite part of this series are the Slough House gang， so that’s one reason I marked this latest installment down。 The other was that I just couldn’t get excited or care about the overall plot。 It wasn’t a bad book。。。 I read it to the end， and I’ve been known to drop a book mid-sentence if I get b Only about 20% of this book focused on the characters we know and love that have been assigned to Slough House。 The rest felt like a long drawn out convoluted plot involving mostly The Park itself。 My favorite part of this series are the Slough House gang， so that’s one reason I marked this latest installment down。 The other was that I just couldn’t get excited or care about the overall plot。 It wasn’t a bad book。。。 I read it to the end， and I’ve been known to drop a book mid-sentence if I get bored or annoyed。 So that’s good news there。 。。。more

Clbplym ，

I really love the descriptive language used in these books。 Near the beginning is a lovely description of Slough House as toured by an Estate Agent。 Jackson Lamb remains his insulting best， there are evil manipulators and the survivor Diana。 I was shocked by the end - I hope the next book reassures me。

Alice ，

No matter how weird or stupid things get in Herron's world， it's always possible to believe that this stuff happens in real life espionage， and probably way weirder and stupider stuff too。 The established pattern of life at Slough House continues: the disgraced and forgotten agents come to the fore in a crisis， their boss Jackson Lamb is a dick， and no character， no matter how beloved， is safe from getting bumped off by the author。 Though I suspect and hope he'll hang on to Roddy Ho， because he' No matter how weird or stupid things get in Herron's world， it's always possible to believe that this stuff happens in real life espionage， and probably way weirder and stupider stuff too。 The established pattern of life at Slough House continues: the disgraced and forgotten agents come to the fore in a crisis， their boss Jackson Lamb is a dick， and no character， no matter how beloved， is safe from getting bumped off by the author。 Though I suspect and hope he'll hang on to Roddy Ho， because he's clearly having fun writing him。 Up for poking this time round， and richly deserving it: YouTubers; protesters in yellow gilets; Brexit。 。。。more

Derek Cameron ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this outing of the slow horses， normally the mortality rate at Slough House is about on par with a first reel Bond girl， so it’s appropriate that this time， a former employee is back from the dead （hi Sid！）。 Jackson Lamb is his normal obnoxious self and Taverner has bitten of more than she can chew when dealing with Peter Judd， so nothing new there。 There is also a couple of Russian assassins knocking off ex Slough House employees and a dubious internet news magnate to keep things intere I liked this outing of the slow horses， normally the mortality rate at Slough House is about on par with a first reel Bond girl， so it’s appropriate that this time， a former employee is back from the dead （hi Sid！）。 Jackson Lamb is his normal obnoxious self and Taverner has bitten of more than she can chew when dealing with Peter Judd， so nothing new there。 There is also a couple of Russian assassins knocking off ex Slough House employees and a dubious internet news magnate to keep things interesting。I would probably have given this five stars， but I’m knocking off a star for the ending and the fact that Judd is still breathing。 。。。more

John Priest ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A series that is as good as ever， though he killed off one of my favourites。。。

John Boyle ，

I love all of the Slough House novels。 Jackson Lamb is so irreverent！ The scorn and contempt he has for HM Government is priceless。 The characters are well written and the humour is perfectly balanced with tension in equal measure。

Marianne ，

Slough House is the seventh book in the Slough House/Jackson Lamb series by award-winning British author， Mick Herron。 Against a background of Brexit， Novichok poisonings and Yellow Vest protests， the remaining slow horses are dealing with the recent violent loss of two associates。 Their boss， Jackson Lamb is still keeping his team busy with pointless and unproductive assignments: following up social media absconders （#gonequiet）， failures to pay fines or potential safe-houses for non-friendlies Slough House is the seventh book in the Slough House/Jackson Lamb series by award-winning British author， Mick Herron。 Against a background of Brexit， Novichok poisonings and Yellow Vest protests， the remaining slow horses are dealing with the recent violent loss of two associates。 Their boss， Jackson Lamb is still keeping his team busy with pointless and unproductive assignments: following up social media absconders （#gonequiet）， failures to pay fines or potential safe-houses for non-friendlies。The wiping of all their personal files from the Service database is puzzling， and when some notice they are being tailed， Lamb concludes First Desk at Regent’s Park， Di Taverner is using his staff as targets for trainee spooks。 Catherine Standish is unconvinced， citing the recent， supposedly accidental， death of a former slow horse。 But River Cartwright is distracted by living proof of another former slow horse， while Lech Wicinski is talked into dubious action on a Park tail by Shirley Dander。 Di Taverner has gone down the dangerous path of funding the Service by private donors， believing she can still control the direction of their actions; she is warned that “when you disappoint rich and powerful men， they let their displeasure be known。” And， at first， she’s dismissive of the rumour about Russian operatives exacting revenge for a certain non-Park-sanctioned killing…As obnoxious as Lamb is， he’s protective of his own: it’s not long before a few more pennies drop and Catherine Standish sends out the message that tells the slow horses just how serious things are: “Blake’s grave。 Now。” It’s interesting to see what different device Herron uses to familiarise the reader with the Slough House building at the start of each book: this time， an estate agent walk-through。 As always， the laugh-out-loud potential of Herron’s work necessitates a warning against reading whilst eating or drinking， or for those with continence issues; also that reading in the quiet carriage on public transport may disturb other travellers。 For example: when Lamb begins a staff meeting with “Sorry to keep you waiting。 I was up late comforting a gay American dwarf” the slow horses are momentarily non-plussed， but they are almost reassured when he follows up a little later to Roddy Ho: “’That new， is it？ The palsy shirt？’ ‘Paisley，’ said Roddy。 ‘If you say so。 Makes you look spastic either way。’” His parting remarks “And remember， all of us are lying in the gutter。 But some of you are circling the drain” prove Lamb’s mastery of offensiveness is still intact。Without fail， Herron has a finger on the pulse and often writes with tongue firmly in cheek。 And if his readers form attachments to certain characters， Herron can never be accused of that sentimentality: the cliff-hanger ending， while it might cause a lump in a few throats， adequately demonstrates this。 Slough House is Herron at the top of his game。 A credible plot， clever dialogue and lots of action: British crime fiction at its best。 。。。more

Alex Devine ，

4。5 ⭐️

Maureen Mathews ，

The new title doesn't disappoint。 The new title doesn't disappoint。 。。。more

Jane ，

Mick Herron can't do this to his readers。 I am devastated！ I am stunned！ Mick Herron can't do this to his readers。 I am devastated！ I am stunned！ 。。。more

Jeffrey Fisher ，

Brilliant。 Read it。 Read the whole darn series 。。。 you won't be disappointed。 Brilliant。 Read it。 Read the whole darn series 。。。 you won't be disappointed。 。。。more

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