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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... thought I just heard.” River said, “Have you met Jackson?” “He sent me an email.” “Is that a no?” “We haven't met in person.” “Have you heard about him?” Moira Tregorian said, “I'm told he's a bit of a character.” “Did nobody tell you ...
... thought I just heard.” River said, “Have you met Jackson?” “He sent me an email.” “Is that a no?” “We haven't met in person.” “Have you heard about him?” Moira Tregorian said, “I'm told he's a bit of a character.” “Did nobody tell you ...
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... thought then, but such straightforward judgments seemed less clear now. He was tying his tie, as he had these thoughts; watching his hands in the mirror as they made complicated movements beyond the reach of his conscious brain. Some ...
... thought then, but such straightforward judgments seemed less clear now. He was tying his tie, as he had these thoughts; watching his hands in the mirror as they made complicated movements beyond the reach of his conscious brain. Some ...
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... thought, of course; that it was all about guts and glory—truth was, it was all about flesh and blood. Medals weren't ... thoughts and he was still here in the hallway. What was it he'd been going to do? A blank moment came and went so ...
... thought, of course; that it was all about guts and glory—truth was, it was all about flesh and blood. Medals weren't ... thoughts and he was still here in the hallway. What was it he'd been going to do? A blank moment came and went so ...
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... thought, but at least it meant heat was moving around the building, which meant 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 ...
... thought, but at least it meant heat was moving around the building, which meant 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 ...
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... thought, but days were mere splinters of time, no useful measure. The sudden events that blind us with their light had roots in the slowly-turning decades. Even now, he could make out shapes from the past behind the headlines, like ...
... thought, but days were mere splinters of time, no useful measure. The sudden events that blind us with their light had roots in the slowly-turning decades. Even now, he could make out shapes from the past behind the headlines, like ...
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