*Discover The Secret Hours the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read
for Slough House fans* *Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman* *THE INSTANT SUNDAY
TIMES BESTSELLER* ** THE TIMES THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR** ***WINNER OF THE THEAKSTON OLD
PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022*** 'A gripping thriller' Ian Rankin Slough House -
the crumbling office building to which failed spies the 'slow horses' are banished - has been
wiped from secret service records. Reeling from recent losses in their ranks the slow horses
are worried they've been pushed further into the cold and fatal accidents keep happening.
With a new populist movement taking a grip on London's streets the aftermath of a blunder by
the Russian secret service that left a British citizen dead and the old order ensuring that
everything's for sale to the highest bidder the world's an uncomfortable place for those
deemed surplus to requirements. The wise move would be to find a safe place and wait for the
troubles to pass. But the slow horses aren't famed for making wise decisions. 'The most
completely realised espionage universe since that peopled by George Smiley' The Times 'An
absolute tour-de-force' Sunday Express
