When a massacre takes place in an Derbyshire village, ISIS is quick to claim responsibility. Jackson Lamb, however, is not so sure. Lamb is in charge at Slough House, the repository of unwanted spies from Britain’s secret services. When it looks as though someone is trying to kill one of his ‘slow horses’, as his staff are known, Lamb begins to wonder if there is any connection to the terrorist attack.
The Slough House books, of which this is the fifth, are wonderful. It’s like Andy Dalziel has wandered into a John le Carre novel. The plot is tight and razor sharp, with as many twists and turns as you would want, and right up to the minute - this one has plenty of post-Brexit references. But it is the characters, the humour, and the dialogue that really elevate things. Jackson Lamb and his slow horses are priceless. The gags, both subtle and not so much are laugh out loud funny, with no regard for political correctness whatsoever.
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