In the opening chapter of Herron’s funny, clever sequel to 2010’s Slow Horses (2010), low-level British spy, Dickie Bow, dies on a bus to Oxford of apparently natural causes. To Jackson Lamb, the thoroughly unlikable head of Slough House (“the spooks’ equivalent of Devil’s Island,” to which disgraced or out-of-favor British spies are exiled), Bow’s death plus a cryptic, unsent text keyed into his cellphone (the single word “cicadas”) suggest Russian intrigue, perhaps tied to a long-dormant, possibly mythical, spy named Alexander Popov. Meanwhile, two Slough House operatives are seconded to the job of protecting a Russian billionaire, Arkady Pashkin, in London for a nebulous meeting. The complex plot drags a bit in the middle, as Herron gets quite a number of balls in the air, but once he does, the narrative picks up real steam and becomes genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose. Agent: Juliet Burton, Juliet Burton Literary Agency (U.K.) (May)
London's Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their careers. The “Slow Horses,” as they're called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op
badly, or got in the way of an ambitious colleague. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle-not unusual in this line of work. One thing these failed spies have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action.
Now the Slow Horses have a chance at redemption. An old Cold War-era spy is found dead on a bus outside Oxford, far from his usual haunts. As the agents dig in to their fallen comrade's circumstances, they uncover a shadowy tangle of
ancient Cold War secrets. How many more people will have to die to keep those secrets buried?
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badly, or got in the way of an ambitious colleague. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle-not unusual in this line of work. One thing these failed spies have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action.
Now the Slow Horses have a chance at redemption. An old Cold War-era spy is found dead on a bus outside Oxford, far from his usual haunts. As the agents dig in to their fallen comrade's circumstances, they uncover a shadowy tangle of
ancient Cold War secrets. How many more people will have to die to keep those secrets buried?
Dead Lions (Slough House Series #2)
London's Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their careers. The “Slow Horses,” as they're called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op
badly, or got in the way of an ambitious colleague. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle-not unusual in this line of work. One thing these failed spies have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action.
Now the Slow Horses have a chance at redemption. An old Cold War-era spy is found dead on a bus outside Oxford, far from his usual haunts. As the agents dig in to their fallen comrade's circumstances, they uncover a shadowy tangle of
ancient Cold War secrets. How many more people will have to die to keep those secrets buried?
badly, or got in the way of an ambitious colleague. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle-not unusual in this line of work. One thing these failed spies have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action.
Now the Slow Horses have a chance at redemption. An old Cold War-era spy is found dead on a bus outside Oxford, far from his usual haunts. As the agents dig in to their fallen comrade's circumstances, they uncover a shadowy tangle of
ancient Cold War secrets. How many more people will have to die to keep those secrets buried?
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BN ID: | 2940175460897 |
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Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
Publication date: | 05/18/2022 |
Series: | Slough House Series , #2 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Sales rank: | 360,415 |
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