Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 8 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 8 the season finale of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk all about this season ender. Bus frustrations! Multiple gun standoffs! Church fires! Plus we discuss all those endings, Chekhov's grenade and …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Interviews – Fehinti Balogun and Darren Boyd

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. I've got a special Down Cemetery Road interview episode for you. I was lucky enough to get some time with both Fehinti Balogun who plays Amos and Darren Boyd who plays C. I thought both were really fascinating conversations …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 7 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 7 of the show Down Cemetery Road. I welcome Matthew Bradford back to the show. We talk about whether Amos is more Jason Bourne or Michael Meyers. Plus we discuss those great locations, …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 6 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 6 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about the joys of train travel, boat travel and helicopter travel. Plus we discuss why this episode would not be sponsored by the Scottish …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 5 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. The links to donate to Literally Healing are tinyurl.com/teame25 for the amazon wishlist of books and tinyurl.com/giveteame for a monetary donation. We are here to recap episode 5 of the show Down Cemetery Road. I’m joined by computer expert …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 4 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 4 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about the pluses and minuses of juggling, whether Amos and Axel grew up as theater kids and proper neighbor etiquette. Plus we discuss nosey …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 3 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 3 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about whether assassins make the best handymen, proper crime scene clean up and the best way to view CCTV. Plus we discuss dinners with …

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Barbican Station – Nick Mohammed Interview and Season 5 wrap-up

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. This episode I have an interview with Nick Mohammed who plays Mayor Jaffrey on SLOW HORSES. We talk about his playing a politician on show and why we're interested in spies behaving badly. Plus what's it like joining the …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 1 and 2 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. We are here to recap all the action in the new series Down Cemetery Road based on the book by Mick Herron. I'm pleased to welcome back Keir Graff to talk all the action and changes from the book …

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Barbican Station – Season 5 Episode 6 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. Welcome back as we look at season finale of season 5 of SLOW HORSES. I'm pleased to welcome back Matthew Bradford to the show for his traditional role of clean up man on the finale episode of the season. …

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Barbican Station – Hiba Bennani Interview

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. This episode I have an interview with Hiba Bennani who plays Tara on SLOW HORSES. We talk about this season and the surprising turn we see in episode 5. Plus how she integrated into the cast and that nightclub …

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Barbican Station – Season 5 Episode 5 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. Welcome back as we look at season 5 episode 5 of SLOW HORSES. I'm pleased to welcome author and podcaster Keir Graff to the show to talk through this penultimate episode of the season. We talk about track suits, …

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Barbican Station – Season 5 Episode 4 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. Welcome back as we look at season 5 episode 4 of SLOW HORSES. I'm pleased to welcome back author Frank Sennett to the show to break down everything we saw in this episode. We talk about a the proper …

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Barbican Station – James Callis Interview

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. This episode I have an interview with James Callis who plays Claude Whelan on SLOW HORSES. We talk about this season and Claude's role as First Desk, Claude's wife and his inability to take control. We also get into …

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Barbican Station – Season 5 Episode 3 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. Welcome back as we look at season 5 episode 3 of SLOW HORSES. I'm pleased to welcome back Gary to the show to break down everything we learned in this episode. We talk about a lockdown that isn’t COVID …

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Barbican Station – Ruth Bradley Interview

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. This episode I have an interview with Ruth Bradley who plays Emma Flyte on SLOW HORSES. We talk about this season and Emma's relationship with Diana Taverner. Ruth talks about that epic fight from season four, acting with Christopher …

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Barbican Station – Season 5 Episode 2 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. Welcome back as we look at season 5 episode 2 of SLOW HORSES. I'm pleased to welcome back Dr. Mary to the show to break down all the details of this episode. We talk about the Roddy's apartment, that …

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Barbican Station – Christopher Chung Interview

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. This episode I have an interview with Christopher Chung who plays Roddy Ho on SLOW HORSES. We talk about this season and how Roddy is living his best life. Christopher goes into how the collaboration with the many different …

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Barbican Station – Season 5 Episode 1 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station”. Welcome back as we return to look at season 5 of SLOW HORSES. This season is an adaptation of the Mick Herron novel London Rules. I'm pleased to welcome back Scott Hardy from the SpyHards podcast to the show. …

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Barbican Station – The Last Voice You Hear by Mick Herron – Explored

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". In this episode we discuss Mick Herron's second novel in the Oxford series, The Last Voice You Hear, with prolific author, Antony Johnston. We start with some spoiler free discussion of the book before getting into the novel's take …

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Barbican Station – Nobody Walks

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to #TeamEvie and the Literally Healing program at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Go to either TinyURL.com/giveTE for a monetary donation or TinyURL.com/TeamE24, pick a book and make sure to pick Team Evie as the shipping location. …

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Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season 4 Finale Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to #TeamEvie and the Literally Healing program at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Go to TinyURL.com/TeamE24, pick a book and make sure to pick Team Evie as the shipping location. I'll have more ways to donate soon, …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season 4 Episode 5 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Go on a tour of the real locations seen in SLOW HORSES. Go to https://www.squaremilesecrets.com/slow-horses and enter the coupon code SLOUGH for 20% off your tour. We are back to break down all the excitement of the season four …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season 4 Episode 4 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Go on a tour of the real locations seen in SLOW HORSES. Go to https://www.squaremilesecrets.com/slow-horses and enter the coupon code SLOUGH for 20% off your tour. We are back to break down all the excitement of the season four …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season 4 Episode 3 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Go on a tour of the real locations seen in SLOW HORSES. Go to https://www.squaremilesecrets.com/slow-horses and enter the coupon code SLOUGH for 20% off your tour. We are back to break down all the excitement of the season four …

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Barbican Station – Gary Oldman on SLOW HORSES Season 4

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". We are back with a special treat for all the SLOW HORSES fans - a interview with Gary Oldman about the latest season. We get into his showdown with David Cartwright that's been building since season one and how …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season 4 Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Go on a tour of the real locations seen in SLOW HORSES. Go to https://www.squaremilesecrets.com/slow-horses and enter the coupon code SLOUGH for 20% off your tour. We are back to break down all the excitement of the season four …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Preview – SPOOK STREET Review

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Go on a tour of the real locations seen in SLOW HORSES. Go to https://www.squaremilesecrets.com/slow-horses and enter the coupon code SLOUGH for 20% off your tour. This episode is a review of the book Spook Street, which this season …

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Barbican Station – The Secret Hours by Mick Herron – Review with Tim Shipman

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". 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 …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Three Finale Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the third season finale of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses titled Footprints. This episode guest Matthew Bradford returns …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Three Episodes 5 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss fifth episode of the third season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses titled Cleaning Up. This episode author …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Three Episodes 4 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss fourth episode of the third season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses titled Uninvited Guests. We talk about …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Three Episodes 3 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss third episode of the third season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses titled Negotiating with Tigers. We talk …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Three Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the premiere of the third season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses. We talk about the mini movie …

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Secret And Beyond – Political Thrillers with Frank Sennett

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". The le Carré Cast - https://lecarrecast.com/ Frank Sennett joins the show to talk about political thrillers and Mick Herron and John le Carré. We talk about US versus UK spy novels, Matt Helm, and favorite Herron and le Carré …

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The Secret Hours – Cover and description revealed

More information and a US cover for The Secret Hours have arrived. Here's the latest book description via Amazon - Two years ago, a hostile Prime Minister launched the Monochrome inquiry, an auditing of the British Secret Service “to investigate historical over-reaching.” Monochrome’s mission was to ferret out any hint of misconduct by any MI5 …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Finale Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the finale of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses - Old Scores. We talk about …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Episode 5 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the fifth episode of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses - Boardroom Games. We talk …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Episode 4 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the fourth episode of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses - Ciacada. We talk about …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Episode 3 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the third episode of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses. We talk about bike safety, …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Premiere Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Donate to Room to Read here or share the link - http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We're back to discuss the first and second episodes of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron's Slow Horses. We talk about …

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Barbican Station – Standing By The Wall by Mick Herron Review and more

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". I talk with guest Matthew Bradford about Mick Herron's latest short story - Standing By The Wall. This story is a crucial follow up to both Slough House and Bad Actors and fans of River and Roddy won't want …

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Barbican Station – Bad Actors by Mick Herron – Review with Laura Miller

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". This week we are back to talk all things Bad Actors! I’m pleased to welcome Slate Book and Culture critic Laura Miller. In the first half of the show we stay spoiler free of Bad Actors as we talk …

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The Secret Hours – New Mick Herron book title revealed!

Just as we are seeing the release of Herron’s holiday themed short story Standing by the Wall and with season two of SLOW HORSES right around the corner, we have a glimpse of Herron’s next book - The Secret Hours. Here’s the description from Amazon - Monochrome is a busted flush - an inquiry into …

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New Mick Herron Book in November 2022 – Standing By The Wall

In the publicity around the release of Bad Actors, Mick Herron revealed he is working on a non-Slough House novel before starting on his next visit with the slow horses. This means that fans will likely face a more extended break before the ninth book comes along. However Soho Press is bridging the gap with …

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When does season two of SLOW HORSES come out?

The first season of SLOW HORSES ended with a literal bang and gave us a teaser for the second season. Since then, fans have eagerly awaited news of when that season would be released. Well, some information is starting to leak out there. On the UK Amazon site, there is a listing for a new …

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Barbican Station – Burning Questions ahead of Bad Actors

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". I talk with previous guests Matthew Bradford and Dr. Mary Quest about their guesses for what we might see in Mick Herron's next Slough House book - Bad Actors. My post on the top burning questions ahead of Bad …

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Burning questions going into Bad Actors

As I did before the release of Slough House, I look at some of the burning questions ahead of the next book. With Bad Actors just a few short days away, I’m ponder what we might see. Read the book and then laugh at my incorrect guesses! Warning – Spoilers ahead for all books in …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Finale Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". We talk about the sixth and final episode of the first season of the new Apple TV Plus adaptation of Slow Horses. In the first part we talk about impressions of the first few episodes before taking a break …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Fifth Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Catch up on episode five before the sixth and final episode of the first season drops of the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. In the first part we talk about impressions of the first few episodes …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Fourth Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Catch up on episode four before the fifth episode drops as we continue to discuss the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. In the first part we have some updates and impressions of the first few episodes …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Third Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". Catch up on episode three before the forth episode drops as we continue to discuss the third episode of the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. In the first part we discuss impressions of the first couple …

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Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Premiere/Second Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under "Barbican Station". In this episode we discuss the premiere of the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. The first part is spoiler free before we take a break and come back to talk in depth about the first and …

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Bad Actors book description released

UPDATE: Both US and UK covers for Bad Actors have now been released. The book will be released via John Murrays new thriller imprint Baskerville. We see some slight adjustments from the style we've seen for the past several books. The US cover via Soho Press stays simliar to what we've seen previously. The book …

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Mick Herron’s Slough House – What to read next?

I’ve recently been asked a couple of times for authors I would recommend to read after folks have finished all the Slough House novels and novellas. My first suggestion would be to make sure you’ve read some of Herron’s other novels, like Down Cemetery Road, Reconstruction, Nobody Walks and even This is What Happened. If …

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Dolphin Junction and Bad Actors

We have some news about upcoming Mick Herron releases book releases. December 7th will live in infamy for being the date Mick Herron’s short story collection Dolphin Junction will be released, according to Amazon US and UK. The description says - CWA Gold and Steel Dagger-winner Mick Herron's short fiction, collected for the first time. …

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Where is Slough House located?

Listen to Barbican Station, our podcast dedicated to the slow horses, here or in all podcast apps. From the opening pages of Slow Horses, it's been something all spy fans have wondered. Where is Slough House located at? Herron gave a rather detailed description and from that and a little Google mapping, on my visit …

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Slough House by Mick Herron – A Review

Very minor spoilers below. What do you do when that thing from your past you’ve moved on from, or at least tried to bury deep inside, comes back? Do you embrace it? Reject it? Run from it as fast as possible? Perhaps all of the above and more.  That’s part of what River and the …

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Best of 2020

With all the disruption of this past year, things have been a bit quieter on the site than normal. I’ve been focusing on podcasts over some of my longer written pieces which has taken a healthy chunk of time. That said, the year did have some highlights and in what is becoming a yearly tradition …

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Slow Horses 10th Anniversary Edition

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the release of Slow Horses in 2010 Soho Press has put out an updated edition of the paperback edition with new cover art, a new preface written by Mick Herron, a list of discussion questions and a short story previously unreleased in the United States. The cover art …

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Barbican Station – Spook Street – Episode 5

In this episode I take a closer look at the fourth book in the Slough House series, Spook Street, with Clarissa Aykroyd. We talk about hipsters in Shoreditch, literary references, corporate-speak and Herron's love for London transport mayhem. Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release …

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Slough House – Signed!

We are getting closer and closer to the release of the seventh book, Slough House. As such, bookstores are putting up preorders for their signed copies. The wonderful Goldsboro Books has a signed copy available here. The book selling behemoth Waterstones is also offering a signed edition with an essay by Herron and a endpapers …

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Barbican Station – Real Tigers – Episode 4

In this episode I take a closer look at the third book in the Slough House series, Real Tigers, with Gary Dexter. We talk about Chekov's Double Decker bus, why getting kidnapped DOESN'T make you want a drink, and the truth about the Thunderbirds.

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Top 9 Burning Questions going in to Slough House

Over the course of the Slough House series, there have been a number of plot threads that have been left open for future stories. Below are some of the ones I’m most interested in seeing addressed.  Warning - Spoilers ahead for all books in the series! Sid Baker - One of the most shocking reveals …

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Book 7 – Slough House covers revealed

These were released a couple of months ago, but still worth highlighting. Book seven of the series is titled Slough House, I'm guessing to coordinate with the, now COVID delayed, TV series. No major redesign to the covers on offer. Publisher John Murray makes a minor adjustment by adding a splash of color to their …

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Barbican Station – Dead Lions – Episode 3

In this episode I take a closer look at the second book in the Slough House series, Dead Lions, with Alice Dryden. We explore the truth behind a dickie bow, melting cars, whether all small English villages contain hidden evil and Dorset knob throwing.

Barbican Station – Introduction – Episode 1

In the first episode of Barbican Station we take a closer look at Mick Herron, the author of the Slough House series. What makes him write these books?

Future episodes will explore the books in the series.

Jackson Lamb book 7 title revealed?

I posted previously about the book description for the next book in Mick Herron's Slough House series and it looks like it might now have a title. According to Amazon and Barnes and Noble the next book is titled - Slough House. It's a title that's appropriately full circle from the first novel Slow Horses, …

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An Italian Mick Herron

If you’re lucky enough to find success as a novelist, I imagine there is no greater feeling than having your work translated into a whole new language. Knowing that your book is now available to people all across the world has to feel very empowering. However, the work of a translator is more of an …

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Slough House and Jackson Lamb Book 7

5/24/2020 UPDATE: The book's title appears to have been released. We've got a long wait ahead of us before the next Slough House book, currently scheduled for release on February 4, 2021. However, there is a bit of news to tide us over until then, with the release of the book description for the next …

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The Last Dead Letter by Mick Herron

For more on Mick Herron's Slough House series go here. Mick Herron has seemed to enjoy playing in the expanded sandbox of the Slough House universe, writing a novel adjacent to the series, multiple novellas and with The Last Dead Letter, his first short story in the world of the Slow Horses. This story was …

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The Catch by Mick Herron – a Slough House novella coming soon

The Mick Herron news continues! On the heels of the announcement of a tv adaption of the Slough House series, Slow Horses, details of a new novella have been released. News first appeared on twitter and a full description of the book can now be found on Amazon. The Catch is described as follows - …

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Joe Country by Mick Herron – First Impressions Review

In the history of spy novels, Mick Herron’s Slough House is becoming as memorable a location as le Carré’s spy headquarters the Circus. Compared to London Rules, which took off like an out of control car, Joe Country is a more sedate affair. In a narrative shift from previous books, the first pages reveal that not all of our slow horses will be returning to the stable, leaving a sense of impending doom hanging over all the characters.

Reconstruction – Mick Herron

In anticipation of Mick Herron’s US release of London Rules, the fifth book in his Slough House series, I did a re-read of his Slough House related work. Reconstruction came out in 2008 and is in many ways the proto-Slough House novel. Read more I've written on Herron and other Slough House books here. For as …

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Spy Write – Highlights of 2018

Looking back at Spy Write in 2018 I had a lot of fun trying to keep up with posting something once a week. This post will look back at some of the high points. Author interviews It was a good year for talking with authors. I traded questions with Toby Manning on his look at …

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Best of 2018 – Part One

As is becoming a bit of a tradition, I'm rounding out the year with a couple of posts looking at some of my favorite things from the year. Some are spy related, some are not but all were memorable experiences. I'll be breaking this up over two posts with the first focusing on some things …

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The Drop by Mick Herron

In anticipation of Mick Herron’s US release of London Rules, the fifth book in his Slough House series, I did a re-read of his Slough House related work. Herron's short story/novella The Drop was released a few months after London Rules in the fall of 2018. Read more I've written on Herron and other Slough House …

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London Rules by Mick Herron

In anticipation of Mick Herron’s US release of London Rules, the fifth book in his Slough House series, I did a re-read of the first four books. London Rules was published after the novel Spook Street. Find a glossary on Slough House terms here and the full list of pieces on the book series here. …

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Spook Street by Mick Herron

In anticipation of Mick Herron’s US release of London Rules, the fifth book in his Slough House series, I’m doing a re-read of the first four books. Spook Street appeared after the novel Real Tigers in 2017. Read more on other Slough House books here. "First law of Spook Street. Secrets don’t stay secret.” The …

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Mick Herron’s Slough House – A Glossary

Find even more on the slow horses and the Slough House series here. There is a lot going on in Mick Herron's Slough House books and following the tradition of John le Carré he's created his own spy jargon. As the series continues I thought having a cheat sheet might prove helpful for refreshing memories …

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Real Tigers by Mick Herron

In anticipation of Mick Herron’s US release of London Rules, the fifth book in his Slough House series, I’m doing a re-read of the first four books. The Slough House book Real Tigers was released in 2016 and followed the short story The List and the novels Dead Lions and Nobody Walks. Read more on other …

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Best of 2017

Last year I put together a short list of some of my favorite things from the past year. I’ve done it again and here they are in no particular order - A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming - This one is a little selfish. I won a auction to have my name appear in the …

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A fictional spy walk in London

Following up on my previous post about locations in London made famous by John le Carré as haunts of George Smiley, I'm posting some other spots where fictional spies hung out. You can find all of these and more on my fictional spies Google map. Update: Author Mick Herron has confirmed via email that this …

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