Spook StreetWhat happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for those who know too many secrets but don’t remember they’re secret? Or does someone take care of the senile spy for good? These are the paranoid concerns of David Cartwright, a Cold War–era operative and one-time head of MI5 who is sliding into dementia, and questions his grandson, River, must figure out answers to now that the spy who raised him has started to forget to wear pants. But River, himself an agent at Slough House, MI5’s outpost for disgraced spies, has other things to worry about. A bomb has detonated in the middle of a busy shopping center and killed forty innocent civilians. The “slow horses” of Slough House must figure out who is behind this act of terror before the situation escalates. |
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and a peaceful life, you really didn't want them hanging around. Ideally, they should turn up, hand over their money, and bugger off. So when youth turned up in threes, carrying a black holdall, it was wise to suspect foul motives.
and a peaceful life, you really didn't want them hanging around. Ideally, they should turn up, hand over their money, and bugger off. So when youth turned up in threes, carrying a black holdall, it was wise to suspect foul motives.
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“Yeah, I didn't follow any of that.” “Blearrrgh!” “Sorry, does that mean—” “BLARGH!” “—uncle?” The chair to which Shirley was tied with belts and scarves was angled against her desk, and nearly crashed to the floor when she arched ...
“Yeah, I didn't follow any of that.” “Blearrrgh!” “Sorry, does that mean—” “BLARGH!” “—uncle?” The chair to which Shirley was tied with belts and scarves was angled against her desk, and nearly crashed to the floor when she arched ...
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“Just did, didn't I?" “For real, I mean. And keep doing it.” Marcus looked up. “If it'd stop another Westacres, hell, yes. I'd keep doing it until the bastard told me everything. And drown him doing it, wouldn't bother me none.
“Just did, didn't I?" “For real, I mean. And keep doing it.” Marcus looked up. “If it'd stop another Westacres, hell, yes. I'd keep doing it until the bastard told me everything. And drown him doing it, wouldn't bother me none.
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Post-it notes might be made of paper, but they didn't grow on trees. And every so often, just to show there wasn't much she couldn't turn her hand to, she'd taken a shift as duty-officer: fielding emergency calls and what-not.
Post-it notes might be made of paper, but they didn't grow on trees. And every so often, just to show there wasn't much she couldn't turn her hand to, she'd taken a shift as duty-officer: fielding emergency calls and what-not.
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She didn't want to ask in case the answer bored her rigid. People could get funny about their ancestry. “No, we were just talking,” River said. “Hmmm,” said Moira Tregorian, and the younger pair exchanged a glance.
She didn't want to ask in case the answer bored her rigid. People could get funny about their ancestry. “No, we were just talking,” River said. “Hmmm,” said Moira Tregorian, and the younger pair exchanged a glance.
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User Review - RonWelton - LibraryThingIn Mick Herron's Spook Street Slough House "was where they sent you when they wanted you to go away, but didn’t want to sack you in case you got litigious about it." To David Cartwright ... Read full review
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User Review - Ameise1 - LibraryThingThe fourth volume in the 'Slough House' series didn't disappoint either. Actually, all employees are on the sidelines and yet it is they who make British intelligence look old. This time, too, an ... Read full review
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| Title | Spook Street Volume 4 of Slough House |
| Author | Mick Herron |
| Publisher | Soho Press, 2017 |
| ISBN | 1616956488, 9781616956486 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional Fiction / Thrillers / Espionage |
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