Joe Country - Slough House

*Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden* *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* ''Sets a new bar for spy fiction'' Financial Times **** In Slough House, the backwater for failed spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech Wicinski, whose sins make him outcast even among the slow horses, is determined to discover who destroyed his career, even if he tears his life apart in the process. With winter taking its grip Jackson Lamb would sooner be left brooding in peace, but even he can''t ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible for killing a slow horse breaks cover at last, Lamb sends his crew out to even the score. This time, they''re heading into joe country. And they''re not all coming home. ''The go-to author for British espionage'' Guardian ''Bitingly intelligent, light of touch and frequently hilarious'' Observer

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Herron does not seek to be John le Carre - his is a wryer, more ironic style; faster, more down to earth, with rapid prose that grabs you by the throat. If you haven't read him yet, do so now Daily Mail

Product details

• Authors: Mick Herron, Herron Mick
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2022
• EAN: 9781399803090
• ISBN: 978-1-399-80309-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Slough House Thriller; Slow Horses / Slough House
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage