Joe Country : Slough House Thriller 6

*Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*’Sets a new bar for spy fiction’ Financial TimesIn Slough House, the backwater for failed spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech Wicinski, whose sins make him outcast even among the slow horses, is determined to discover who destroyed his career, even if he tears his life apart in the process. With winter taking its grip Jackson Lamb would sooner be left brooding in peace, but even he can’t ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible for killing a slow horse breaks cover at last, Lamb sends his crew out to even the score. This time, they’re heading into joe country. And they’re not all coming home. ‘The go-to author for British espionage’ Guardian’Bitingly intelligent, light of touch and frequently hilarious’ Observer

London Rules : Slough House Thriller 5

*Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*’The best thriller writer in Britain today’ Sunday ExpressAt Regent’s Park, the Intelligence Service HQ, new First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the job the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered Prime Minister, he’s facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat’s wife, a tabloid columnist, who’s crucifying Whelan in print; and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, who’s alert for Claude’s every stumble. Meanwhile, the country’s being rocked by an apparently random string of terror attacks. Over at Slough House, the last stop for washed up spies, the crew are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. But collectively, they’re about to rediscover their greatest strength – making a bad situation much, much worse. ‘Mick Herron is the John le Carre of our generation’ Val McDermid’Dazzingly inventive’ Sunday Times