Herron does leave open the potential of a rescue (and I am really anxious to get the next book so that I can see how it plays out) but on past form, I cant say that Im hopeful. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.4/10, based on 25 critic reviews. 'Slough House' is my seventh visit with the British Security Service screwups who have been exiled from the shining high-tech HQ to the grimy dilapidation of Slough House where they live lives of demoralising drudgery, doing nugatory work for the irascible Jackson Lamb. He never gifts them glory, barely grants them a tolerable existence and never hesitates to kill one or two of them off if the plot requires it. Danders character arc, for example, can only really be seen through the prism of her developing friendship with Longridge. Change). *Puts feet up on desk, lights ciggie, farts*. to Catherine Standish for safekeeping while he follows a lead to France to discover the source behind the attacks. Set in 1950s Finland, during the Cold War, the books tell the story of a young police woman and budding detective who cuts against the grain when, John Fullertons powerful 1996 debut The Monkey House was set in war-torn Sarajevo and was right in the moment. But it was Hassan who turned the goons against each other reducing their numbers to one and Hassan who finally knocked his captor out with a well-thrown rock. Here, Herron introduces a new slow horse, Ashley Khan, and further develops his subplot of Russian interference in the British establishment.Buy now on Amazon. Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*. Diana Taverner 18 episodes, 2022-2023 Saskia Reeves . Taverner has her own problems to occupy her. A Russian oligarch is visiting London and elements of The Park want to turn him because a potential future Russian president who owes British Intelligence would be a massive coupe. Judd is delivering a speech in the City of London on the day of the anti-capitalist protest. The impetus for the plot is a fictionalized version of the Skripal incident: Russian agents smeared the Novichok nerve agent on the Salisbury doorknob of a former Russian military officer, Sergei Skripal, who had been a double agent for British intelligence. River Cartwright was sent to Slough House after a training exercise left Kings Cross crashed. They never got any credit because all they did was unearth Di Taverner's plot, something that her boss, Ingrid Tierney, wanted brushed under the carpet. With involvement from the highest levels of the UK's security apparatus and all the double-crosses and secrets you'd expect from the genre, there's a lot to pick over, so let's pour that bin all over the office floor and have a poke through it. You can buySLOUGH HOUSE by Mick Herron fromAmazon UK,WaterstonesorBookshop.org UK. The title track "Strange Game" was performed by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who wrote the song exclusively for the show[15] together with the shows composer Daniel Pemberton. Reviewing and collecting spy fiction and nonfiction. Slough House is Mick Herrons seventh novel about his team of unloved, incompetent though often marvellously effective MI6 spies. Apple liked it so much that it made two seasons back-to-back. The end of Joe Country saw Rivers father/nemesis Frank Harkness dead. Tierney returns from the US, ordering all loose ends be tied up after Taverner further lies to her about the operation. Shirley Dander and Marcus Longridge are the odd couple, though theyre not even a couple. Since Ashley is as paranoid as any other spy, and clueless as well, shes baffled by the interactions around her in Slough House. So much of the story is the thoughts of the characters and I wonder how that will be conveyed. But is the victim who he first appears to be? Slough House is the seventh book in the brilliantly unique Slow Horses British spy thriller series - soon to be seen on TV in a star-studded adaptation. She was announced as having died, but Roddy Ho inferred from her sudden online invisibility that she had been 'disappeared'. These stories about a disparate group of underdogs coming together to beat the odds (and beat The Man) have struck a chord with readers. Lamb retains all of his old skills and is a fearsome operator. Not that Mick Herron pays the slightest attention to what his fans want, but I for one would love to see the return of Sid, and would welcome possible Sid-River interactions, but I guess thats not in the cards. Alongside that are running gags, observational humour and the vulgar insults Jackson Lamb regularly spits at his team. Although River hated him, I would still imagine him being dead might be something to work through psychologically. EXCERPT: The study remained like a showroom in a vacant property - books, chairs, curtains; the shelf with its odd collection of trophies: a glass globe, a hunk of concrete, a lump of metal that had been a Luger; the desk with its sheet of blotting paper, like something out of Dickens, and the letter opener, which was an actual stiletto, and had once belonged to Beria - and if David Cartwright had left secrets in his wake they'd be somewhere in that room, on those shelves, among a billion other words. Like all series of this vintage, the characters tend to come and go so a good way to start this review is the same way Herron does and begin with an update on who is currently active. A year after a calamitous blunder by the Russian secret service left a British citizen dead from novichok poisoning, Diana Taverner is on the warpath. I thought the entire cast was near perfect, and cant wait for the next season. Cartwright is able to rescue Roddy Ho before he can be taken into custody, but Min and Louisa are unable to stop their colleague Struan from being taken from his home by operatives. At the same time Ho has hacked into the Parks computer system and discovered that all traces of Slough House have been expunged from the records. Has Louisa finally been able to put her past with Min behind her? Katinsky specifically requested Lamb's team to be involved. The Salisbury Novichok poisonings, Russian secret service interference on British soil, has not gone down well in political or intelligence circles, so much so that First Desk arch-manipulator Diana Taverner loses touch with her better instincts as she seeks revenge, making a deal with the devil that results in the Kazan episode. After spiraling following the death of Min, Louisa seemed to recover and gain her footing. Red Rose ending explained What is Red Rose? In the books, it's briefly revealed that a mistake during her time at Regent's Park HQ led to some guns ending up on the black market. Read the book and then laugh at my incorrect guesses! This series is perfect for those that want their humor dark and smart. I dunno. (SPOILER) I was very sorry at the departure of two in Joe Country, though one seemed to me less of a loss. Well, that would be another book spoiler that could affect future seasons, so LOOK AWAY NOW. By the time River arrives at Tunbridge Wells by plane with Kelly Tropper, David has already ambushed and killed Chernitsky with a shotgun. I like the way events of previous novels continue to effect the narrative. I also really wanted to see Rivers mum make an appearance and will feel cheated if its just at his funeral. The London setting, cast of memorable characters and espionage storylines have made the series ripe for adaptation, and its no surprise Apple pulled all the stops, casting such famous names as Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce and Sophie Okonedo with the production of Slow Horses, which you can now watch on Apple TV+. Thanks for the review. Want to know why? I was delighted to receive the latest Slough House novel seventh in a series which is current, political, clever, witty and realistic. He took on Standish as his office manager unknown to her to protect her from being imprisoned as a traitor. Perpetually rueful Min left a top-secret dossier on the train. The complete guide to Mick Herrons Slough House series, Irish crime drama North Sea Connection comes to BBC Four. [2] In June 2022, the series was renewed for third and fourth seasons. Warning Spoilers ahead for all books in the series! As we know, however, Freddie Fox's "Spider" Webb had fed him false information, and River is, in fact, a highly competent, if over-eager agent. But just as Cartwright was given just enough. And true, River even tracked the remaining thug to a remote folly and had a real-life James Bond gunfight with him. Taverner calls Standish several times to flip her allegiance, alleging that Lamb was involved with Charles Partner's death, but she remains loyal to him when he comes to extract her. However, Larry frees Ahmed and attacks Curly with an axe, but flees which enables an injured Curly to recapture Hassan. I've long been a fan of this series and Mick Herron's writing generally. He used to break down doors and carry a gun before his gambling problems compromised him. Jackson Lamb is the head of Slough House and a former Joe, or field agent in Slough House slang. Sadly it wasn't enough to prevent her from being shot by her colleague Jed Moody, who she interrupted when he was trying to clean up Taverner's operation. He is due to be accompanied by Nick Duffy, leader of 'The Dogs', for added security, but demands Taverner join him instead. You will be rewarded at the end. Alex takes off in the plane, and Katinsky tells River they plan to fly it into The Glasshouse skyscraper before leaving. (Perhaps with the offensive "socially inept Asian tech nerd" clich, which really should have been long buried by now.). Taverner confronts Judd at his home, revealing that calls he made to his far-right contacts after Hobden visited resulted in the mission being compromised and Black's death. Those consigned there are known as "Slow Horses". She directed MI5 undercover agent Alan Black to infiltrate the group and organise the kidnapping with the intention of then miraculously finding and capturing the gang and freeing Hassan, who, conveniently, was the nephew of Pakistan's Defence Minister, someone it would be useful to impress. As ever, Jackson Lamb heads the team. Joe Country was particularly bloody for some of them. Did Death In Paradise's Neville actually quit? When I receive the latest in this series, there is zero chance its going to sit there patiently waiting its turn. Pretty much everything extreme one can imagine happens, and it is a wild ride start to finish. (LogOut/ Partner had been selling secrets to the Russians. Whats Diana Taverner like as First Desk? Lamb instead leaves Katinsky with one bullet left in his revolver, and Katinsky kills himself. Your email address will not be published. Another semi-c0mpetent agent, Louisa is a little more able than most of Slough House's denizens. He is the author of six books in the Slough House series as well as a mystery series set in Oxford featuring Sarah Tucker and/or P.I. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Thus compromised, Lady Di is forced to go on the run, and has to reach out to the one person she would least like to ask for help Jackson Lamb. Right from the first book, Herron shows hes not afraid to kill off his creations and some of those deaths hit very hard indeed. I have waited patiently for this seventh book in the series to be released and, yes, I did zip right through it because I didn't dare put it down. Lamb, already aware of this, had notified David Cartwright that he was another potential target due to his complicity in Partner's death. David dismisses River's theory that Bough's death was the work of the FSB or related to the conspiracy, but seems generally unsettled and warns River to be careful. Blonde, handsome, smart, passionate, and the grandson of an MI5 legend (played by Jonathan Pryce), he is obviously meant to be the . However, during a scouting mission, when the two are stalking a right-wing journalist called Robert Hobden, Sid is shot by an unseen intruder. Mick Herron is not kind to his characters. River goes undercover in France to try to find the source while the other slow horses try to work the angle from London. The website's critics consensus reads, "Slow Horses refreshes the espionage genre by letting its band of snoops be bumbling, with Gary Oldman giving a masterclass in frumpy authority. He confronts Webb, alleging Taverner had him purposefully feed him incorrect intel during the Stansted exercise so he would fail and be demoted, as he had the photograph of her meeting with Black. This coupled with the biting satire and basic humanity of Herrons writing are what have kept me coming back. Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. Get help and learn more about the design. True, Ho and Standish managed to retroactively track the movements of Alan Black's alias and locate the van he had hired for the kidnapping. He could see one of either breed breaking a lock, finessing a window; could see them working round the study, looking for clues. [9] The cast was rounded out in December 2020 with the additions of Olivia Cooke, Jonathan Pryce, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden. One of the first things to appreciate is that each novel is an underdog story a group of individuals, under-qualified and under-resourced, who have to beat their better-off cousins at The Park to save the day. Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? Hassan Ahmed is finally rescued by River Cartwright and the Slow Horses and survives the traumatic kidnapping. Sid, alive but in critical condition, is taken to hospital by MI5 security operatives who detain Cartwright. The story, in the early days of, This week sees the release of Trouble, the third book in the Hella Mauzer series by Katja Ivar. Louisa interrogates a dying Kyril and learns that Pashkin and his associates were meant to drain Nevsky's accounts from the Glasshouse while it was evacuated. . Slough House has been wiped from Service records, and fatal accidents keep happening. Well, unless you count Ashley Khan. To do so, however, shes had to strike up an alliance with ex-politician turned PR guru Peter Judd who has put together a group of patriotically minded billionaires willing to fund operations that the British state may balk at. Its clear that shes changed due to the shooting, a little slower and less bright, but theres an excellent set-piece towards the end that shows shes not out of the game. The book ends with what was for me, a truly devastating development and even though you know what no one in Slough House is safe, I wasnt expecting it to hit that character. River bribes a taxi driver in Stroud, who reveals he drove Chernitsky to an airfield and flying club in Upshott, but was instructed to lie about it and call a number should people come looking. (Had to listen 4-5 times to audiobook last chapters of novel previous to this one. Herron also makes some sharp digs about the role of the media in shaping the political agenda courtesy of newcomer Damien Cantor whose only loyalty is to his own power and wealth. On a recent assignment, Lamb caught her following one of his spies. Nick Duffy 14 episodes, 2022-2023 It is also revealed that Standish narrowly escaped a treason charge through her links with Partner and his death. He is assigned by his superior Jackson Lamb to carry out surveillance on Robert Hobden, a journalist associated with far-right politicians Peter Judd MP and Roger Simmonds. Hes also ruthlessly effective. Forming a protective ring around him, they stopped chief dog Nick Duffy from shooting him from a helicopter. B. Lamb theorises that Slough House is going to be blamed for whatever operation Regent's Park is running and be disavowed if it fails. Shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards including The CWA Steel and Gold Daggers, and The Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award.Buy now on Amazon, Claire Harper calls Slough House for help after her teenage son, Lucas, goes missing. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2021 Crime Fiction Lover. Lamb calls Katinsky, deducing that he is the supposedly fictional Russian spymaster "Alexander Popov". For River Cartwright, however, all of this plays second fiddle to the fact that not only is Sidonie 'Sid' Baker still alive, but she's turned up at his dead grandfather's house in Kent because she needs his help. However, they cant afford to ignore the assassination, on UK soil, of a Russian defector. love this series- absolutely brilliant. I would have liked to have got a bit more emotion in the scenes between her and River given the flirtation between them in SLOW HORSES but Herrons very restrained, showing touches of Rivers guilt over what happened to her at the same time as gently indicating there could be something more here as well. But there may be a flavor of wicked humor remaining in what one does afterwardalong with great satisfaction at what Lamb and the Slow Horses pull out of their grubby, out-of-fashion hats. Desperate Measures reaches nailbiting conclusion. Believing he was targeted also, Lamb investigates Rebecca, the driver, and discovers she has connections to Russia and previously lived in Vladivostok. But in the end, he takes the high road and lies to him, saying that according to his grandfather, Ho was just so awesome that he was making everyone else look bad, so had to be disposed of. Hes already won a number of awards, and the development by Apple TV of a series, based on the books and with Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, should only increase its popularity. (LogOut/ This might explain his loyalty to his team when they are in peril, and makes his otherwise rude and bullying behaviour towards them forgivable. On the other hand, having waited so bloody long to find out what happened to Sid and have her come back I would be pissed off if the two couldnt resume a friendship just to see where it goes. Will we ever see WW Henderson return to his Aldergate building? Wannabe free spirit. The complete guide to Mick Herrons Slough House series, Irish crime drama North Sea Connection comes to BBC Four. Slow Horses is a spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron. B. The only downside is that I'm at the end of available books in the series (again). His description of the man Popov was speaking to, Andrei Chernitsky, matches Boughs killer. Its a couple of months after JOE COUNTRY. Warning - Spoilers ahead for all books in the series! I'm *beyond excited* to have received an ARC from those lovely people at John Murray (thank you!) Not crucial questions but worth thinking about . Louisa Guy, perhaps, has most focus but this novel felt much more like a genuine ensemble cast - and benefited from that, too. And we need time to explore that. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. However, when Mins son went missing and she took on the role of detective, old feelings resurfaced. The 7th in Mick Herrons SLOUGH HOUSE SERIES is another fast-paced, action packed spy thriller that adds biting satire to the temperature of the nation. The main series development is the return of Sid Baker, which was first teased in LONDON RULES but finally Herron reveals that yes, she did survive SLOW HORSES and has spent the last few years recuperating in a Service facility in the Lake District. I also think that Louisa has really stepped up to be MVP in terms of spy ability so it would be good to see her continue to move front and centre, especially as there will doubtless be some kind of additional call back to those diamonds and her affair with Min. His death and the deaths of Lamb's agents in Europe were what provoked Lamb to demand oversight of Slough House, a place where no one would ever again do anything significant, or get hurt. (SH) Cartwright, River - Young, white, fair hair, grey eyes and a mole on his upper lip. Lamb "returns" Duffy's car to Regent's Park Headquarters and demands to speak with Taverner. Fans will scour Bad Actors for news of River Cartwright, . The subject matter allows for some sophisticated satire and some notable current politicians are lampooned pseudonymously. Better Call Saul ending What happened to Saul? Charles Partner was, in fact, a double agent at the top of MI5, and had been getting away with selling Britain's secrets for years thanks to the befuddled ignorance of his alcoholic assistant, Catherine Standish. Curly prepares to kill Hassan outside what he believes is a Norman castle, which Ahmed points out is actually a folly. And not just one cliff either; each thread I wanted wrapped up just stops. Being a non-native speaker, reading this series is more than a pleasure, it's an invaluable treasure chest with the modern English, seasoned with wit, sarcasm and Englishness. This one seemed like the best so far, but maybe it was the wait for it to come out, or just that I'm getting to know the characters better. EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals, Shop Sky deals across TV, broadband and mobile, Finding My Own Rhythm: My Story by Motsi Mabuse, PS5 bundle with FIFA 23 and white DualSense controller with case, Shop EE's iPhone, Galaxy and more phone deals, Spider-Man: No Way Home (4K UHD) with MJ Funko Pop! Nobody Walks is even set in the same espionage world as a retired spy digs in to his sons mysterious death. Slow Horses is available to watch on Apple TV+. It is difficult to elaborate more without any spoilers, but. All that remains is to dive in & find out what fresh hell Jackson Lamb (AKA Mick Herron) & his crew stumble into this time. In fact, listening to this has made me even more curious to see the tv series. Their boss, Jackson Lamb is still keeping his team busy with pointless and unproductive assignments: following up social media absconders (#gonequiet), failures to pay fines or potential safe-houses for non-friendlies. Im skeptical. Not with any bad actor, whether in the Service hes led or the government hed served. Louisa Guy, another member of the team who has been there from the beginning, is probably the safest pair of hands at Slough House. The website's critical consensus says, "Slow Horses says nay to the sophomore jinx with a second season that might be even better than its supremely addictive predecessor. Required fields are marked *. Both are excellent books and reviewed on our site. "[16] On the review aggregator Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The writing is so good, you feel every sentence has been worked on to get the best out of it. Lamb really is an appalling character and I can easily understand those who don't like him but he is bloody funny too! And in the end, when offered the carrot of a return to Regent's Park, he betrayed Jackson Lamb by pretending he'd seen him talking to Alan Black before the kidnapping. So it seems clear that she got exiled to Slough House for a drunken mistake. He wants a tame intelligence service ready to do the PMs bidding and leaks rumours that a government advisor has been subject to extraordinary rendition by an MI5 gone rogue. Duncan and Kelly find and untie River, and he is eventually able to convince them of Alexs true identity. Filming of the first season began on 30 November 2020, in England, and continued into February 2021, with Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas spotted on set in Westminster, London. So chipper, so needy, so inept. In this case, it's learning the truth to a story Dornan has found in her precious archives. [17], The second season also received critical acclaim. So I just read it all in one somewhat elongated gulp. Louisa Guy was sent to Slough House after she lost a tail involved in gun smuggling. At the height of the war on terror, a British subject is abducted by a terror cell and his beheading is to be streamed live on the internet, but the young man is a British Asian Muslim and the terror cell part of a far-right splinter group. He can handle Lambs temperament but he isnt who I see when I read the books. Hes a serious young man, and of all the slow horses the most upset at his demotion. Slough House is the seventh book in the Slough House/Jackson Lamb series by award-winning British author, Mick Herron. Zo Boehm. Now, like his fellow slow horses, he keeps looking for new ways to revive his career. Tamsin Topolski as Kelly Tropper, a pub barmaid in Upshott and the daughter of Alex and Duncan. His colleague Sidonie 'Sid' Baker has also been assigned to Hobden, discreetly copying the contents of his USB flash drive in a cafe. Such events, on home turf, require a response and Taverner is keen enough to make that happen to allow Judds involvement. Chernitsky ambushes Ho on the train and escapes after an altercation with Dander. Everyone enjoys an underdog story of course, but on top of that, the novels are about friendships forged from the common bond of disappointment but tested in life-and-death situations. Given what Reeses boyfriend was doing, theres clearly some potential for him to pop up in future books and if so, I would like to have him get more to do than being the butt of the joke. There is a sense of pieces being moved ready for further developments, most notably in the change in dynamic between Judd and Lady Di, and its not clear what the return of Sid will mean long term but the devastating ending and the question it leaves means I am very keen to read the next book. I know you dont want spoilers so I wont name the character but I feel Herron has made a big mistake re their demise as the character had really become the moral center of the series, much more than Jackson Lamb. Joy is unbridled when each new book is announced. Hassan then has to fight the urge to kill Curly himself, which he ultimately doesn't. But there's more to the story than he reveals to Standish: we discover at the end of Slow Horses that Lamb in fact murdered Partner on the orders of David Cartwright, River's grandfather. Is dead, we know why Jackson whacked him and we have met Rivers spy daddy and had him whacked too, I can understand if Herron thinks he has served his purpose. He now lives in Oxford and works in London. As the slow horses try to work out whats going on, they find themselves caught up in events outside their control and in the cross hairs of a ruthless enemy who doesnt care about collateral damage . Dead Lions - which went on to win the highly coveted Gold Dagger award for best novel of the year from the Crime Writers . I was very disappointed in the ending of this novel. Theyre not allowed anywhere near MI5 HQ, which is referred to as Regents Park although the organisation is no longer based there. With the 2022 release of the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, however, it's come onto the radar of an entirely new set of people - many of them addicted to the twists and turns and delightful subterfuge . And will Herron reveal this fact early in the book or leave us hanging throughout? Meanwhile, still reeling from recent losses, the slow horses are worried theyve been pushed further into the cold. figure, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - Xbox cross-gen bundle (EU & UK), Anker PowerCore Essential 20,000 PD Power Bank, Nope explained: Jean Jacket, Gordy's Home and more. The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3, Neighbours announces seven more returning cast. David Walmsley as Larry, a member of the Sons of Albion. But they have they actually been targeted? Where to start with Roddy? Blue shirt. But I think hes got too old and too thin. Please let River live. $380-932/person per day, plus sea transport from Cartwright $200-400/person (return). Kill us? Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.Buy now on Amazon. River Cartwright was sent to Slough House after a training exercise left King's Cross crashed. How is River handling patricide? Cokehead Shirley Dander's been send to a sanitarium to dry out; narcissist Roddy Ho is creating avatar girlfriends for himself as a distraction; River Cartwright, the most potentially sane of the Slough House discards, isn't even around, presumed dead or permanently missing. With a seasoned spy for a grandfather, his star in MI5 was expected to ascend into the stratosphere. one of the things always on the mind of any reader of the series is whether all the characters will make it out alive. The first season received critical acclaim. Questions that we will likely get answered right away in Slough House . . She thinks that there are two people trying to kill her and River doesnt know if its a real threat or something caused by the gunshot wound to the head that she took at the end of SLOW HORSES. Herron grounds his novels around notable real-life events for satirical purposes, and this time he concocts a story around Brexit, the Yellow Vest protests and the Russian Novichok assassinations. Taverner is forced to accept funds from disgraced politician Peter Judd a thinly disguised Boris Johnson in order to subcontract a tit-for-tat response. And yet the Slow Horses somehow get involved investigating schemes endangering Britain. Beyond the individual storylines exist a set of meta-plots, developing over the series as a whole, which again must be read in order. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2021 Crime Fiction Lover. These are remarkably politically incorrect, but work because of Lambs unbreakable loyalty to his misfit crew. (He returns in Slough House, books fans.). River was there ostensibly because he messed up a training exercise at Stansted Airport that killed 149 hypothetical people. 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