A review by stanro
Slow Horses by Mick Herron

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I am enjoying this. British spooks marginalised in Slough House rather than sacked, they retain a dream, an almost certainly hopeless dream, of returning to real spooking. The setup is well done, the characters and plot well mapped. The occasional turn of phrase, often sardonic, makes me pause, and sometimes makes me laugh out loud. 
“Even when he was any good, he wasn’t any good.”

But this isn’t just “any good.” It’s very, very good. 

The first two books have led to two seasons (I hope only so far) of an excellent adaptation on AppleTV, called Slow Horses. 
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