![]() ![]() Whereas the first book broke things into chapters, this one is two sections with no official chapter breaks. She gets the character arc and goes through the greatest changes. Although Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright get top billing, this is really Lousia Guy’s book. ![]() You would never want to meet or work with these people in real life but you can’t help but root for them when reading about them. Of course the slow horses get pulled into the intrigue and manage to muddle their way through.Īs with the first book, the plot is fine and Herron continues to find new ways to reverse the expectations of the reader but the real enjoyment is seeing how this group of distinctively drawn characters interact. ![]() In the sequel, a dead spy sets off a chain of events that involves Russian oligarchs, small English towns, and the biggest building in London. “I expect all hell breaks loose.”Īll hell certainly does break loose in Dead Lions, the second book featuring the misfits and screwups in MI5 that are sent to bide their time in Slough House. “What happens when the game’s over?” Lamb asked. Read more on other Slough House books here. 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. ![]()
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