Spook Street, Mick Herron
Spook Street, Mick Herron
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Spook Street

Author: Mick Herron

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/21/2017


Synopsis

What happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for aging spies who can no longer remember their secrets are secret? Or are senile spies taken care of in a different, more permanent fashion?

These are the paranoid concerns of David Cartwright, a Cold War–era operative and one-time head of MI5 who is sliding into dementia, and questions his grandson, River, must answer now that the spy who raised him sometimes forgets
to wear pants. But River, himself an agent at Slough House, MI5’s outpost for disgraced spies, has other things to worry about. A bomb has detonated in the middle of a busy shopping center and killed forty innocent civilians. The “Slow
Horses” of Slough House must figure out who is behind this act of terror before the situation escalates.

About Mick Herron

Mick Herron, British novelist and short story writer, is the author of the Slough House espionage series, four Oxford mysteries, and three standalone novels. His work has won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller, the Theakston’s Novel of the Year Award, the Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the Ellery Queen Readers Award, and the USC Libraries Scripter Award. His works have been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, and Shamus Awards. He was born in Newcastle and studied English at Oxford.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on September 16, 2021

4.5★ “‘So you were letting him do your dirty work? That doesn’t sound like you.’ ‘A good boss provides opportunities for personal growth and development. I think we were all winners, on the day.’” Boss Jackson Lamb always has plenty of dirty work and plenty of so-called opportunities for the Slow Hor......more

Goodreads review by Iain on June 06, 2024

Herron on top form, and Jackson Lamb as well. Another spy tale of mistakes and mishaps with devastating results, shot through with dark, bleak humour and a cast of characters that you can't help but root for despite their (numerous) flaws. Great stuff and one of the most consistently entertaining se......more

Goodreads review by Mike on December 03, 2024

Had to wait enough time after watching this book in the Apple TV series before reading. It’s the fourth in the series. A mate living in Switzerland had kindly sent me the series. Each book has been a cracker of a read. But this one seemed to have even more brilliant banter and repartee on each page t......more