Reviews

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

pamfitton's review

medium-paced

motherofladybirds's review

4.0

Reread this before reading more of the series. It was as good as I thought. A great premise and cast of misfit underdog characters it is easy to underestimate. I enjoyed the tale and the spycraft. Well plotted and fast paced.

mary_elizabeth's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

maureenm's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

iainkelly_writing's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

The closest I've found to le Carre yet from the raft of modern spy novelists, with added action and pace and perhaps less of the deep character internalisation and subtlety of plot that made le Carre so good. In Jackson Lamb, Herron has created a fictional spy that ranks up there with George Smiley and James Bond. Can't wait to read more of the series.

mysticcat11's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

soph97's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

orielrlg's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

dwhite1174's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

marfahope's review against another edition

funny 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

3.5