Real Tigers
THE BOOK BEHIND the 3rd season of SLOW HORSES, the APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES starrin g Gary Oldman in his Emmy-nominated role as Jackson Lamb
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Publisher Description
A New York Times bestselling series
THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF SLOW HORSES, THE APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING GARY OLDMAN IN HIS EMMY-NOMINATED ROLE AS JACKSON LAMB.
When one of their own is kidnapped, the washed-up MI5 operatives of Slough House—the Slow Horses, as they're known—outwit rogue agents at the very highest levels of British Intelligence, and even to Downing Street itself.
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 read, 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. 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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The disgraced spies at MI5's Slough House must try to save one of their own in CWA Gold Dagger Award winner Herron's outstanding third thriller featuring uncouth Jackson Lamb and crew (after 2013's Dead Lions). When one of these "slow horses," Catherine Standish, doesn't show up for work, her colleagues don't initially worry until they're contacted by kidnappers who say that they'll only guarantee Standish's return in exchange for information stored on a secret government computer, which happens to be in MI5's headquarters in London's Regent's Park. River Cartwright, the hero of 2010's Slow Horses, tries to infiltrate the main office, not an easy task, especially since the agency ripples with internal strife as the new home secretary, Peter Judd, butts heads with the Intelligence Service chief, Dame Ingrid Tearney. Soon the lines between spies, slow horses, and private mercenaries blur dangerously. Herron expertly juggles multiple plot lines and fully formed characters, injecting everything with a jolt of black humor.
Customer Reviews
Really fun spy thriller
I did really enjoy this book as I have the previous in the series. I do think the TV adaptation was done a little better but this still had the great wit and fun incompetence by our favorite group of screw ups known as Slow Horses.
All Good Words
Good to the very last word!
An absorbing escape
Excellent characters and a plot that captivates. Reaches a satisfying crescendo while preserving the mundane world of spookdom.