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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... finger instead, he revived the images of other cars' headlights, which looped briefly across the inside of his eyelids before spinning away into nothing. It was a starless night, thick black cloud wrapping the sky, and the streetlamps ...
... finger instead, he revived the images of other cars' headlights, which looped briefly across the inside of his eyelids before spinning away into nothing. It was a starless night, thick black cloud wrapping the sky, and the streetlamps ...
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... fingers, no jewellery of any kind.That, too, was a match. “Did he have any identifying marks?” Flyte asked. “He used to have a face,” Lamb said. “That any help?” “Tattoos; Scars? Piercings?" “How the fuck should I know? I make them wear ...
... fingers, no jewellery of any kind.That, too, was a match. “Did he have any identifying marks?” Flyte asked. “He used to have a face,” Lamb said. “That any help?” “Tattoos; Scars? Piercings?" “How the fuck should I know? I make them wear ...
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... finger. She rolled her eyes. “His last medical checked out okay. He'd admitted occasional memory lapses, but nothing significant. He could remember the date, his phone number. Who the PM was.” “Impressive,” Lamb agreed. “Could he ...
... finger. She rolled her eyes. “His last medical checked out okay. He'd admitted occasional memory lapses, but nothing significant. He could remember the date, his phone number. Who the PM was.” “Impressive,” Lamb agreed. “Could he ...
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