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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Not that this racket is emanating from Roderick Ho's room, or no more of it than usual (the humming of computers; the tinnitus-rattle of Ho's own iPod, loaded with more aggressive music than Coe's; his nasal whistling, of which he is ...
Not that this racket is emanating from Roderick Ho's room, or no more of it than usual (the humming of computers; the tinnitus-rattle of Ho's own iPod, loaded with more aggressive music than Coe's; his nasal whistling, of which he is ...
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Shirley herself made similar noises for a while; if you were asked to guess, you might hazard that someone was trying to turn themselves inside out, without using tools. Marcus, whistling softly, replaced the jug on a filing cabinet.
Shirley herself made similar noises for a while; if you were asked to guess, you might hazard that someone was trying to turn themselves inside out, without using tools. Marcus, whistling softly, replaced the jug on a filing cabinet.
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You'd be prepared to do that?” “Just did, didn't I?" “For real, I mean. ... Waterboarding a suspected terrorist to death, that's housekeep1ng. ... but until that happened, Shirley's view was, they might as well keep on skiving.
You'd be prepared to do that?” “Just did, didn't I?" “For real, I mean. ... Waterboarding a suspected terrorist to death, that's housekeep1ng. ... but until that happened, Shirley's view was, they might as well keep on skiving.
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It had been clear she'd taken a shine to him: embarrassing, but there it was—it wasn't like she was a total dog; in the right light, she cast a nice shadow, but she was old, midthirties, and when women got to that age, ...
It had been clear she'd taken a shine to him: embarrassing, but there it was—it wasn't like she was a total dog; in the right light, she cast a nice shadow, but she was old, midthirties, and when women got to that age, ...
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Moira supposed that was why she'd been assigned here, to provide overdue backbone. Dust everywhere, of course. The whole building felt neglected; seemed to revel in the condition, as if the appearance of a duster might cause structural ...
Moira supposed that was why she'd been assigned here, to provide overdue backbone. Dust everywhere, of course. The whole building felt neglected; seemed to revel in the condition, as if the appearance of a duster might cause structural ...
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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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