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Mick Herron

Mick Herron is a British mystery and thriller novelist. He is the author of the Slough House series, early novels of which have been adapted into the Slow Horses television series. He won the Crime Writers' Association 2013 Gold Dagger for Dead Lions and the Diamond Dagger in 2025 for lifetime achievement.

Infobox

Born
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Occupation
Novelist
Education
Balliol College, Oxford
Genre
Spy fiction
Years active
2003 – Present
Notable works
Slough House (novel series) Dead Lions (2013)
Notable awards
mw- Gold Dagger (2013) Diamond Dagger, (2025)
Partner
Jo Howard

Tables

Slough House series · Bibliography › The <i>Slough House</i> series
1
1
Number
1
Title
Slow Horses
First published
2010
Format
novel
ISBN
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2
2
Number
2
Title
Dead Lions
First published
2013
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1616952259
2.5
2.5
Number
2.5
Title
The List
First published
2015
Format
novella
ISBN
978-1616957452
3
3
Number
3
Title
Real Tigers
First published
2016
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1616956127
4
4
Number
4
Title
Spook Street
First published
2017
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1473621299
5
5
Number
5
Title
London Rules
First published
2018
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1473657403
5.5
5.5
Number
5.5
Title
The Drop (US title: The Marylebone Drop)
First published
2018
Format
novella
ISBN
978-1473678309
6
6
Number
6
Title
Joe Country
First published
2019
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1473657441
6.3
6.3
Number
6.3
Title
The Catch
First published
2020
Format
novella
ISBN
978-1529331707
6.7
6.7
Number
6.7
Title
The Last Dead Letter
First published
2020
Format
novella
ISBN
978-1529371260
7
7
Number
7
Title
Slough House
First published
2021
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1529378641
8
8
Number
8
Title
Bad Actors
First published
2022
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1529378702
8.3
8.3
Number
8.3
Title
Standing by the Wall
First published
2022
Format
novella
ISBN
978-1399807081
8.7
8.7
Number
8.7
Title
Standing by the Wall
First published
2022
Format
collection
ISBN
978-1641295031
9
9
Number
9
Title
Clown Town
First published
September 2025
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1399800433
Number
Title
First published
Format
ISBN
1
Slow Horses
2010
novel
mw- body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- } }978-1473674189
2
Dead Lions
2013
novel
978-1616952259
2.5
The List
2015
novella
978-1616957452
3
Real Tigers
2016
novel
978-1616956127
4
Spook Street
2017
novel
978-1473621299
5
London Rules
2018
novel
978-1473657403
5.5
The Drop (US title: The Marylebone Drop)
2018
novella
978-1473678309
6
Joe Country
2019
novel
978-1473657441
6.3
The Catch
2020
novella
978-1529331707
6.7
The Last Dead Letter
2020
novella
978-1529371260
7
Slough House
2021
novel
978-1529378641
8
Bad Actors
2022
novel
978-1529378702
8.3
Standing by the Wall
2022
novella
978-1399807081
8.7
Standing by the Wall
2022
collection
978-1641295031
9
Clown Town
September 2025
novel
978-1399800433

References

  1. Originally collected in Dolphin Junction
  2. Slough House novellas: The List (2015) The Drop (2018) The Catch (2020) The Last Dead Letter (2020) Standing by the Wall
  3. Goodreads.com
    http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1237964.Mick_Herron
  4. Crime Writers' Association
    http://www.thecwa.co.uk/dead-lions/
  5. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/15/mick-herron-i-look-at-jackson-lamb-and-think-my-god-did-i-write-that-my-mother-reads-this-stuff
  6. The New Yorker
    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/05/is-mick-herron-the-best-spy-novelist-of-his-generation
  7. The Observer
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/10/author-mick-herron-slough-house-slow-horses-spy-fiction-secret-hours-interview
  8. www.idsbrief.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100426212657/http://www.idsbrief.com/app/smg/gbn/main?view=about
  9. The Wall Street Journal
    https://archive.today/20240918063139/https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/slow-horses-mick-herron-apple-tv-spy-fiction-05fd1dc5
  10. Mick Herron website
    https://www.mickherron.com/landing-page/mick-herron-zoe-boehm/
  11. thetimes.com
    https://archive.today/20250112103244/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/slow-horses-sir-richard-moore-m16-apple-tv-dl38wkpw8
  12. The Orange County Register
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240804144447/https://www.ocregister.com/2022/12/09/the-book-pages-slow-horses-author-mick-herron-says-my-heart-is-with-those-who-struggle/
  13. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/mick-herron-the-accidental-bestseller-vwjkwm9ws
  14. The New Yorker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240214162554/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/05/is-mick-herron-the-best-spy-novelist-of-his-generation
  15. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/01/mick-herron-slow-horses-series-jackson-lamb-paperback-writer
  16. Spectator.co.uk
    http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/02/if-you-read-one-spy-novel-this-year-read-real-tigers/
  17. The Sunday Times
  18. Royal Society of Literature
    https://rsliterature.org/fellows/herron-mick/,%20https://rsliterature.org/fellows/herron-mick/
  19. "Mick Herron"
    http://www.mickherron.com/
  20. "Mick Herron's Slow Horses To Gallop Back in "Clown Town""
    https://spybrary.com/mick-herron-clown-town/
  21. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/18/clown-town-by-mick-herron-review-slough-house-slow-horses-ride-on-in-triumph
  22. Penguin Random House
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673290/dolphin-junction-stories-by-mick-herron/
  23. Apple.com
    https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/10/apples-hit-espionage-drama-slow-horses-debuts-season-two-trailer/
  24. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/apple-renews-slow-horses-season-4-1235156798/
  25. Apple TV+
    https://tv.apple.com/us/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o/
  26. www.rottentomatoes.com
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s05
  27. Newsweek
    https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/tv/down-cemetery-road-episodes-list-11009064
  28. "Herron awarded CWA diamond dagger"
    https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/01/30/265464/herron-awarded-cwa-diamond-dagger/
  29. CrimeFest
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250622050823/https://www.crimefest.com/awards-cf/awards-history/
  30. Books+Publishing
    https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/06/15/151920/harper-mckinty-shortlisted-for-theakston-old-peculier-crime-award/
  31. Books+Publishing
    https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/14/155202/robotham-shortlisted-for-cwa-gold-dagger-2/
  32. Ethanjonesbooks.wordpress.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080515/https://ethanjonesbooks.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/10-questions-with-mick-herron/
  33. "Jo Howard"
    https://uk.linkedin.com/in/johowardoxon
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