Bad Actors
The Instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller
(Autor) Mick HerronDiscover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A pitch-perfect espionage thriller' Sunday Times In MI5 a scandal is brewing and there are bad actors everywhere. A key member of a Downing Street think-tank has disappeared without a trace. Claude Whelan, one-time First Desk of MI5's Regent's Park, is tasked with tracking her down. But the trail leads straight back to Regent's Park HQ itself, with its chief, Diana Taverner, as prime suspect. Meanwhile her Russian counterpart has unexpectedly shown up in London but has slipped under MI5's radar. Over at Slough House, the home for demoted and embittered spies, the slow horses are doing what they do best: adding a little bit of chaos to an already unstable situation. In a world where lying, cheating and backstabbing is the norm, bad actors are bending the rules for their own gain. If the slow horses want to change the script, they'll need to get their own act together before the final curtain. Includes the short story Standing by the Wall: A Slough House Interlude 'The foremost living spy novelist in the English language' New Statesman 'This is entertainment of the highest class' Literary Review 'The man is a genius' The Spectator
Mick Herron
Mick Herron is a British author known for his spy thriller novels. He is best known for his series of books featuring the character Jackson Lamb, a disgraced MI5 agent who leads a team of misfits known as the Slough House. Herron's writing is characterized by its sharp wit, dark humor, and complex characters. His works have been praised for their insightful portrayal of the world of espionage and their exploration of political themes. Herron has been credited with revitalizing the spy thriller genre and has gained a loyal following of readers. His most famous work is "Slow Horses," the first book in the Jackson Lamb series, which has been adapted into a successful television series.
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