*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 finest British spy
fiction of the past 20 years' Metro Slough House is the Intelligence Service outpost for failed
spies former high-fliers now dubbed the 'slow horses'. Catherine Standish one of their number
worked in Regent's Park long enough to understand treachery double-dealing and stabbing in the
back and she's known Jackson Lamb long enough to have learned that old sins cast long shadows.
And she also knows that chance encounters never happen to spooks even recovering drunks whose
careers have crashed and burned. What she doesn't know is why anyone would target her. So
whoever's holding her hostage it can't be personal. It must be about Slough House. Most likely
it's about Jackson Lamb. And say what you like about Lamb he'll never leave a joe in the
lurch. He might even be someone you could trust with your life. 'Masterful' Daily Mail 'A
pulsating spy thriller' Daily Express
