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Zusatztext I was delighted to discover that this is merely the first in a captivating series Informationen zum Autor Mick Herron is a novelist and short story writer whose books include the Jackson Lamb series, the first of which - the Steel-Dagger nominated Slow Horses - has been described as the ´most enjoyable British spy novel in years´. The second Jackson Lamb novel, Dead Lions , won the 2013 CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger, and was picked by the Sunday Times as one of the best 25 crime novels of the past five years. Mick was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, and now lives in Oxford. Klappentext ´A funny, stylish, satirical, gripping story . . . Memorably seedy characters, sharp dialogue, complex plot. I´m hooked´ Guardian Slough House is a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who´ve screwed up: left a service file on a train, say, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They´re the service´s poor relations - the slow horses - and most bitter among them is River Cartwright, whose days are spent transcribing mobile phone conversations. But when a young man is abducted, and his kidnappers threaten to behead him live on the internet, River sees an opportunity to redeem himself. But is the victim who he first appears to be? And what´s the kidnappers´ connection with a disgraced journalist? As the clock ticks on the execution, River finds that everyone involved has their own agenda . . . Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award ´Stylish and engaging´ Washington Post ´A masterful thriller . . . The intricate plot, coupled with Herron´s breezy writing style, results in superior entertainment that makes most other novels of suspense appear dull and slow-witted by comparison´ Publishers Weekly www.johnmurray.co.uk www.mickherron.com @johnmurrays #SloughHouse Vorwort ´The most enjoyable spy novel in years´ Mail on Sunday Zusammenfassung Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award ´The finest new crime series this Millennium´ Mail on Sunday Slough House is a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who´ve screwed up: left a service file on a train, say, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They´re the service´s poor relations - the slow horses - and most bitter among them is River Cartwright, whose days are spent transcribing mobile phone conversations. But when a young man is abducted, and his kidnappers threaten to behead him live on the internet, River sees an opportunity to redeem himself. But is the victim who he first appears to be? And what´s the kidnappers´ connection with a disgraced journalist? As the clock ticks on the execution, River finds that everyone involved has their own agenda . . . ...
