This is the eighth in the Jackson Lamb series, centring around demoted and de-motivated spies from Slough House, the slow horses. This is his most political novel to date, wickedly so since not much imagination is needed to identify the real-life Westminster inspirations for his characters. Bad actors, you see, bend the rules for their own gains. Can the slow horses outwit them? Herron's pacy and comic genius leads to a thrilling and anarchic conclusion.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 106 Autumn 2022 ) |
