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I wouldn’t quite call this a “standalone” book since it borrows several characters and eve events in the background from the Slough House Series.

That being said, if you have read one or two in the slough house series at least, I’d highly recommend. The espionage is smart and not too slow. Drops enough hints to let you know most of the twists, but definitely still manages to surprise.

Listened to the audiobook on this one. The narrator is perfect, but there were definitely several parts where I wished I had the actual book in my hands so I could read something twice and make sure I knew what was going on.

lattemommyreads's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

bryce3333's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

avl_book_girl's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

timwakef78's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

If you love the characters of Slough House, and want to know more of the back story - this is superb.

I loved discovering ‘Miles Brinsley’s’ early life as a spook in Berlin, and as each element is revealed it’s a bitter sweet story. Despite lots of threads and timelines running at once, and you feeling at times you’re going lose complete track of the plot, it is all pulled together expertly at the end.

Thoroughly recommended for fans of the books, or just those who’ve watched the TV show and want to get a little more immersed in the Slow Horses world.

nationhahn's review

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

lyonsmw's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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