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Slough House (novel series)

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Slough House is a series of spy novels by the British author Mick Herron. Herron began writing the first volume, Slow Horses, in 2008, and published it in 2010. The series follows River Cartwright and his colleagues, a group of humiliated MI5 agents, who have been relegated to paper pushing jobs. They serve under a crude ageing Cold War era agent, Jackson Lamb, and will do anything to get back into the game. Herron's books have sold more than four million copies. They have been called a satirical, "rollicking subversion" of the stories of John le Carré.

Infobox

Author
Mick Herron
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Genre
Spy fiction
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Published
1 June 2010
No. of books
15

Tables

Slough House series · Publishing history
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
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
2025
Format
novel
ISBN
978-1399800433
Number
Title
First published
Format
ISBN
1
Slow Horses
2010
novel
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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
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
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. The Guardian
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230427102713/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/14/london-rules-by-mick-herron-review
  4. The Guardian
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231101183910/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
  5. The Wall Street Journal
    https://archive.today/20240918063139/https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/slow-horses-mick-herron-apple-tv-spy-fiction-05fd1dc5
  6. 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
  7. Morning Edition
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170114144955/https://www.npr.org/2017/01/12/507297654/fulfill-your-reading-resolutions-with-6-books-from-librarian-nancy-pearl
  8. Financial Times
    https://archive.today/20221022234046/https://www.ft.com/content/761cf9f6-708e-424d-88d6-469c4908d2dc
  9. RadioTimes
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240920092209/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/slow-horses-books-explained/
  10. Penguin Random House Canada
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/724159/standing-by-the-wall-the-collected-slough-house-novellas-by-mick-herron/9781641295031
  11. Barnes & Noble
    https://web.archive.org/web/20241004064731/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/stories-never-write-themselves-a-guest-post-by-mick-herron/
  12. crimereads.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240224032812/https://crimereads.com/mick-herron-on-the-art-of-the-misfit-spy-thriller/
  13. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/01/mick-herron-slow-horses-series-jackson-lamb-paperback-writer
  14. "So Real It's Spooky: Mick Herron is the new king of the spy thriller... can he truly be making it all up?"
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/1867354292
  15. Penguin.co.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240329023918/https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/childrens-article/john-le-carre-silverview-essay-reading
  16. The Spectator
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/2007053839
  17. "No Slough House, but still a big stink in Mick Herron's new spy novel"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231221065138/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/no-jackson-lamb-but-still-a-big-stink-in-mick-herron-s-new-spy-novel-20230925-p5e7cc.html
  18. Lucy Atkins
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240913144827/https://lucyatkins.com/2021/04/17/talking-about-writing-mick-herron/
  19. The Guardian
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240910040555/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/10/author-mick-herron-slough-house-slow-horses-spy-fiction-secret-hours-interview
  20. "Mick Herron"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240414145146/https://suejleonard.com/articles/mick-herron/
  21. Literary Review
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240930235154/https://literaryreview.co.uk/the-spy-who-came-out-of-the-chippy
  22. LA Review of Books
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220815123141/https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-operational-advantage/
  23. Ox in a Box
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231201003322/http://oxinabox.co.uk/writing-gets-me-out-of-bed-in-the-morning-crime-writer-mick-herron-on-selling-a-million-copies-the-big-screen-and-oxford-lit-fest/
  24. SpyWrite
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231211160243/https://spywrite.com/2018/08/22/mick-herron-interview/
  25. The Guardian
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230209022144/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/09/mick-herron-interview-show-horses-slough-house-bad-actors
  26. 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/
  27. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/mick-herron-the-accidental-bestseller-vwjkwm9ws
  28. Slow Horses
  29. The Booklist
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/235697287
  30. The Atlantic
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240913180926/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/broken-spies-for-a-broken-england/596650/
  31. Thecwa.co.uk
    http://www.thecwa.co.uk/dead-lions/
  32. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/23/british-writer-mick-herron-wins-writers-association-lifetime-achievement-award
  33. Apple.com
    https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/03/trailer-for-new-apple-original-espionage-drama-slow-horses-starring-academy-award-winner-gary-oldman-debuts-ahead-of-global-premiere-on-april-1-2022/
  34. Apple.com
    https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/10/apples-hit-espionage-drama-slow-horses-debuts-season-two-trailer/
  35. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/apple-renews-slow-horses-season-4-1235156798/
  36. Apple TV+
    https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/11/apples-acclaimed-espionage-drama-slow-horses-starring-academy-award-winner-gary-oldman-unveils-trailer-for-season-three/
  37. TVLine
    https://tvline.com/lists/slow-horses-season-4-release-date-cast-spoilers-renewed-apple-tv-plus/
  38. TVLine
    https://tvline.com/lists/slow-horses-season-4-release-date-cast-spoilers-renewed-apple-tv-plus/
  39. "'Slow Horses' Renewed For Season 6 By Apple TV+"
    https://deadline.com/2024/10/slow-horses-renewed-season-6-apple-tv-plus-gary-oldman-1236116258/
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