Kill us? They've never needed to kill us ' said Lamb. 'I mean look at us. What would be the
point?' A year after a calamitous blunder by the Russian secret service left a British citizen
dead from novichok poisoning Diana Taverner is on the warpath. What seems a gutless response
from the government has pushed the Service's First Desk into mounting her own counter-offensive
- but she's had to make a deal with the devil first. And given that the devil in question is
arch-manipulator Peter Judd she could be about to lose control of everything she's fought for.
Meanwhile still reeling from recent losses the slow horses are worried they've been pushed
further into the cold. Slough House has been wiped from Service records and fatal accidents
keep happening. No wonder Jackson Lamb's crew are feeling paranoid. But have they actually been
targeted? With a new populist movement taking a grip on London's streets 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. And with
enemies on all sides not even Jackson Lamb can keep his crew from harm.
