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Slow Horses
- Slough House, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
Slough House is Jackson Lamb’s kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who’ve screwed up: left a secret file on a train, blown surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They’re the service’s poor relations – the slow horses – and bitterest among them is River Cartwright, whose days are spent transcribing mobile phone conversations. But when a young man is abducted, and it’s threatened that he’ll be beheaded live on the Internet, River sees an opportunity to redeem him.
Is the victim who he first appears to be? And what’s the kidnappers’ connection with a disgraced journalist? As the clock ticks on the execution, River finds that everyone involved has their own agenda….
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- W. M. Koolstra-dekker
- 28-11-14
Started a bit slow, but very clever story
Would you listen to Slow Horses again? Why?
No, I very rarely listen to the same book twice
What did you like best about this story?
It is very cleverly put together, keeps you wanting to hear more.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
no
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- Paul
- 11-10-15
Awesome! Gripping from start to finish
One of the best books I've listened to all year. Mick Herron has a turn of phrase like a cross between Raymond Chandler and Lee Child and Shaun Barrett narrates superbly. Already downloaded Dead Lions. Highly recommended.
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-02-20
Strangely gripping in its own way
exhibits a droll but compelling tone with mostly unlikable characters that you get attached to.
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- Chris the gardener
- 13-07-19
A good spy yarn
This book exceeded my expectations and Sean Barratt provided his usual high standard narration. He managed to bring all the characters to life. If you like Le Carre, there is a high probability you will like this one. I found the book easy to follow but engrossing.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-03-18
Superb
What made the experience of listening to Slow Horses the most enjoyable?
Pacy, clever, twisting and gripping, up there with Le Carré and Deighton. Can't wait for book 2.
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- D H POWELL
- 06-10-19
Good storytelling
A good yarn in a current setting, but not quite LeCarre. A more realistic scenario for why River was exiled would have given it the edge.
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- jv
- 21-09-18
superb narration
Excellent writing. Good story. really enjoyed this. more of a man's subject though. would listen to the rest of series.
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- Keith Stribblehill
- 07-02-19
Herron fishes in a murky pool
Great plot, characters with faults, and a triumphal finale - this story had all if these in huge spades. Congratulations to the writer and the narrator (whose characterisation of Jackson Lamb was superb). I loved this book
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- "the_gentleman_of_the_bush"
- 06-01-21
Not quite leCarre...yet
Switched on to this series fairly late on but having recently listened to the AMAZING BBC dramatisations for the fourth time I was curious to explore a more contemporary George Smiley.
Jackson Lamb is definitely that, but I was slightly underwhelmed by the plot (which has dated through no fault of its own).
Regardless, I’ve bought the next four already and am looking forward to seeing how these characters evolve.
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- B.L. M.
- 07-08-19
Good Effort
First time listen to Mick Herron..not bad some nice storey telling with enough of a difference to make it interesting
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