Slow Horses by Mick Herron
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Slow Horses
- Slough House, Book 1
- By: Mick Herron
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Series: Slough House, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Publisher's 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….
©2010 Mick Herron (P)2010 Isis Publishing Ltd
Kerry Muir
Fine British Crime
Where does Slow Horses rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is one of the best crime novels I’ve read. Followed up by “Dead Lions”, it was an absolute treat!
What did you like best about this story?
Extremely clever, credible plot and really unique characters.
Which character – as performed by Sean Barrett – was your favourite?
Lamb!!!!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, way too long and complex – but you also like to digest the story.
Any additional comments?
If in doubt, don’t hesitate!
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Sandra
Slow Horses
is anything but slow. This story hits the road running and keeps the pace up right until the tantalising end. There isn’t a single tedious moment, with action, intrigue and cool wit all keeping you utterly entertained every second. Sean Barrett, of course, is as brilliant as ever and still my favourite narrator. I can’t wait to get onto the next in this series and any others written by this obviously talented author.
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