London Rules: Slough House Thriller 5 (Slough House, #5)

by Mick Herron

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*Soon to be a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*

'The best thriller writer in Britain today' Sunday Express

At Regent's Park, the Intelligence Service HQ, its new chief Claude Whelan is learning the job the hard way.

Tasked with protecting a beleaguered Prime Minister, he's facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat's wife, a tabloid columnist, who's crucifying Whelan in print; and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, who's alert for Claude's every stumble. Meanwhile, the country's being rocked by an apparently random string of terror attacks.

Over at Slough House, the last stop for washed up spies, the crew are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. But collectively, they're about to rediscover their greatest strength - making a bad situation much, much worse.

'Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation' Val McDermid

'Dazzingly inventive' Sunday Times

  • ISBN10 1473657407
  • ISBN13 9781473657403
  • Publish Date 9 August 2018 (first published 1 February 2018)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 7 February 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Murray Press
  • Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 352
  • Language English