Clown Town

Clown Town by Mick Herron is the latest Slough House thriller, serving up razor-sharp spy fiction, office-politics dread and the kind of dark humour that makes the danger hit harder.

Slow horse River Cartwright is stuck waiting to be cleared for duty, so he starts poking around the legacy of his late grandfather — a revered figure in British intelligence. A missing book in the old man’s library opens a trail of secrets best left shelved. Meanwhile at Regent’s Park, Diana Taverner faces pressure from those tied to a covert operation during the Troubles, and chooses to turn looming exposure into leverage. Back at Slough House, Jackson Lamb would prefer his team stayed put — especially when mischief at the top tends to spill real blood.

Perfect for readers who love British espionage, morally grey characters, twisty plots and the Slow Horses TV series vibe.

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