London Rules: Slough House Thriller 5

*Pre-order Clown Town, the ninth novel in Mick Herrons Slough House series, now**Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden*Mick Herron is the John le Carré of our generation Val McDermidThe best thriller writer in Britain today Sunday Express****At Regents Park, the Intelligence Service HQ, new First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the job the hard way.Tasked with protecting a beleaguered Prime Minister, hes facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboats wife, a tabloid columnist, whos crucifying Whelan in print; and especially from his own deputy, Lady Di Taverner, whos alert for Claudes every stumble. Meanwhile, the countrys being rocked by an apparently random string of terror attacks.Over at Slough House, the last stop for washed up spies, the crew are struggling with personal problems: repressed grief, various addictions, retail paralysis, and the nagging suspicion that their newest colleague is a psychopath. But collectively, theyre about to rediscover their greatest strength - making a bad situation much, much worse.Dazzlingly inventive Sunday Times