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A review by kate66
Slough House by Mick Herron
5.0
Well this is a book that's full of surprises and yet crammed full of exactly what you expect (and want) in a Slough House book.
On this occasion Slough House itself is under threat and, by default, all of its occupants. They're being followed. All of them. Some people are even following Lamb, which seems a rather insane thing to do. Did noone warn them.
So that's the first string. The next string is that someone is killing spooks. Is it sanctioned? Does anyone know who's to blame? Someone has let other dogs than those at the Park loose and its turning into a bloodbath.
Third string involves Russian spies, Novichok, a dead journalist and his partner, ex-spooks and even a surprise appearance or three. It's yet another game of guess who this person is based on - to be fair, some of the characters are so obviously based on certain people I'm amazed noone's been down their solicitors. My favourite is Judd's new best pal, Damien Cantor.
Of course the usual suspects are all behaving true to form but, at times, they are truly off the leash and it's nice to see Wicinski get a bigger role. Shirley is still teetering, Catherine is still long-suffering, Louisa is trying hard to be the most normal person around and Roddy Ho is gradually becoming more deluded as time goes on. I'm still waiting for someone to give him the slap he so clearly deserves but then Judd is just as deserving as is Lady Di Taverner. Maybe, must maybe, one of them will get their comeuppance a little in this episode.
Onto the latest (and so far, the last) in the series. Dead Actors you have a lot to live up to.
On this occasion Slough House itself is under threat and, by default, all of its occupants. They're being followed. All of them. Some people are even following Lamb, which seems a rather insane thing to do. Did noone warn them.
So that's the first string. The next string is that someone is killing spooks. Is it sanctioned? Does anyone know who's to blame? Someone has let other dogs than those at the Park loose and its turning into a bloodbath.
Third string involves Russian spies, Novichok, a dead journalist and his partner, ex-spooks and even a surprise appearance or three. It's yet another game of guess who this person is based on - to be fair, some of the characters are so obviously based on certain people I'm amazed noone's been down their solicitors. My favourite is Judd's new best pal, Damien Cantor.
Of course the usual suspects are all behaving true to form but, at times, they are truly off the leash and it's nice to see Wicinski get a bigger role. Shirley is still teetering, Catherine is still long-suffering, Louisa is trying hard to be the most normal person around and Roddy Ho is gradually becoming more deluded as time goes on. I'm still waiting for someone to give him the slap he so clearly deserves but then Judd is just as deserving as is Lady Di Taverner. Maybe, must maybe, one of them will get their comeuppance a little in this episode.
Onto the latest (and so far, the last) in the series. Dead Actors you have a lot to live up to.