Slough House
Slough House by Mick Herron, published by John Murray Press on March 3, 2022, is a compelling addition to the espionage thriller genre, featuring 309 pages in English. The narrative centers around Slough House, a dilapidated office where failed spies, known as the “slow horses,” are relegated after their careers falter. As they grapple with recent losses and increasing dangers, the slow horses find themselves navigating a treacherous landscape marked by political upheaval and a series of fatal accidents.
Readers will encounter a tense atmosphere as the slow horses confront the implications of a blunder by the Russian secret service that has left a British citizen dead. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a rising populist movement in London, highlighting the precarious position of those deemed unnecessary. With themes of espionage, political intrigue, and suspense, this edition of Slough House offers a detailed exploration of the challenges faced by its characters as they attempt to survive in a world where everything is for sale to the highest bidder.
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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.
‘The most completely realised espionage universe since that peopled by George Smiley’ The Times
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