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367 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616952266
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Crime (Soho Press, Inc., New York)/Penguin Random House
Publication date: 07 May 2013
Description
The CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning British espionage novel about disgraced MI5 agents who inadvertently uncover a deadly Cold War-era legacy of sleeper cells and mythic super spies. The disgruntled agents of Slough House, the MI5 branch where washe...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,380 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
tense 69%
funny 54%
dark 28%
challenging 9%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 3%
sad 3%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
reflective 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 43% | Character: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 27%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Violence, Murder, ConfinementModerate
Alcoholism, Bullying, CancerMinor
Ableism, Body shaming, Death367 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616952266
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Crime (Soho Press, Inc., New York)/Penguin Random House
Publication date: 07 May 2013
Description
The CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning British espionage novel about disgraced MI5 agents who inadvertently uncover a deadly Cold War-era legacy of sleeper cells and mythic super spies. The disgruntled agents of Slough House, the MI5 branch where washe...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,380 reviews
Moods
mysterious 75%
tense 69%
funny 54%
dark 28%
challenging 9%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 3%
sad 3%
informative 2%
hopeful 1%
reflective 1%
Pace
fast 35%
slow 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 43% | Character: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 27%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Murder, ConfinementModerate
Alcoholism, Bullying, CancerMinor
Ableism, Body shaming, Death