Clown Town Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller

The brand new Slough House thriller from the #1 bestseller Mick HerronSUNDAY TIMES, THRILLER OF THE YEARGUARDIAN, CRIME BOOK OF THE YEARDAILY TELEGRAPH, BOOK OF THE YEARTLS, BOOK OF THE YEARTHE SPECTATOR, BOOK OF THE YEARMick Herron is our best and most topical spy writer Ian RankinClown Town is a masterpiece India Knight, Sunday TimesAn authentic megastar of the genre Sam Leith, GuardianNo one can rival Mick Herron The TimesA superb thriller The SpectatorMasterly Times Literary Supplement, books of the yearSpies lie. They betray. Its what they do. Slow horse River Cartwright is waiting to be passed fit for work. With time to kill, and with his grandfather a legendary former spy long dead, River investigates the secrets of the old mans library, and a mysteriously missing book. Regents Parks First Desk, Diana Taverner, doesnt appreciate threats. So when those involved in a covert operation during the height of the Troubles threaten to expose the ugly side of state security, Taverner turns blackmail into opportunity. Over at Slough House, the repository for failed spies, Catherine Standish just wants everyone to play nice. But as far as Jackson Lamb is concerned, the slow horses should all be at their desks. Because when Taverner starts plotting mischief people get hurt, and Lamb has no plans to send in the clowns. On the other hand, if the clowns ignore his instructions and fool around, any harm that befalls them is hardly his fault. But theyre his clowns. And if they dont... | Mick Herron Clown Town : The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller from