Nobody Walks

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A Maxim Jakubowski selected title.

Shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award 2015.

Dead Lions, Herron's second Slough House spy thriller was, justly rewarded with the CWA Gold Dagger and his new novel walks in the shadow of its murky, ironic world where spies are decidely human and fallible. An ex-agent on the skids returns to the UK following the unexplained death of his son from a balcony fall under influence to uncover the truth, only to discover he is being manipulated by rogue elements in the  secret service for reasons he cannot initially fathom.

Every character leaps out of the page, quirks a-plenty and vivid as the inexorable investigation runs down the back alleys and no way streets of a highly familiar London until a modicum of truth merges that raises yet more painful questions. Herron's plotting is impeccable and the way he paints his world of shadows and betrayals proves a lesson in thriller writing. Much more than just a revenge tale. ~ Maxim Jakubowski

Reviewed by Maxim Jakubowski
Maxim Jakubowski is a London-based novelist and editor.
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