Best book in the series up until now. Pacing is perfect, Herron prose is sharp, witty, does not allow even a moment of distraction. Lamb, his deus ex machina is one of the best characters I've had the pleasure of meeting in a novel in a long while. Off I go, looking for the next slough house novel. I don't think I'll stop until I've read all of them.
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vonblubba rated Judas unchained: 3 stars
Judas unchained by Peter F. Hamilton (The second book in the Commonwealth Saga series)
The previous novel, Pandora's Star, introduced the Intersolar Commonwealth, a star-spanning civilization of the twenty-fourth century. Robust, peaceful, and confident, …
vonblubba rated Let's Make Dumplings!: 4 stars
vonblubba rated Prayer for the Crown-Shy: 4 stars
Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
vonblubba rated Bad Actors: 4 stars
Bad Actors by Mick Herron
A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has lost one of its key …
vonblubba rated Slough House: 4 stars
Slough House by Mick Herron
Brexit is in full swing. And due to mysterious accidents, the Slough Houses ranks continue to thin. The seventh entry …
vonblubba rated JOE COUNTRY: 4 stars
JOE COUNTRY by Mick Herron
If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die.
In Slough House, the London …
vonblubba rated Catch: a Novella: 4 stars
vonblubba rated London rules: 4 stars
London rules by Mick Herron (Slough House, #5)
"London Rules might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one: Cover your arse. At MI5 headquarters Regent's Park, …
vonblubba reviewed Spook Street by Mick Herron
vonblubba rated Real tigers: 4 stars
vonblubba rated Dead Lions: 4 stars
Dead Lions by Mick Herron (Slough House, #2)
vonblubba rated The Kaiju Preservation Society: 4 stars
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That …