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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Page 11
... someone was trying to turn themselves inside out, without using tools. Marcus, whistling softly, replaced the jug on a filing cabinet. Some water had splashed his sweater, a pale blue Merino V-neck, and he tried to brush it away, with ...
... someone was trying to turn themselves inside out, without using tools. Marcus, whistling softly, replaced the jug on a filing cabinet. Some water had splashed his sweater, a pale blue Merino V-neck, and he tried to brush it away, with ...
Page 12
... Someone's got to do this shit. Or would you rather let the terrorist walk, for fear of violating his human rights?” “He was only a suspect a moment ago.” “And we both know what being a suspect means.” “He's still got rights.” “Like ...
... Someone's got to do this shit. Or would you rather let the terrorist walk, for fear of violating his human rights?” “He was only a suspect a moment ago.” “And we both know what being a suspect means.” “He's still got rights.” “Like ...
Page 15
... Someone needed to take a firm hand.This had clearly been beyond poor Catherine Standish, but once you let the bottle be your friend, you were letting yourself in for sorry times indeed. It had not escaped her that among the forms ...
... Someone needed to take a firm hand.This had clearly been beyond poor Catherine Standish, but once you let the bottle be your friend, you were letting yourself in for sorry times indeed. It had not escaped her that among the forms ...
Page 23
... someone was paying bills. Marcus wasn't. Marcus was accumulating a drawerful of red letters: final demands for electricity and gas. Cassie was talking about taking the kids, going to her mother's “for a bit,” and that was even without ...
... someone was paying bills. Marcus wasn't. Marcus was accumulating a drawerful of red letters: final demands for electricity and gas. Cassie was talking about taking the kids, going to her mother's “for a bit,” and that was even without ...
Page 29
... Someone whistled in imitation of abird, and someone whistled back.The O.B. waited, but that was it for the time being. Carefully, eyes alert for snares among the leaves, he headed towards the village. “Think he's an issue or a fuck-up ...
... Someone whistled in imitation of abird, and someone whistled back.The O.B. waited, but that was it for the time being. Carefully, eyes alert for snares among the leaves, he headed towards the village. “Think he's an issue or a fuck-up ...
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