Slow Horses

Mick Herron Press Reviews

For something really gripping, head for Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb series, in which a sidelined spook and his cohorts battle their way back to the centre of a life of espionage. Begin with Slow Horses and enjoy -- Alex Clark - Observer

I was delighted to discover Mick Herron's riotous Slow Horses series about the black sheep of MI5 -- Nick Cohen - Big Issue

The first of his series about MI5 and a character called Jackson Lamb, one of the great monsters of modern fiction. He's a wonderfully cynical writer and there's a lot of dark humour in it. I'm not clever enough to write this sort of thing -- Bernard Cornwell - Daily Express

I was delighted to discover that this is merely the first in a captivating series -- Christopher Brookmyre - Herald

A funny, stylish, satirical, gripping story - Guardian

The most enjoyable spy novel in years - Mail on Sunday

With his poet's eye for detail, his comic timing and relish for violence, Herron fills a gap that has been yawning ever since Len Deighton retired - Daily Telegraph

Surely among the finest British spy fiction of the past 20 years - Metro

If you read one spy novel this year, read Real Tigers. Better still, read the whole series - Andrew Taylor, The Spectator

Mick Herron is the real deal - Irish Times

The John le Carre of our generation - Val McDermid

The best modern British spy series - Daily Express

The finest new crime series this Millennium - Mail on Sunday

As a master of wit, satire, insight . . . Herron is difficult to overpraise - Daily Telegraph

Jackson Lamb - the most fascinating and irresistible thriller series hero to emerge since Jack Reacher - Sunday Times

The new spy master - Evening Standard

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