Dieter Hess, an aged spy, is dead, and John Bachelor, his MI5 handler, is in deep, deep trouble. Death has revealed that the deceased had been keeping a secret second bank account—and there’s only ever one reason a spy has a secret second bank account. The question of whether he was a double agent must be resolved, and its answer may undo an entire career’s worth of spy secrets.
Praise for the Slough House series
“Smart, sharp British wit at its finest. A uniquely brilliant take on the British spy novel.” ─Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Below Montparnasse
“Delightful . . . with a dry humor reminiscent of Greene and Waugh.” —Sunday Times, Best Thrillers and Crime Novels of the Past 5 Years
“[A] wickedly clever send-up of the classic British spy novel.” ─Crime Writers' Association
“Funny, clever . . . Genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose.” ─Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Herron’s remarkable novel has enough suspense, action, and deductive dazzlement to keep genre fans happy. But be warned: these are deep waters, and this is not nodding-off, night-table reading." ─Booklist, Starred Review
Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of the Oxford series, the Slough House series, the standalone books This Is What Happened, Nobody Walks, and Reconstruction, and the novella The List. His work has been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and CWA Steel Dagger Awards, and he has won an Ellery Queen Readers Award and the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel. He lives in Oxford.
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Dieter Hess, an aged spy, is dead, and John Bachelor, his MI5 handler, is in deep, deep trouble. Death has revealed that the deceased had been keeping a secret second bank account—and there’s only ever one reason a spy has a secret second bank account. The question of whether he was a double agent must be resolved, and its answer may undo an entire career’s worth of spy secrets.
Reviews
Praise for the Slough House series
“Smart, sharp British wit at its finest. A uniquely brilliant take on the British spy novel.” ─Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Below Montparnasse
“Delightful . . . with a dry humor reminiscent of Greene and Waugh.” —Sunday Times, Best Thrillers and Crime Novels of the Past 5 Years
“[A] wickedly clever send-up of the classic British spy novel.” ─Crime Writers' Association
“Funny, clever . . . Genuinely thrilling. The novel is equally noteworthy for its often lyrical prose.” ─Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Herron’s remarkable novel has enough suspense, action, and deductive dazzlement to keep genre fans happy. But be warned: these are deep waters, and this is not nodding-off, night-table reading." ─Booklist, Starred Review
Author
Mick Herron was born in Newcastle and has a degree in English from Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author of the Oxford series, the Slough House series, the standalone books This Is What Happened, Nobody Walks, and Reconstruction, and the novella The List. His work has been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and CWA Steel Dagger Awards, and he has won an Ellery Queen Readers Award and the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel. He lives in Oxford.
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