Review: Dead Lions by Mick Herron

The good

• Legitimately funny. I actually laughed out loud at multiple parts of this book.

• Several excellent characters, with Jackson Lamb as the highlight (and the cause of most of the laughing).

• Exciting plot & pacing.

• The world of MI5, terrorism, and intrigue, and the focus on Slough House, where they send the “washed up” spies with failing careers (who make for great antiheroes), continues to be highly entertaining.

The not so good

• The big reveal at the end is pretty disappointing: too convoluted and too complicated.

Rating: 4.5 stars