The Marylebone Drop, Mick Herron
The Marylebone Drop, Mick Herron
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The Marylebone Drop
A Novella

Author: Mick Herron

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Unabridged: 2 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/17/2019


Synopsis

A drop, in spook parlance, is the passing on of secret information. It’s also what happens just before you hit the ground.

Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelope being passed from one pair of hands to another in a Marylebone café, he knows he’s witnessed more than an innocent encounter. But in relaying his suspicions to
John Bachelor, who babysits retired spies like Solly for MI5, he sets in motion a train of events that will alter lives.

“Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation.”—Val McDermid

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 Mike on February 28, 2024

Started watching TV series. It is brilliant. Oldman is sublime in character. Checking this book on Goodreads I noticed review missing. Luckily saved on email. After reading the first of the books ‘Slow Horses’ about a group of spies put out to grass. I was lucky to find this book. Two short novellas......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on January 30, 2022

4.5★ “Brexit negotiations. It wasn’t the world’s biggest secret that Britain had been handling these discussions with the grace and aplomb of a rabbit hiding a magician in its hat, but, on the slim chance that somebody had a master plan up their sleeve, the BND* wouldn’t have minded a peek... * The Bu......more

Goodreads review by John on January 22, 2022

Sublime. The Drop also features another novella: The List. Both stories are connected and while not being actual Slow Horse's tales are both set in that world. However, there are appearances from some of our favourite characters ; meet J.K Coe before he becomes a psychopath! Wonderful and can't recom......more