Real Tigers (Slough House)
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4.2 • 29 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
London: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they’ve messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The “Slow Horses,” as the failed spies of Slough House are called, are
doomed to spend the rest of their careers pushing paper, but they all want back in on the action.
When one of their own is kidnapped and held for ransom, the agents of Slough House must defeat the odds, overturning all expectations of their competence, to breach the top-notch security of MI5’s intelligence headquarters, Regent’s Park,
and steal valuable intel in exchange for their comrade’s safety. The kidnapping is only the tip of the iceberg, however—the agents uncover a larger web of intrigue that involves not only a group of private mercenaries but the highest authorities
in the Secret Service. After years spent as the lowest on the totem pole, the Slow Horses suddenly find themselves caught in the midst of a conspiracy that threatens not only the future of Slough House, but of MI5 itself.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The Slow Horses are back, and in this captivating listen, they’re facing an enemy within. Or possibly enemies—there’s a lot going on here. When MI5 agent Catherine Standish is kidnapped, she assumes nobody wants an aging white-knuckle alcoholic for a captive…so her kidnapping must have something to do with her awful boss, Jackson Lamb. But that’s just the start of this twisty and occasionally violent thriller. There’s a power struggle going on at the top of MI5, and above even that, the new home secretary has his own fascinatingly devious plans. Mick Herron’s trademark humor and whip-smart plotting are on full display, and Gerard Doyle’s wry narration fits the mood perfectly. Even if this is your first go-round with the disgraced spies of Herron’s Slough House series, you’ll be caught up within minutes.
