Slough House Series by Mick Herron - 9 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Hardback

Titles in This Set:
Slow Horses
Dead Lions
Real Tigers
Spook Street
London Rules
Joe Country
Slough House
Bad Actors
Clown Town

Condition: New
Format: Hardback
Publisher: John Murray

Overview:
Discover the addictive Slough House thrillers by Mick Herron, brought together in this complete nine-book hardback collection. Following Jackson Lamb's team of disgraced MI5 officers, banished to a run-down office and derided as "slow horses," these novels combine sharp plotting, dry wit, and genuine emotional weight. Adapted for television as Slow Horses, the series has become one of modern spy fiction's most acclaimed franchises, offering an unbeatable blend of tension, humour, and heart.

About the Books:
The Slough House novels follow the "slow horses" — MI5 agents exiled for professional failures to a decrepit backwater office under the foul-tempered but formidable Jackson Lamb. Slow Horses opens the series with a botched kidnapping that spirals into terrorism and internal treachery, establishing the gritty, sardonic tone that defines the whole run. Dead Lions resurrects a Cold War-era threat, while Real Tigers pits the team against blackmail and MI5 office politics. Spook Street turns towards family secrets and the personal cost of espionage, and London Rules skewers modern security threats with Lamb's unorthodox methods. Joe Country takes the action across snowbound Europe in a tense pursuit shadowed by grief and loyalty, while Slough House itself digs into buried agency secrets and bureaucratic rot. Bad Actors exposes scandal at the top of government, and the final title closes the sequence with fresh intrigue tying back to the series' core themes of failure, redemption, and survival. Herron balances propulsive plotting with acute character study, making the slow horses unforgettable anti-heroes.

Key Benefits:

• Complete nine-book hardback set of the acclaimed Slough House series, ideal for binge-reading in publication order.
• Combines gripping espionage plotting with Mick Herron's trademark dark, dry humour.
• Features the beloved anti-hero Jackson Lamb and his unforgettable team of flawed spies.
• The basis for the hit television adaptation Slow Horses, bringing new fans to the page.
• A superb gift for thriller readers, spy fiction fans, and collectors of prize-winning contemporary fiction.

About the Author:
Mick Herron is a British novelist celebrated for reinventing the spy thriller with wit, intelligence, and emotional depth. Best known for the Slough House series, he has won numerous awards for crime and thriller writing and earned widespread critical acclaim for his sharp prose and richly drawn characters. His work has been adapted into the successful television series Slow Horses. Herron's storytelling captures the absurdities and dangers of modern intelligence work while never losing sight of the humanity of his flawed, sympathetic protagonists.

Why You'll Love This Set:
Perfect for readers who want the complete Slough House experience in one place, this hardback collection delivers nine books of biting wit, tension, and unforgettable characters worth returning to again and again.

Please Note: Cover artwork may vary slightly from images shown; this is the current UK hardback edition.