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This week we are back to talk about Mick Herron’s latest book – The Secret Hours! I’m pleased to welcome The Sunday Times Senior Political Commentator Tim Shipman to the show.
In the first half of the show we stay relatively spoiler free on The Secret Hours as we talk politics and Herron, British inquiries and what makes a politician tick. In the second half we discuss Herron’s take on Berlin just after the fall of the wall, misdirection, and whether the TV show prompted Herron to write this particular story. Plus … we mull over where the series goes next! All that and more in this episode!
Tim’s latest interview with Mick Herron – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mick-herron-a-smiley-for-our-times-on-jackson-lamb-and-slow-horses-d7rf3ndjr
Tim Shipman – At The Sunday Times – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/tim-shipman?page=1
Tim’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/ShippersUnbound
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Find Tim’s books All Out War and Fall Out – https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/tim-shipman
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Hi Jeff,
We are big fans of Mick Herron – the books, the TV production and now your podcast!
Here’s a thought for you…
Where are all the “good” agents at MI5? You know, the ones who really do know what they are doing.
We’ve obviously met the Slow Horses and then the Dogs, the bosses and their toady underlings, the boys and girls on the hub, milkmen, etc…
I guess Sid would be one but there must be more!
Best wishes, Geoff & Lottie
Good question! I guess it depends on your definition of “good”. I think Herron’s worldview is much more gray so finding purely good folks will be hard!