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caroparr's review
4.0
Short stories featuring some of our pals - Molly Doran and Jackson Lamb, Zoe and her erstwhile husband Joe - as well as a few stand-alones. Almost every one features a twist at the end and I never saw it coming (though I'm always bad at figuring out whodunnit). A real treat.
sionnac's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
My favorite stories were the ones with Zoe as the recurring character. Clever and twisty.
erictlee's review against another edition
5.0
While we wait for the next Slough House novel to come out (on 12 May, but who’s counting) and for the Apple TV series based on that those characters (no release date yet), along comes this collection of previously-published Mick Herron short stories. Some are stand-alone stories, some feature his Oxford-based private investigator Zoë Boehm and there’s one featuring my own personal favourite, Jackson Lamb. The stories are consistently interesting, usually surprising and have certainly tempted me to read the Zoë Boehm books. Highly recommended.
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