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Dead Lions by Mick Herron

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This would be a three-star instead of a four-star book if not for the narrative style of Herron, which I love.

His narration is omniscient, as it was in the first book of the series, and in this story he bookends a hypothetical cat entering Slough House with a hypothetical mouse entering Slough House. It is clever and fun, and it fit the story perfectly. The omniscient narrator also allows the reader into each and every character's head, into the past, and into the future. Herron knows how to use this, though, and doesn't give too much away or let us get much ahead of our characters.

I also enjoyed the Die Hard distraction-for-thievery aspect of this story. Herron even alludes to the movie as Louisa (I think) stands on the roof of the skyscraper with a quipping villain. Anything that plays with Die Hard is good by me. And I found that the narrator, Michael Healy, has an accent a bit like the late Alan Rickman, so it all came together nicely.

I'm looking forward to continuing this series.

misterwolf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny

4.25

undesirablealien's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jombalee's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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5.0

This was a delicious book. I know i need to re-read the master Le Carre', but Mick Herron's Slow Horses are a wonderful satisfying read. There are lot of wonderful tidbits in this book, from the cat/mouse opening and closing, to Lamb falling asleep on park bench and waking up with 42p. This is a series I will relish.

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4.0

Book #2 in the Slough House / Slow Horses series. Jackson Lamb and his team of the Slow Horses is pulled into solving the murder of one of their own. The book is fast paced, and moves from team to team, following them during the 24 hours of the novel. Pay attention, reader -- there are lots twists and turns in the plot, plus many characters to keep track of. And of course the dark humor which runs throughout the book. It helped that I was reading the Kindle version so I could look up the many British slang terms that were used. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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