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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... paused to take a drink, then said, “God, I don't know. After the last few days, the bomb at Westacres, maybe the fate of one old man isn't something to get worked up about.” “He's your grandfather. Of course you're upset.” “Yeah.” He ...
... paused to take a drink, then said, “God, I don't know. After the last few days, the bomb at Westacres, maybe the fate of one old man isn't something to get worked up about.” “He's your grandfather. Of course you're upset.” “Yeah.” He ...
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... paused. “I miss Catherine.” “So do I.” “Do you think Lamb does?” “...Seriously?" “He's not been much in evidence since she quit.” River said, “He misses having an alcoholic around. He got a lot of mileage out of that.” He finished his ...
... paused. “I miss Catherine.” “So do I.” “Do you think Lamb does?” “...Seriously?" “He's not been much in evidence since she quit.” River said, “He misses having an alcoholic around. He got a lot of mileage out of that.” He finished his ...
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... paused, then glanced down at the technician below. “Missed a bit.” The landing was lined with books, shelved around a windowseat looking onto the front garden. The nearest open door was a bedroom, Lamb assumed the old man's; lining a ...
... paused, then glanced down at the technician below. “Missed a bit.” The landing was lined with books, shelved around a windowseat looking onto the front garden. The nearest open door was a bedroom, Lamb assumed the old man's; lining a ...
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