Joe Country: The sixth book in the series behind SLOW HORSES, an Apple Original

Description: Joe Country by Mick Herron THE SIXTH BOOK IN THE SERIES BEHIND SLOW HORSES, AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+ If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die. "Suspense, spycraft, dry wit and vulgar humor are all well-deployed in this satisfying work by Mr. Herron, whose style can accommodate everything from a tough action scene to a lyrical elegy."—Tom Nolan, The Wall Street JournalIn Slough House, the London outpost for disgraced MI5 spies, memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine Standish is buying booze again, Louisa Guy is raking over the ashes of lost love, and new recruit Lech Wicinski, whose sins make him an outcast even among the slow horses, is determined to discover who destroyed his career, even if he tears his life apart in the process. Meanwhile, in Regents Park, Diana Taverners tenure as First Desk is running into difficulties. If shes going to make the Service fit for purpose, she might have to make deals with a familiar old devil . . . And with winter taking its grip, Jackson Lamb would sooner be left brooding in peace, but even he cant ignore the dried blood on his carpets. So when the man responsible for killing a slow horse breaks cover at last, Lamb sends the slow horses out to even the score. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Mick Herron is a British novelist and short story writer who was born in Newcastle and studied English at Oxford. He is the author of the Slough House espionage series, four Oxford mysteries, and several standalone novels. His work has won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller, and the Ellery Queen Readers Award, and been nominated for the Macavity, Barry, Shamus, and Theakstons Novel of the Year Awards. He currently lives in Oxford and writes full-time. Review The Guardian Best Crime Novels of 2019 The Spectator Best Books of 2019 Shortlisted for the 2020 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel AwardShortlisted for the 2020 CWA Gold DaggerPraise for Joe Country "Suspense, spycraft, dry wit and vulgar humor are all well-deployed in this satisfying work by Mr. Herron, whose style can accommodate everything from a tough action scene to a lyrical elegy."—Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal"Herron writes squeakingly well-plotted spy thrillers. More than that, he composes—at the rate of a pulpist—the kind of efficient, darkly witty, tipped-with-imagery sentences that feel purpose-built to perforate my private daze of illiteracy. More than that, hes a world-bringer, the creator of a still-growing fictional universe with its own gravity, lingo, and surface tension." —The Atlantic "Herron blends character, place and espionage into a riveting melange that Ive only encountered in the best of John le Carré or Len Deighton . . . Read one and youre hooked for the whole series." —The Globe and Mail "Herrons morbidly witty backdrop hosts incisive storytelling with a rich mix of engaging characters." —Financial Times "John le Carré with an extra dose of dry humor."—Adam Woog, The Seattle Times"A series that hits every mark—wicked, black humor, complex characters and breathless plotting."—The Cleveland Plain-Dealer "Mick Herron is a master of misdirection. Its a skill, it just so happens, that spies and their handlers require in abundance, and one that Herron wields with unerring effectiveness in his thrillers." —Daneet Steffens, CrimeReads "The espionage series you should be reading right now." —Zoomer Magazine "Though Joe Country is Mick Herrons sixth novel in his Slough House series, set in Britains intelligence community, it stands on its own. Newcomers need not be familiar with the previous books, but this installment is so taut and witty, fans will be eager to go back and read from the beginning." —Shelf Awareness "Mr. Herron is as mischievous as he is mesmerizing. Joe Country secures his place as one of the worlds top spy novelists." —Irma Heldman, Open Letters "Droll dialogue, characters who wear their foibles proudly, and observations on the politics of potential vested interest in national security keep the pages turning. Herron solidifies his place as one of Britains top spy novelists." —Publishers Weekly "A solid thriller buoyed as always by Herrons mordant humor." —Booklist Praise for London Rules Shortlisted for the 2018 Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Shortlisted for the 2018 Crime Writers Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger "Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation." —Val McDermid "Herron cleverly spins the templates of the spy thriller, and his style can bite with the wit of an Evelyn Waugh or Kingsley Amis." —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal "[Herron] really is funny and his cynicism is belied, here and there, by flashes of the mingled tenderness and anger that seem to define Britains post-Brexit self-reflections." —Charles Finch, USA Today "Scathingly funny." —Newsweek "Slough House, in this winning series, is where incompetent or disgraced British spies spend their days on meaningless busywork. That is, unless they stumble into genuine espionage. Herron is a subtle stylist, and he strikes a perfect balance of big-hearted humor and thrilling spy stuff." —The Seattle Times "Hilarious and suspenseful . . . Sharper than most espionage fiction being written today and manages to stay uncannily contemporary." —St. Louis Post-DispatchPraise for Mick Herron"[Herrons] cleverly plotted page-turners are driven by dialogue that bristles with one-liners. Much of the humor comes from Herrons sharp eye for the way bureaucracies, whether corporate or clandestine, function and malfunction. The world of Slough House is closer to "The Office" than to 007." —The Associated Press"The sharpest spy fiction since John le Carré."—NPRs Fresh Air "Compulsively readable, tightly plotted."—Los Angeles Times"The best in a generation, by some estimations, and irrefutably the funniest."—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Review Quote The Guardian Best Crime Novels of 2019 The Spectator Best Books of 2019 Shortlisted for the 2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Award Longlisted for the 2020 CWA Gold Dagger Praise for Joe Country "Suspense, spycraft, dry wit and vulgar humor are all well-deployed in this satisfying work by Mr. Herron, whose style can accommodate everything from a tough action scene to a lyrical elegy." --Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal "Herron writes squeakingly well-plotted spy thrillers. More than that, he composes--at the rate of a pulpist--the kind of efficient, darkly witty, tipped-with-imagery sentences that feel purpose-built to perforate my private daze of illiteracy. More than that , hes a world-bringer, the creator of a still-growing fictional universe with its own gravity, lingo, and surface tension." --The Atlantic "Herron blends character, place and espionage into a riveting melange that Ive only encountered in the best of John le Carr Excerpt from Book Cities sleep with their lights on, as if theyre afraid of the dark. Up and down their roads, clustering at junctions, streetlights make daisy chains out of the night, illuminating pavements and hiding the stars. And if, from above--from the perspective of an astronaut, say, or a reader--these chains resemble neural pathways, forging connections between a citys hemispheres, that seems an accurate picture. For a city is made of memories, stored recollections packed into boxes of stone and metal, brick and glass, and the brighter its pathways pulse with light, the stronger those memories are. On its wider, busier thoroughfares the traces of grand events linger--royal progressions, wartime rallies, victory celebrations--while the circuses where its big roads meet nurture shades of less seemly occasions: riots and lynchings and public executions. Along its riverbanks, quiet moments promenade--a hundred thousand engagements and cuckoldings--and in the explosive glow of its transport terminals, a billion arrivals and a billion departures are recalled one by one. Some of these have left scars on its memory, others a faint graze, but all contribute to the whole, for this is what makes a city: the slow accumulation of history, of a near-infinite number of happenings in a network of streets that light up at night. But if the grandest of these memories warrant plaques and statuary, the more private are kept out of view; or at least, stored in such plain sight that theyre unseen. Take Aldersgate Street, in the London borough of Finsbury, upon which the gross bulk of the Barbican squats like a toad. Even on the main drag, the dull weight of mediocrity hangs heavy: of all Londons memories, this undistinguished array of shops and offices is least likely to ring bells; those bright connections, firing through the night, are at their weakest here. But briefly lit by their flare, not far from the entrance to the Underground, is a block four storeys tall, though it appears shorter. Its pavement-level frontage comprises a black door dusty with neglect, sandwiched between a newsagents and a Chinese restaurant; its fa Details ISBN1641291338 Author Mick Herron Series Slough House Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1641291338 ISBN-13 9781641291330 Format Paperback Series Number 6 UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-03-17 NZ Release Date 2020-03-17 US Release Date 2020-03-17 Place of Publication New York Pages 368 Publisher Soho Press Inc Publication Date 2020-03-17 Imprint SohoCrime,US DEWEY 823.92 Audience General Subtitle The sixth book in the series behind SLOW HORSES, an Apple Original series now st reaming on Apple TV+ We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126954686;

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