Synopsis
Winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: John Murray Press
- ISBN: 9781399803106
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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Another brilliant addition to the Slow Horses stable
Slow horses is one of my absolute favourite series and Mick Herron’s brilliant, sharp-witted writing wins the day again with this new addition to the stabl... READ MORE
Always a pleasure
My carefully organized reading list just took a direct hit. When I receive the latest in this series, there is zero chance it’s going to sit there patientl... READ MORE
Parallels
There are hints in the text of this latest Jackson Lamb novel that the series is reaching a conclusion. Note the similarities of this title to the first, S... READ MORE
Excellent addition to the Slough House series
Herron’s Slough House series is best read in order and this, the 7th opens in a slow, whimsical way which aficionados will tune into quite quickly but anyo... READ MORE
Not your usual Spy Thriller
Having read a number of books in this series , I thought I knew what to expect .. Although similar with humour and the leader of the failed agents (Jackson... READ MORE
Dark, witty, biting, brilliant
What more is there to say about Mick Herron’s sharp, witty, satirical and incisive series? Seriously, if you are not reading this series you are missing ou... READ MORE
I can't get enough of these satirical secret service novels!
I can’t quite begin to do justice to how excited I was to get my mitts on this latest instalment in the superbly caustic Jackson Lamb spy-thriller series. ... READ MORE
Mick Herron does it again!
Well - what a surprise........Mick Herron does it again! For all the many fans of Jackson Lamb and his ‘elite team’ of no hopers, misfits and fantasists th... READ MORE
Mick Herron gives us yet another clever, gripping, brilliantly told episode in the lives of Jackson Lamb and his people.
Another superb tale of Slough House’s Jackson Lamb and his collection of spy rejects – ‘slow horses’. In the latest, simply named ‘Slough House’, the grou... READ MORE
Dark , gripping and oh so funny
I read an article about Mick Herron on the publication of this book and decided to read the first in the series, Slow Horses. Two weeks later having devou... READ MORE
Gets better with each new book
Despite what might be seen as a formula these books keep surprising one with their great mixture of humour, tension, intrigue and characters. I am only sor... READ MORE
Excellent!!!
Best yet from simply the best!
Spy story about failed agents
Having read a number of books in this series , I thought I knew what to expect .. Although similar with humour and the leader of the failed agents (Jackson... READ MORE
Contemporary Espionage with a Metropolitan Twist
This is the seventh book in the Jackson Lamb espionage series which starts with Slow Horses. This series builds in complexity and richness as the books con... READ MORE
Espionage with a touch of black humour, continuing this excellent series.
Before starting this book I quickly had to read the first in the series, 'Slow Horses', so I would have some idea about the main characters. Even though th... READ MORE
Dark, funny and not woke!
The only bad thing about this book is finishing it! As usual the book begins with an introduction to the building and as usual it sets the tone and place... READ MORE
Disappointing
We’ve been big fans of this series but were disappointed by this one. It’s almost as if he’s trying too hard to be clever and funny. It seems disjointed an... READ MORE
Read it
Read a friend's copy and since I am an aficionado I now must have a hard back for my espionage collection. Almost as compelling a page turner as Bill Fairc... READ MORE
Another Great Jackson Lamb Novel
The Jackson Lamb novels by Mick Herron are quite brilliant and I thoroughly enjoyed the latest addition to the series. As with previous novels it is intell... READ MORE
Modern espionage at its very best
I have dragged this out as long as possible. It is time to finally write up my views on Slough House, thus bringing an end to my time, at present, with Jac... READ MORE
Gripping
I wasn’t sure about this book at first-the style,is definitely an acquired taste-but as I went on reading it,I became completely gripped by the clever ,int... READ MORE
The best in this series yet (and that's saying something)
I'm grateful to the publisher for an advance copy of Slough House via NetGalley.
Herron's Slough House series always sparkles, but this one was an especia... READ MORE
Excellent and devastating 7th book in the SLOUGH HOUSE SERIES
It’s a couple of months after JOE COUNTRY.
Jackson Lamb’s Slough House crew are still coming to terms with the events in Wales that saw the death of ex-Do... READ MORE
Slough House by Mick Herron
For our enjoyment, Mick Herron gives us Jackson Lamb and his crew of weird misfits - plus a fictional [?] insight into the intrigue of power of influential... READ MORE
Swan Song?
Is this the swan song for Slough House? With the lowest form of agent, the estate agent, now in charge of the building, I wonder. I have lapped up every on... READ MORE
Highly Recommended
Mick Herron's Slough House series is one of the finest modern spy series written. This latest episode draws on the use of nerve agents as a weapon and the ... READ MORE
One of my favourites in this down-at-heel spy series
In the first test of Diana Taverner's external financing of discreet operations, she has financed the hit on a GRU team who came on to British soil to assa... READ MORE