Slough House Series

Review: Slow Horses by Mick Herron

The good A fun world of MI5, terrorism, and intrigue. The focus on Slough House, where they send the “washed up” spies with failing careers, feels like a...

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...

Review: Real Tigers by Mick Herron

The good More good humor. Jackson Lamb continues to be a fantastic character (and the cause of most of the humor). Exciting plot &...

Review: Spook Street by Mick Herron

Perhaps my favorite book in the series so far. The way the book plays with Cartwright’s memory (and yours!) is brilliant; Jackson Lamb is hilarious and devious; t...

Review: London Rules by Mick Herron

Another excellent entry in the series.

Review: The Marylebone Drop by Mick Herron

The good An occasional bit of fun dialog and tongue-in-cheek humor. Introduces the backstory for one of the new members of Slough House. T...

Review: Joe Country by Mick Herron

I thought the previous book, London Rules, to be one of the best in the series; this one, Joe Country, seems to be one of the worst. Not to say that it’s complete...

Review: Slough House by Mick Herron

This wasn’t my favorite entry in the series. Jackson Lamb is hilarious as always, and there’s plenty of witty banter to go around. However, there are no new Sloug...