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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... face was red and he was breathing heavily. “I'd say you're out of shape,” she told him. “But I'm not sure what shape ... faces, as if the artist was working up to something big but hadn't got there yet. On the topmost one, an ...
... face was red and he was breathing heavily. “I'd say you're out of shape,” she told him. “But I'm not sure what shape ... faces, as if the artist was working up to something big but hadn't got there yet. On the topmost one, an ...
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... face was a pulped absence, a reminder that flesh and bone were temporary at best, and prone to rearrangement. He was ... face. “Uh-huh.” He crouched down for a closer look, without any of the creaking or visible effort he'd made when ...
... face was a pulped absence, a reminder that flesh and bone were temporary at best, and prone to rearrangement. He was ... face. “Uh-huh.” He crouched down for a closer look, without any of the creaking or visible effort he'd made when ...
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... face, but when he took it away his expression hadn't altered. “It's him,” he said. “You're sure?” “It's River Cartwright,” Lamb said, and rose easily and left the room. She caught up with him in the garden. He was smoking a cigarette ...
... face, but when he took it away his expression hadn't altered. “It's him,” he said. “You're sure?” “It's River Cartwright,” Lamb said, and rose easily and left the room. She caught up with him in the garden. He was smoking a cigarette ...
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... face clean off then disappears into the night, armed. Oh yeah, and he's lost his marbles.” He shook his head. “This is not gunna play well on Twitter.” “At least we picked the right week to bury bad news.” “What, Westacres? You're ...
... face clean off then disappears into the night, armed. Oh yeah, and he's lost his marbles.” He shook his head. “This is not gunna play well on Twitter.” “At least we picked the right week to bury bad news.” “What, Westacres? You're ...
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